Should Bernie allow members of the general public to submit resumes to apply to be his VP pick?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. A vice president has to be able to take over as president if necessary.

Anyone who gets that position would have to have a very solid working knowledge of government, and preferably a good amount of experience at some fairly high level. In addition, they would have to be someone with whom the voters would feel comfortable in that respect. So, my answer is no, I don't think it would be a good idea to solicit applications from the general public - just apart from the fact that he'd probably get literally millions of them.

So, in order not to be deluged with applications from all manner of crackpots and wannabes, he'd have to demand qualifications that would be essentially the same as those of whomever would be likely to be chosen through the traditional process - that is, a well-known senator, governor, or cabinet official; somebody the public is likely to know and trust; who knows how to be part of a major campaign and who has the ability to raise money. It's no job for amateurs - just ask John McCain.