2016 Postmortem

BootinUp

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7. Will they stay home even if Carson is the nominee?

Sat Nov 7, 2015, 09:27 PM

Nov 2015

That would be like blowing yer brains out. With the rest of the candidates it would be more like self flagellation for 4 years.

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If Hillary gets the nomination she really needs to put Bernie or Warren on the ticket [View all] Quixote1818 Nov 2015 OP

she will not win the nomination if the base will not vote for her JI7 Nov 2015 #1

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Oy vey. DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2015 #5

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2015 #8

Quite the sleeper account, joined before 2003! Agschmid Nov 2015 #44

Nice knowing you. Dr Hobbitstein Nov 2015 #9

Suicide mission? DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2015 #16

Kids... Dr Hobbitstein Nov 2015 #20

Get over yourself upaloopa Nov 2015 #25

I do not think we can afford to loose them in the senate. LiberalArkie Nov 2015 #31

I don't think either one would want to be tied... malokvale77 Nov 2015 #41

Guess what .... the base isn't DU. The base in the real world overwhelmingly support Hillary. n/t Lil Missy Nov 2015 #52

If she gets the nom we need Bernie & Elizabeth in the Senate to help protect us from the Repub Pres peacebird Nov 2015 #2

Sanders supporters are not "the base" 72DejaVu Nov 2015 #3

The thread is just getting started, and there you go BootinUp Nov 2015 #10

Yes they are Quixote1818 Nov 2015 #11

Maybe we have a different idea of what "the base" means 72DejaVu Nov 2015 #15

Thats fine, I will go with the people discribed in the article. nt Quixote1818 Nov 2015 #18

Yes show up and vote. Not one ballot has been cast yet the majority of DUers willvotesdem Nov 2015 #56

Ask Senator Alison Grimes how well that outlook works. Scootaloo Nov 2015 #51

no my first choice would be... chillfactor Nov 2015 #6

Same here DesertRat Nov 2015 #37

Will they stay home even if Carson is the nominee? BootinUp Nov 2015 #7

She's not likely to pick anyone from a safe blue state. nt sufrommich Nov 2015 #12

Like Delaware? Quixote1818 Nov 2015 #21

Well,you got me there. I remember when he picked Biden sufrommich Nov 2015 #24

mainly foreign policy experience JI7 Nov 2015 #27

I think tweety used the term artislife Nov 2015 #42

No! They would have more influence and impact by staying in the senate. nt tblue37 Nov 2015 #13

I don't know why any supporter of Warren would advocate for her as VP tammywammy Nov 2015 #19

I want Warren as Senate majority leader ronnykmarshall Nov 2015 #28

Yes! DesertRat Nov 2015 #39

That makes two of us! DFW Nov 2015 #49

Exactly! nt tblue37 Nov 2015 #32

VP O'Malley would please me. NurseJackie Nov 2015 #14

I'd be OK with O'Malley as VP no matter who heads the ticket DFW Nov 2015 #50

Nope. She still wouldn't get my vote. Tierra_y_Libertad Nov 2015 #17

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I want youth on the ticket. That would be Castro Godhumor Nov 2015 #22

Nope, Julian Castro is the ONLY choice for Veep. eom MohRokTah Nov 2015 #23

She needs to run with a person of color mwrguy Nov 2015 #26

Won't happen. MADem Nov 2015 #29

No she doesnt VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #33

Not only no but hell no! leftofcool Nov 2015 #34

I agree. PowerToThePeople Nov 2015 #35

Neither Senator should ever play second fiddle to Mrs Clinton. nt malokvale77 Nov 2015 #36

Except that he is not whacko enough to go for it. Paka Nov 2015 #38

The symbolism of her choosing a liberal VP nominee would be good. Eric J in MN Nov 2015 #40

her veep choice would not affect my voting decision restorefreedom Nov 2015 #43

hehehehe! you bet! delrem Nov 2015 #45

how stupid do you think people are? ibegurpard Nov 2015 #46

Hillary and Julian Castro 2016! Cha Nov 2015 #47

I've been saying for years that my dream ticket is either Clinton/Warren Lyric Nov 2015 #48

That's not going to happen - it would be dumb. n/t Lil Missy Nov 2015 #53

I always pick Barbara Lee gwheezie Nov 2015 #54

I agree with your premise, but not about putting Sanders or Warren on the ticket davidpdx Nov 2015 #55