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Smarmie Doofus

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6. Ford and Reagan once ( unsuccessfully) negotiated a co-presidency thing.

Fri Jul 31, 2015, 02:20 PM

Jul 2015

I forget if it was 76 or 80. Probably 76.

So the idea is not without precedent.

Unless Sanders makes a very close contest out of it... and feelings are strained such that much of the Sanders wing will NOT turn out for nominee Clinton... I see Clinton picking a young ambitious professional political type like O'Malley.

He's a lawyer, has some liberal creds, has dreams of glory dancing in his head, and is thus infinitely more controllable than a VP Sanders would be.

A Sanders Vice Presidency ( i.e. w. Clinton) could only occur if the understanding that it would be a de facto "co-presidency".

(It ain't gonna happen.)

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Has this ? been posted before? HRC/Bernie ticket? [View all] closeupready Jul 2015 OP

Bernie's about as likely to pick Hillary for the VP spot as Squat Wanker is to pick Noam Chomsky. Scuba Jul 2015 #1

So let's look at this upside down - if HRC won the primary, and closeupready Jul 2015 #2

I'd be sad. VP is a waste of his talents. I'd rather have him back in the Senate n/t arcane1 Jul 2015 #3

Excited? No, I'd be depressed that I'd have to hold my nose and vote for Hillary while seeing ... Scuba Jul 2015 #4

Oh yeah, I get it. Who knows, maybe closeupready Jul 2015 #5

She'd never, ever do that. DLC-types go out of their way to give the left the finger-- especially Marr Jul 2015 #10

Ford and Reagan once ( unsuccessfully) negotiated a co-presidency thing. Smarmie Doofus Jul 2015 #6

Hillary won't be picking a northeast liberal for her running mate... SidDithers Jul 2015 #7

Nah bigwillq Jul 2015 #8

interesting concept olddots Jul 2015 #9

Nope. Not even as a VP pick will she get my vote. Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2015 #11

Hillary needs a young VP lunamagica Jul 2015 #12

other.. up to them. Motown_Johnny Jul 2015 #13