Bernie Sanders
In reply to the discussion: POLL: If they gave the nomination to Biden, should Bernie run as an independent? [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)drop pout, it would be a betrayal of the democratic process. Biden chose not to run for the nomination.
We Bernie supporters are constantly reminded that, thus far, Hillary has more popular votes than Bernie and that, therefore, even though she polls less well compared to Trump than Bernie does, the popular vote should matter, not electability or other factors.
Biden has no electoral votes.
What is more, if Biden is likely to do worse than Hillary compared to Trump because he is likely to be pro-TPP and a continuation of those of Obama's policies and Americans seem to want change very much even though we like Obama.
So, yes, if Biden runs, Bernie should take that as a repudiation of his pact to participate in the Democratic primary process and run independently.
I would not vote for Biden in the general election under any circumstances. If he wanted to run, he should have run in the primary so that we could know more about him and his platform.
Besides, he is involved in supporting the fight against cancer. Generally, vice presidents don't make great candidates for the presidency. George H.W. Bush was the last vice president to actually be elected as president. He lasted one term, and a miserable term it was.