If Warren came out of a brokered convention the winner

[redstateblues]

Would the moderates and progressives both be happy?

[CalFione]

1. Probably.

10% on either side would moan for a month. But by November, they'd vote for her.

[stopdiggin]

20. think you're essentially on point there.

a large majority of the party wouldn't have any trouble at all heading off to the polls with a Warren/?? ticket

[musicblind]

28. In a brokered situation like that, I'm thinking it would be Warren/Buttigieg

Assuming the other candidates trade their delegates for specific things. I could see Buttigieg and Biden instructing their delegates to vote for Warren in exchange for Buttigieg as VP. (Biden seems to like Buttigieg a good deal, and I don't think Biden wouldn't want the VP slot himself.) I could see Klobuchar trading in for a prominent cabinet position befitting her impressive resume... IF she wanted it, that is. Also, I think Sanders would choose to stay in the Senate but would demand some pretty lofty policy promises in exchange for any of his delegates.

Again, this is all just random speculation about a hypothetical scenario in which Warren is the candidate who's chosen during a brokered convention.

[Cha]

2. I just want the very best person to beat trump!

[redstateblues]

3. We have several candidates that can do that. Unfortunately I'm afraid Bernie is not one

I wish it weren’t so

[Cha]

4. Exactly.

[musicblind]

29. I agree. I think Warren could beat Trump.

It would be a little harder for her than it would be for Biden, but she'd definitely have a shot at getting the job done.

[Pachamama]

32. You are correct

Feel the same way

[Voltaire2]

25. Lulzd.

[krissey]

5. I would be good with that.

[hangaleft]

14. Of course you would! You're all in for Warren!!

So am I!! I’ve been all in for Warren since she announced her candidacy for the Senate.

I haven’t been this excited about a candidate for president since 1984 (Mondale). It’s been a long wait.

I just hope Liz gets the nod. I think she’ll kick rump’s ass from here to next Tuesday

[Wabbajack_]

6. I

am leaning strongly towards Bernie, I would be ok with it but many would be not be satisfied if anyone else got the nomination if Bernie got a plurality. I think we should have a national primary with a ranked choice ballot, end this nonsense with delegates!! How can we complain about the electoral college when we have this byzantine system?


I will say she seems to be in an ideological sweet spot for the party. To the right of Bernie but to the left of the others.

In addition she is very smart and qualified. She is not doddering (sorry but he is) like Biden or too young and inexperienced like Pete.

I think she is a 2nd choice for a lot of people and the last choice of very few.

[caraher]

7. I'm biased, but I'd hope so

As a Warren supporter, I'd be happy enough if, say, Klobuchar came out winner of a brokered convention.

In the end, I'd be happy enough with anyone so long as they win in November.

[Dopers_Greed]

8. Some of my Sanders-supporting friends don't like her

She isn't sufficiently left-wing for them.



They would still vote for her over Trump though.

[CalFione]

9. Many Sanders-supporting "friends" prefer to call her a "snake"

[denem]

13. Do they have a name for Bloomberg?

[TwilightZone]

26. "billionaire"

Which they seem to find a bigger slur, though I'd have to disagree. The snake thing is rather petty and childish.

[mtron32]

10. If she fights like she did last night I'd be fine with her.

That's the Warren I was donating to years ago. Whoever that husk of a candidate was this fall needs to stay gone and maybe fire that campaign adviser that tried to soften her. She showed me the fight is still in here so she'd be a most excellent compromise candidate.

[hangaleft]

16. Excellent post

Yes, I like Liz on the issues.

But mainly I like her tenaciousness. She fights for her constituency and her core beliefs.

And that’s what we need at this juncture. A fighter. A president who will not kowtow to the special interests.

And a woman who will win in November and send rump packing.

[RDANGELO]

11. I don't think it will happen unless she completely drops medicare for all.

I think that she is capable of doing that. Bernie - forget it.

[denem]

12. Medicare for All moves into the second term.

That's simple enough. The current proposal is to try and pass it after the midterms. So, no M4A in my first term. Done.

[Recursion]

17. The platform committee decides that, not the candidate

Many campaigns aren't recognizable after the convention finishes with them

[RDANGELO]

19. The delegates decide who the nominee is.

After the convention nobody pays any attention to the platform.

[KPN]

31. Bingo.

At least that’s the perception of the majority of voters.

[Buzz cook]

15. Happy? doubt it.

Fall in love then fall in line. We can hope that people unhappy that the person the love didn't win it all, will at least fall in line and beat Trumo.

[tirebiter]

18. Does Warren gave a bunch of super delegates?

Or what?

[musicblind]

30. That's a good question.

I'm thinking the answer will be "maybe" depending on how the rest of the primary goes for her. She shook things up this week. That could pay off big or it could fizzle out.

[Mister Ed]

21. Hmmm. I'd be happy for sure.

I don't know if others may classify me as a moderate or a progressive or whatever, but you could definitely classify me as a happy camper if Warren were the nominee.

[Prof.Higgins]

22. Absolutely, yes. Any Democrat nominee will be a galaxy better than Trump.

[Voltaire2]

23. Warren has been promoted to moderate

only because Voldemort is surging.

[TwilightZone]

24. The OP didn't promote Warren to moderate.

You might want to read it again.

[Laelth]

44. Funny. n/t

-Laelth

[musicblind]

27. I'd be happy.

She's not my first choice, but she's a brilliant mind, a sharp linguist, and a strong fighter.

To win the White House, she might have to hit harder than Biden would, but I have no doubt she'd dish out every punch she could.

[bucolic_frolic]

33. Yes, probably. Warren tags left on policy from the middle to help average people

rather than feints from the left to try to appear left of center. So her policy agenda is very much like the state she is from, Massachusetts, and historically very much within the American mainstream. Plus she is earnest in her beliefs and has credibility because she explains things that will stand up to scrutiny.

[KPN]

34. If it were to happen right now? No. Given that

there’s a lot of ground to cover before the convention? Maybe. It depends on the delegate counts going in and trust levels at the time. Building trust and acceptance if not respect between the two cohorts as well as between other Sanders supporters and other Dems generally would certainly help. That’s on all of us.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

35. I'd be perfectly fine with that.

But then again, she’s my second choice, so it’s not a huge leap for me.

[Squinch]

36. Moderates would. Who knows what the BS people would do?

[Devil Child]

40. I would hope they would all rally to Sen. Warren

I’m also hoping any Bernie or bust-ers would be a very very slim minority.

[Anon-C]

37. I so want her to create the contrast with Sanders and LEAD.

If it looks like a brokered convention I am the Draft Nancy movement; I know she will stand up to Trump and anyone else. Schiff would make a fine Speaker.

[BusyBeingBest]

38. It'll be great, she can scold Trump to death.

[Devil Child]

39. I'd be happy

Anyone but Bloomberg in the primary and convention will leave me satisfied.

[The Genealogist]

42. With fhe caveat that this scenario is hypothetical and nobody know what will be going on then

At this point, I would be quite happy if she were the party's nominee. She is my second choice, and I am impressed with her. I feel strongly that she would be an excellent president.

[Laelth]

43. Progressives SHOULD be happy.

I can't speak for the moderates, but it seems likely that Warren would choose Julian Castro as her running mate. I don't know if that would make a difference in the minds of moderates.



-Laelth

[Quixote1818]

45. Good compromise. Nt