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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Hillary needs to offer Bernie the VP. [View all]Grown2Hate
(2,017 posts)34. A few things wrong with this...
A) Assuming HRC wins the nomination, that would only further weaken us in the Senate.
B) It's not strategic enough, electoral college-wise.
C) He would NEVER agree to be on that ticket.
D) ... I don't know, I can't remember... ("Oops." - Rick Perry-style). I seriously had a D... and I'd promised no more drunk posting.
E) OOH! ... Aww, shit... I thought I had it again...
F) OH, right, I got it. Bernie is too smart. He'd see it as a ploy to prevent a contested/brokered convention, and essentially, as a way to dilute his message.
G) Off topic: I fucking LOVE that Cruz picked a VICE PRESIDENT and less than a week later, he's dropping out. Carly ran that shit into the ground faster than HP. ::rimshot::
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Not only no--but HELL no. Aside from the fact that he is a poor fit, that is too much age on the
MADem
May 2016
#6
The last thing the country needs is another old, white male. Hillary will look elsewhere
Tarc
May 2016
#32