So, who will be Bernie's running mate?

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5. I think selecting Warren runs the risk of appealling to the same demographics

They are both good with getting the liberal wing of the Democratic party, but I would probably opt for somebody like Julian Castro or maybe Cory Booker.

I want to clarify that I don't think Sanders has a legitimate problem with minority voters who currently are supporting Clinton's campaign, but to win in the general election we need to maintain both the turnout and the margin of victory with minority voters. Not that nominating a minority is a surefire way to get their vote (see Palin, Sarah not turning out women voters for the McCain campaign), but it would I think help to energize those constituencies and be able to help bridge the current gap between the policies he's campaigning on and how those policies could be useful for helping raise the socio-economic status of minority groups.

Conversely, I think Clinton would be better served with a VP like Warren to help with her trouble among the more liberal wing of the party. Again, not that I think she wouldn't get the majority of that voting bloc, but she also needs to be aware of maintaining the Democratic enthusiasm that Obama tapped into for margins.

Of course being from Massachusetts, I don't exactly want to lose Warren from the Senate as we somehow wound up with Scott Brown for a couple of years.