Who is going to be Bernie's VP pick?

would be good. She is wonderful.

But he is one smart politician, he knows how to win ... so it will be a very solid pick.

It could be Warren.

It could be former Interior Sec. Salazar.

It might not be a politician.

I would think someone from the west might be a good balancing choice.

Someone like Bill McKibben and put him in charge of a global environmental stewardship initiative.

I actually prefer her to Elizabeth Warren because of her foreign policy stance. And a former black panther at that? oh hell yeah...I would loooooove to see republicans' head explode!!!!!!

I think it must be either a woman, a member of the LGBT community or a Person of Color. Or someone who covers a couple of these categories.

Bernie is running a non-traditional campaign and needs to select a non- traditional running mate. I love Elizabeth Warren, but as she is also from the Notheast, I don't think selecting her is a wise move. She will do more good in the Senate or in a Cabinet position.

I strongly hope it will be a woman. A woman who will make a great first woman president after Sanders' terms.

Every FP position she's taken has been horrible.

there are no term limits for VP

keith ellison would be great but the rw wackos would make his religion a major issue.

fun to think about, but tough battles ahead first

those are just a few ideas.

They all have one thing in common.

Any guesses as to what that is?

generationally.

I think it's pretty clear our party needs to expand its leadership bench, going forward.

and who simply need an opportunity to lead. Barbara Lee is California BTW. I too agree with the geographical and generational diversity.

Oh, well, the west coast is all California to me. You know, those CALIFORNIA VALUES. Hehehehe. (I'm Cruzin' for a brusin'.)

I know, you guys think we're just a suburb of you, up here.

Really?

Hopefully next time he's in a room with her and Debbie Wasserman Schultz, they can have a conversation about Debbie's support for throwing sick people in prison over marijuana use.

Bernie 2016 is like Nader 2000 on steroids - with the same apparent effects.

If Gore had actually motivated the base, it wouldn't have been close enough for Bush to steal. Don't blame Nader, he was filling a void.

The bullshit that there's no difference between the Republicans and Democrats is exactly the same script Nader used to hand the 2000 coup d'etat into Bush's hands.

but she's against single-payer, a living wage, legalization of marijuana, reinstating Glass- Steagall, and the list goes on. Her views are to the right of the base.

Nader didn't hand the election to Bush; it was stolen. If Gore had run further to the left, people wouldn't have felt the need to vote for Nader. How could Nader have predicted that it would come down to Florida and be stolen.

FL 2000 was stolen, sure. Nader helped. This is indisputable. The fact that 15 yrs later - with exposure of all the shit that he did, and all the shit he's still doing - he still has defenders here is outrageous.

My fear is that Sanders seems to be headed down that same path, handing the election & the country to Pres Cruz or Pres Trump on a silver platter.

You prove that he won't.

He's never been a Democrat before this past year, and the only reason he joined was to get the free money, expertise & exposure the party brings. Even so, he's practically declared war on the party just because everything hasn't gone 100% his way.

Plus, just like Nader he has a huge ego. If he looks to be losing the nomination, there's no reason to believe he won't.

Barbara Lee is my #1 pick for VP.

Jim Webb.

I'm only half kidding.

If Sanders is to win -- not just the nomination but the White House -- he's going to have to demonstrate, in words and actions, that he represents something fundamentally new in American politics. He can't just be the old socialist guy or a representative of the old American left. That's the formula for 1972. That's losing big.

If Sanders is to win, it's going to be because he shatters preconceptions, because he makes people realize the game is rigged, because he forces them to think in new ways.

There's a lot of anger and unhappiness out there. Sanders represents one strain of that (what we usually think of as American liberalism). And Webb represents a different but related strain (whiter, more traditional, more social conservative, but just as discontented and for similar reasons). Merging those two strains would be a big deal.

Of course, this isn't a new idea. Lots of people have had the same idea. But it would be really something, really interesting, if finally -- finally -- Sanders could bring them together.

thank you

In the past, Sanders voted against Pauls "audit the fed" legislation. I don't see a clear evolution from Sanders on this one. It just doesn't make sense. I have a feeling there was a trade for his vote. I could see VP.

He would be crushed if he nominated Rand Paul to be his VP.

I know, 2 northeastern white guys but they could work pretty damn well together and handily beat any of the Republican alternatives.