Bernie's Top Strategist--Bernie might consider being HRC's VP

[book_worm]

Ask people in Hillary Clinton’s world whether they have a secret weapon to help win over voters under the age of old, and many will offer this answer: Bernie Sanders...

When I mention all this to Sanders’ top strategist, Tad Devine, he responds with a big belly laugh — then he goes there.

“Maybe they’re going to put him on the ticket then,” Devine tells me during a wide-ranging 45-minute interview for POLITICO’s “Off Message” podcast. He isn’t joking, as far as I can tell

“I’m sure, of course, anyone would,” Devine says when I ask if he could see a scenario where Sanders would actually say yes. They haven’t talked about the possibility, Devine adds, and he says Sanders would never, ever consider it “unless you know, it was done in the right and proper way.” That’s a far cry from last year, when Sanders and Co. rebuffed the second-banana suggestion by countering with an offer to give Clinton the vice presidential slot on his ticket.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/03/tad-devine-inside-bernie-sanders-campaign-220357#ixzz42FAPVNE0

[tularetom]

1. Maybe he knows something we don't about this email investigation

If there's an indictment, she's finished.

[senz]

2. Bullpuckey.

Total falsehood.

[VulgarPoet]

3. Christ, no.

If she does it, and if he accepts (both highly unlikely), then that is how the DNC silences progressives for at least another four years.

no.

[brush]

4. I don't think that'll happen.

It's not a good idea really. I hate to mention it but Sanders is in his 70s.

If Clinton was president and dies, and VP Sanders can't serve the line of succession falls to the Speaker of the House, Paul Ryan.

Who wants that?

[Jester Messiah]

5. If she asks I hope he tells her to pound sand.

He shouldn't legitimize her corruption and dirty dealing.

[Punkingal]

6. What if Bernie asks HER to be his VP?

[Cali_Democrat]

8. Sanders would have to win the primaries first

He's currently trailing her by 1.5 million votes and he's behind in large, delegate-rich states like Michigan, Ohio, North Carolina, Florida, Illinois and New York.

[Hiraeth]

9. either way, it will not happen. Either one that wins will now have to pull from outside to balance

the ticket. At one time, I thought a Sanders/Clinton ticket was viable. Not anymore.

[NCTraveler]

7. No thanks. We have rockstars like Castro. nt.

[Ferd Berfel]

10. Bernie would be TOO VALUABLE in the SENATE to be caged

in that dead end job. VP position would be a way to de-fang him. If such a tragedy occurs, WE will need Bernie and Warren in the Senate even more - just to keep Clinton and her Wall Street buddies in check

Warren too BTW

[mmonk]

11. Revolutions do not fold under those they are revolting from.

[dana_b]

15. +1

It just wouldn't be right - him sitting around, waiting to do some ambassador type work while she was off ruining the country. IF he loses (and I don't think that will happen), he needs to go back to the senate.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

12. No sale. Take the Clinton part off the ticket and I'd vote for it.

[MoonRiver]

13. Horrible idea! eom

[NurseJackie]

14. I'd prefer a qualified candidate who will be able to run for president 2024.

[Vattel]

16. That would be like Jesus being Pontius Pilot's VP.

[firebrand80]

17. He'd be a drag on the ticket nt

[Svafa]

18. My first reaction is that Clinton would never offer him the position.

It would obviously make sense for her to go with someone younger, and generally, someone with more appeal to conservatives/moderates might help round the ticket. But with the "Bernie or Bust" threats, I think there is a better possibility that she would offer it to him than if it were a more conventional election year--there are a whole lot of progressives and independents who she simply cannot count on to support her in the GE. I still don't see it happening, but it isn't as outside the realm of possibility as I would have thought a few months ago. I am not sure what their strategy will be to bring back disenfranchised progressives and independents into the fold. Regardless, I don't imagine that he would accept. He is far more valuable in the senate than as a figurehead.