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Politico sources: Reid lobbying Clinton camp to pick Warren for VP
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starchild excalibur
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It'd go along way to getting the support of those who are in the Bernie-or-nothing camp.
Vicetrailia
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Solid choice.
hydrophilic attack
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This is exactly the kind of stuff I warren to reid
I'd rather Warren stay in the Senate, where she can actually do good.
The VP position doesn't really have that much power.
It's a Massachusetts seat. As long as Martha Coakley doesn't run, it should stay Democratic.
The VP position doesn't really have that much power.
OMG my dream is coming true.... Clinton/Warren, double woman presidential ticket. Amazing
Would feel bad to lose that senate seat tho.
It's a Massachusetts seat. As long as Martha Coakley doesn't run, it should stay Democratic.
RPGCrazied
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Yes, imagine both of them with Obama and Biden campaigning for Hillary.
Trump is going to get slaughtered. Unless his own words don't sink him first.
Trump is going to get slaughtered. Unless his own words don't sink him first.
Cesare Borgia
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Terrible idea. She's too old (and doesn't balance the ticket age wise, like Biden did), is not a particularly good retail politician, has no foreign policy experience, and is from a state with a republican governor meaning her seat will be (temporarily) replaced with a republican senator.
The point should be to pick someone that further reinforces the fact that Donald Trump is unqualified to be president. Warren doesn't do that.
The point should be to pick someone that further reinforces the fact that Donald Trump is unqualified to be president. Warren doesn't do that.
chaosblade
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Nah, she needs to stay in the senate.
Let Biden stick around for term or two.
Let Biden stick around for term or two.
It could position Warren for a run for the presidency after Clinton, but yeah that's about it.
LostMyNarbles
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Would seem like a weird pick because I thought Warren was a lot more liberal than Clinton. In fact I could have sworn I read from somewhere that Warren didn't run because she didn't want to go against Clinton which was the only reason Bernie ran.
Dubbedinenglish
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Still on #TeamPerez
She is a lot more liberal than Hillary.
DirtyManos
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I dunno if I'd I want her out of the Senate tho. The reasons for accepting the VP position (executive branch experience, exposure to foreign policy etc) seems mooted by the fact shed be too old to run for president in 8 years, right?
Joe Kennedy III isn't ready, and I'm really not sure who would be up for a special election Senate run in Mass. Surprisingly our state doesn't have a deep bench of qualified candidates.
I'd be worried about another Brown sneaking in.
If Warren goes, The National Dems better make damn sure there a slam dunk lined up to fill her big shoes. Low turnout special elections need a big name to get people to turn out and vote.
I'd be worried about another Brown sneaking in.
If Warren goes, The National Dems better make damn sure there a slam dunk lined up to fill her big shoes. Low turnout special elections need a big name to get people to turn out and vote.
Aaronology
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No, no, and no. The Left loses far more by Warren vacating her senate seat than we'd gain by a VP pick. Just... no.
Enter the Dragon Punch
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awful. apply yourself
NYCmetsfan
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This is like 3 weeks after reid says "hell no" to senators from republican governor states
I like Warren and can see the short term benefits, but I don't like this pick. It removes her from the Senate, where she can do the most good, and she'll be too old to run in 2020. A waste on multiple levels. If polling shows this is a much stronger ticket than any plausible alternative then by all means do it but otherwise I'm still on the Perez train.
Lol, Bernie has been trying to run since he called for Obama to be primaried in the 2012 election.
Rentahamster
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That would be an interesting ticket. They just need to be prepared for endless Pocahontas jokes until November.
Robdraggoo
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Wasnt that teds seat. That got taken by a republican after he passed?
Marion Cobretti
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Warren hasn't even come out in support of Clinton.
She doesn't seem too fond of Clinton - https://youtu.be/12mJ-U76nfg
I think she's just kept her mouth shut as of late to be a good Democrat.
Clinton needs to start grooming a Latino to keep this democratic dynasty going for the next 16 years.
She doesn't seem too fond of Clinton - https://youtu.be/12mJ-U76nfg
I think she's just kept her mouth shut as of late to be a good Democrat.
Clinton needs to start grooming a Latino to keep this democratic dynasty going for the next 16 years.
NYCmetsfan
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Oh wait this is a politico article?
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This^
I'm torn between Kaine and Warren.
My main electoral questions about Warren as VP:
- Hillary's looking to win the gender gap by perhaps a record margin; could Warren nudge it even a few percent wider? If so, that'd be huge, as the female vote is usually >52% of the electorate and evenly distributed across the nation.
- would she help unite the party?
- can Massachusetts Dems find a suitable candidate to run for her seat in mid-2017?
- Hillary has a weakness among winnable voters: the perception that she's too cozy with "special interests." Warren is known for fighting these interests. Would Warren's presence on the ticket help on this issue?
My main electoral questions about Warren as VP:
- Hillary's looking to win the gender gap by perhaps a record margin; could Warren nudge it even a few percent wider? If so, that'd be huge, as the female vote is usually >52% of the electorate and evenly distributed across the nation.
- would she help unite the party?
- can Massachusetts Dems find a suitable candidate to run for her seat in mid-2017?
- Hillary has a weakness among winnable voters: the perception that she's too cozy with "special interests." Warren is known for fighting these interests. Would Warren's presence on the ticket help on this issue?
A Human Becoming
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Knowing the American electorate, they're going to want a male VP. Women do vote more than men but I don't know.
Also I agree with others that she's too old.
Also I agree with others that she's too old.
hamauzu kaito
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Come on WARREN!
Macho Madness
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She seems to like her now.
Warren isn't endorsing because she wants to help unite the party after the primaries.
Robdraggoo
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Im hoping for corey booker. I love warren but i want her to stay where she is at
I would rather see her remain in the Senate where she's useful. She's more liberal than Clinton, but it's not like she's going to pull in the BernieBros to Clinton's side after he loses the nomination, or at least I wouldn't expect it. Personally, I would rather see Sherrod Brown as Clinton's VP pick. He is a well liked Senator from a purple state in the rust belt, and he's a white male; which is Clinton's weakest demographic.
Scott Brown won that seat in a special election, but Warren beat Scott Brown in 2012 for the seat
Same. He needs to start going in on Trump as an audition. If Trump called Warren Pocahontas I can't even begin to imagine what he'd call Booker.
Why not just get her on the campaign trail? Obama and Warren going to war for Clinton is plenty.
She's already stated she will be endorsing after the last primary.
Remember, Blue States do not matter in the general. Swing States matter. Getting your demos and everyone in the party out in swing States is priority 1.
Progressive Liberal and Latino seems to be a slam dunk IMO.
She's already stated she will be endorsing after the last primary.
Remember, Blue States do not matter in the general. Swing States matter. Getting your demos and everyone in the party out in swing States is priority 1.
Progressive Liberal and Latino seems to be a slam dunk IMO.
hydrophilic attack
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Wat ur saying is tru np, ill try to do better
Everybody says that.
Are there any sources to it?
Maybe it was only implied because she said she wouldn't run against Clinton for the presidency?
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