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2016 Postmortem

tonyt53

(5,737 posts)

18. Not happening

Reply to NWCorona (Original post)

Tue Apr 26, 2016, 12:07 PM

Apr 2016

Bernie is not getting a chance to name anybody his VP candidate. After the first day of the convention he will be relegated to a table in the back row. His choosing not to help and people running for the Senate has sealed his fate. In fact, he will likely lose some of his superdelegates because of that.

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ELIZABETH WARREN ON THE FAST TRACK TO BECOME BERNIE SANDERS VP [View all] NWCorona Apr 2016 OP

Really silly .... salinsky Apr 2016 #1

Who, in their right mind, could resist this awesome ticket? Love it! monmouth4 Apr 2016 #2

Liz Warren on Hillary's ticket? Would still not get my vote. djean111 Apr 2016 #3

Do they even have any work history? KingFlorez Apr 2016 #4

I would say yes. NWCorona Apr 2016 #6

Senator Elizabeth Warren liberal from boston Apr 2016 #38

Bernie probably shouldnt worry about picking a VP. JaneyVee Apr 2016 #5

I'm thinking the same for Hillary nt NWCorona Apr 2016 #7

#BernieMath JaneyVee Apr 2016 #9

Sounds about right. NWCorona Apr 2016 #11

Sounds about wrong. JaneyVee Apr 2016 #12

Sounds like denial n/t SFnomad Apr 2016 #27

I'd rather Warren stay in a position with more power . We need more Progressive senators puffy socks Apr 2016 #8

I can definitely understand that line of thinking. nt NWCorona Apr 2016 #10

I agree, the VP slot is little more than an ambassador position, NorthCarolina Apr 2016 #14

Yup. Agschmid Apr 2016 #20

Thanks to Mika and Joe, that's the take away they set up with BS this morning. Jitter65 Apr 2016 #13

Stop taking the evil your own imagination generates and pretending it's Bernie's motivation. If you merrily Apr 2016 #32

Fast track? Next stop: Nowhere! CrowCityDem Apr 2016 #15

That will be Clinton once the dust settles nt NWCorona Apr 2016 #16

First BS supporters troll Elizabeth for not coming out and supporting Bernie, now his Jitter65 Apr 2016 #17

And even after that Warren is still "cheering Bernie on" NWCorona Apr 2016 #21

Not happening tonyt53 Apr 2016 #18

Now if Bernie could jus get on the fast track for the nomination... Agschmid Apr 2016 #19

I only see one side trying to shut the race down and it's not Bernie. nt NWCorona Apr 2016 #24

I'm not shutting the race down, on to June. Agschmid Apr 2016 #29

I'm not saying you are NWCorona Apr 2016 #30

Thanks, I do realize others are, but not me. Agschmid Apr 2016 #33

+1 n/t JTFrog Apr 2016 #26

This is going to infuriate some Sanders supporters here. NCTraveler Apr 2016 #22

UNREC brooklynite Apr 2016 #23

Okie dokie NWCorona Apr 2016 #28

The final paragraph shows where this 'theory' comes from -nowhere. randome Apr 2016 #25

Choosing Warren would be a big mistake, IMO. I don't think Bernie will do it, either. merrily Apr 2016 #31

Nope, two elderly Northeastern white people isn't going to cut it. Nye Bevan Apr 2016 #34

I'm open to that as long as he chooses a lady. nt NWCorona Apr 2016 #36

Warren is crazy good at math.... Skid Rogue Apr 2016 #35

I think it's obvious Warren wouldn't get on-board until Bernie gets closer in the delegate count. nt NWCorona Apr 2016 #37