WaPo: Why Joe Biden needs Elizabeth Warren

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3. I know for a fact there are thousands if not

millions of young progressive Democrats that are totally pissed at the DNC for what they think is the second railroading of Bernie Sanders. They may not vote at all and some of them will vote for Trump as they are that angry at the DNC. I really think Biden needs a true progressive as a running mate.

The young people are not wrong a number of accounts. First and most important is Climate Change which has to be met full force in the next Administration. We have been kicking that can down the road for 25 years and the need to act is now. No half measures, full blown new green deal if we are to have any semblance of a planet left in 20 or thirty years. The writing is on the wall.

Also, income inequality, decent paying jobs with benefits, stronger social safety net, medicare for all and some sort of financial relief for student loan debt. My son went to Veterinary School starting in 2006 at about $40K a year. Some of his loans were over 8%. He had a hard time just paying off the interest, and now owes over $200K. I am not in a good position to help, and getting an education should not place one in debtors prison for the rest of their life. That would apply to anyone that goes to school for a Doctorate, Lawyer or other profession that requires additional schooling.

I think Biden and the DNC is making a huge mistake not going after the next two generations of Democrats with a progressive Vice President. Biden is a solid choice, but he still thinks he can work with Republicans and get things done. Eight years of Obama should have proven that completely wrong.