Who is going to be Bernie's VP pick?

[FlatBaroque]

I would like to see Barbara Lee on the ticket.

[litlbilly]

1. She would be great. I would like to see Elizabeth Warren but Barbara Lee works too:)

[Ferd Berfel]

51. Luv Warren but we need her in the senate

[MuseRider]

2. That is who I was thinking

would be good. She is wonderful.

[saltpoint]

3. I could see it being Rep. Lee. Definitely. eom

[earthside]

4. It will likely be an unconventional pick.

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.

[FlatBaroque]

9. I would be intrigued by a non-politician pick

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

[Nyan]

5. Oh hell yeah...

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!!!!!!

[brooklynite]

7. And how many States would you be prepared to lose?

[fleur-de-lisa]

6. Love your suggestion!

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.

[FlatBaroque]

22. OMG...Treasury Secretary Elizabeth Warren

[fleur-de-lisa]

35. You are making me swoon!

[Hiraeth]

8. John Bel Edwards

[oasis]

10. Noam Chomsky.

[LWolf]

11. I'd be thrilled with Lee.

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

[Metric System]

12. Santa Claus.

[thereismore]

26. That would make it an all-male ticket and I know you'd hate that. nt

[Metric System]

29. Are you suggesting I'm only supporting Hillary because she's a woman? That's not the case.

[thereismore]

30. I was. Tongue in cheek of course. I can't see any other reason why anyone would support her. nt

[Metric System]

32. Interesting.

[pangaia]

33. Kerspllert !!!

[fleur-de-lisa]

37. +1000

[firebrand80]

13. Would HAVE to be a foreign policy expert IMO

[Fawke Em]

14. Well, that rules out Clinton.

Every FP position she's taken has been horrible.

[JI7]

15. Joe Biden would be perfect but i dont know if he can stay on

[Bryce Butler]

52. He could if elected...

there are no term limits for VP

[restorefreedom]

16. i like nina turner but lee is good too.

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

[fleur-de-lisa]

38. Yes, Nina Turner! Love it!

[Warren DeMontague]

17. Gavin Newsom. Kamala Harris. Jeff Merkeley. Earl Blumenauer. Barbara Boxer. Ron Wyden.

those are just a few ideas.

They all have one thing in common.

Any guesses as to what that is?

[in_cog_ni_to]

18. West Coast? n/t

[Warren DeMontague]

19. Yeah, I'd like to see some broader representation both geographically and

generationally.

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

[FlatBaroque]

20. I believe we have plenty of leaders who have been pushed aside by corporate Dems

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

[Warren DeMontague]

21. Fair enough and what you said.

[valerief]

27. California! nt

[Warren DeMontague]

28. "West Coast", but, close.

[valerief]

31. Ha! I saw Newsom, Harris, and Boxer and took a guess. Wyden was Oregon, right?

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

[Warren DeMontague]

36. Merkeley, too.

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

[dlwickham]

47. Hillary supporters?

[Warren DeMontague]

48. Blumenauer has endorsed Hillary?

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.

[dlwickham]

50. Harris and the others have I believe

[baldguy]

23. Ralph Nader

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

[TIME TO PANIC]

34. Bernie is running on the democratic ticket, so he won't split the vote.

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.

[baldguy]

41. And how many here have been seduced by the RW lie machine to believe the worst about Clinton?

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.

[TIME TO PANIC]

42. The RW attacks on her are bullshit i.e. Benghazi, emails etc.,

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.

[baldguy]

44. The same argument you use to defend Nader applies to Gore as well. "How could he have known?"

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.

[TIME TO PANIC]

45. Present some evidence to support you're claims, because this sounds like fear mongering to me.

[baldguy]

55. You want me to *prove* Sanders will bolt the party?

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.

[TIME TO PANIC]

56. Obviously, we must invest in mental health!

[Pastiche423]

24. I agree!

Barbara Lee is my #1 pick for VP.

[FlatBaroque]

25. ...

[nsd]

39. I'll play.

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.

[FlatBaroque]

40. Thought proving commentary

thank you

[Nyan]

43. Very interesting take!

[NCTraveler]

46. I'm thinking a deal was struck between Sanders and Paul.

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.

[mythology]

49. Sanders isn't that stupid

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

[Live and Learn]

53. Per Western Illinois prediction, it will be O'Malley and he did pretty well in the debate.

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

[FloridaBlues]

54. Alittle ahead of yourself I think.