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LWolf

(46,179 posts)
2. I'd like to see the right woman on the ticket.
Sat Nov 28, 2015, 03:26 PM
Nov 2015

Clinton is not she.

I'd like to see a great liberal/left woman on a Sanders ticket.

Juicy_Bellows

(2,427 posts)
3. That ticket would get my vote.
Sat Nov 28, 2015, 03:26 PM
Nov 2015

Sanders could run with a ham sandwich and get my vote.


EDIT - There are lots of women who could join as his running mate. If Jill Stein ran with Bernie? My head and heart would explode.

Juicy_Bellows

(2,427 posts)
6. That with a ham sandwich or Jill Stein?
Sat Nov 28, 2015, 03:32 PM
Nov 2015

Just want to get some more data as your post is completely void of any.

MineralMan

(146,327 posts)
4. If Sanders were to get the nomination, he'd be far better off
Sat Nov 28, 2015, 03:28 PM
Nov 2015

to pick someone besides O'Malley as his running mate. O'Malley wouldn't bring enough voters with him, I think. Now, if he could convince Elizabeth Warren to run with him, that would be much better in terms of vote-getting.

I like O'Malley, but he's not making a good showing in the polls this round. For a candidate like Sanders, a different sort of running mate would be advisable, I think. Someone close to his viewpoint, but with a broader appeal for people in the center of the political spectrum.

That would be my advice to him, if he was leading going into the Democratic Convention. Mind you, I don't think he will be, though.

Live and Learn

(12,769 posts)
8. I'd like to see Warren too but she hasn't shown any indication of wanting to run
Sat Nov 28, 2015, 03:38 PM
Nov 2015

and she is quite valuable where she is.

O'Malley may not be showing much in the polls but he is a quite likable candidate with lots of good ideas.

MineralMan

(146,327 posts)
10. Sanders is quite valuable where he is, too,
Sat Nov 28, 2015, 03:42 PM
Nov 2015

but he's running. I don't know what Warren would say, really. I've never met her.

Live and Learn

(12,769 posts)
11. I am quite sure Bernie knows where Warren stands already.
Sat Nov 28, 2015, 03:44 PM
Nov 2015

Sanders would be of far more value as President. And O'Malley's ideas mesh quite well with Sanders. They could accomplish quite a bit between the two of them.

MineralMan

(146,327 posts)
14. My prediction?
Sat Nov 28, 2015, 03:52 PM
Nov 2015

Sanders will continue to serve in the Senate. Actually, he'll never have left the Senate. He'll continue to act as the conscience of the Senate, as he has been doing. He'll be a reliable voter for every progressive issue President Clinton proposes, too.

Live and Learn

(12,769 posts)
13. So your point is that Hillary has to call her husband to the rescue?
Sat Nov 28, 2015, 03:49 PM
Nov 2015

I find that quite insulting to Hillary.

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