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2016 Postmortem

La Lioness Priyanka

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Reply to Hortensis (Reply #26)

Sat Jun 11, 2016, 12:43 PM

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Is Bernie too old? [View all] kentuck Jun 2016 OP

No thanks. CorkySt.Clair Jun 2016 #1

Cause he'd be older than the old president he would serve under kennetha Jun 2016 #2

nope. La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #3

Yes it does. dinkytron Jun 2016 #6

Agree with lack of "internal coherence," Hortensis Jun 2016 #13

yeah in multiple ways he is not good VP material. La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #14

+1. I'm curious as to whether he'd actually Hortensis Jun 2016 #19

she's not going to pick him. this is her moment, not his. La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #20

Umhm. Probably wise too. Hortensis Jun 2016 #26

.. La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #27

A woman is winning fair and square so the men now want to negotiate CreekDog Jun 2016 #33

No, he's not too old PJMcK Jun 2016 #4

He's only 6 years older than Hillary Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2016 #5

Take my word, each year makes more difference in old age Hortensis Jun 2016 #18

Leaving aside the question of whether he should be on the ticket, The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2016 #7

VPs are doing more in this era, very unlike previously. Hortensis Jun 2016 #24

No, not too old, but why do it even if HRC asked him? mikehiggins Jun 2016 #8

No he is not too old emulatorloo Jun 2016 #9

Some days, watching him hunched over his lecturn, he sure looked it. CrowCityDem Jun 2016 #10

Which means nothing. TheCowsCameHome Jun 2016 #15

Not knowing any candidate personally, appearance is sometimes all we have to go on. randome Jun 2016 #30

Hillary is too old. Especially too old-thinking. I'd like to see valerief Jun 2016 #11

NO!!!!!!!!!! newfie11 Jun 2016 #12

I would rather he remain senator from Vermont. PowerToThePeople Jun 2016 #16

No. Bernie would be fine choice for VP. But the way he has handled things AgadorSparticus Jun 2016 #17

Practically speaking, probably, but I'd have thought the same about Joe ucrdem Jun 2016 #21

Did you see Barack on Jimmy Fallon? Fantastic! Hortensis Jun 2016 #32

What a difference two terms make ucrdem Jun 2016 #34

If you didn't see that skit, watch it. Obama said Hortensis Jun 2016 #36

Then she would be too old for a 2nd term practically speaking. Cobalt Violet Jun 2016 #45

Not too old, but way too independent nt geek tragedy Jun 2016 #22

The VP candidate's job is to campaign tirelessly for Hillary Clinton and for other Democrats. TwilightZone Jun 2016 #23

Yes. If the had won the primary, this would have been made a big deal in the general. eastwestdem Jun 2016 #25

Very true. Every little misspeak, and even non-mistakes, Hortensis Jun 2016 #29

Then she will be too old for a 2nd term if that's the case. Cobalt Violet Jun 2016 #46

I would rather not have him on the ticket. NCTraveler Jun 2016 #28

He's 6 years older than the person with a history of stroke and a higher BMI... MrMickeysMom Jun 2016 #31

Has the Indictment Fairy been transmogrified into an Impeachment Fairy then? BobbyDrake Jun 2016 #35

He's the Ben Franklin of our time. And, regarding Jewish people and Israel .... Zen Democrat Jun 2016 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author 840high Jun 2016 #38

For VP? No. LWolf Jun 2016 #39

I would rather he and Elizabeth Warren stay in the Senate jwirr Jun 2016 #40

The same reason he would have lost the general makes him a bad VP pick. Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #41

Thank you! Besides ... NurseJackie Jun 2016 #42

Warren has baggage Algernon Moncrieff Jun 2016 #44

I'll answer your second question first: I'd be fine with Bernie as Veep Algernon Moncrieff Jun 2016 #43