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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren for POTUS and VPOTUS
whichever office they serve.
Autumn
(45,084 posts)brooklynite
(94,571 posts)Last time I checked, the goal of the Presidential ticket was to win the election; not make the activists feel good.
libtodeath
(2,888 posts)Scuba
(53,475 posts)frazzled
(18,402 posts)I think I'm living in a different universe from everyone here sometimes.
polichick
(37,152 posts)NYC Liberal
(20,136 posts)Any suggestions?
Quite frankly, I'd rather not give up two Senate seats -- even in states like Vermont and Massachusetts.
HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)Deploying one of them to a position of insignificance would be awful for progressives.
NYC Liberal
(20,136 posts)If there are no progressives in Congress, it won't matter WHO we elect. President Sanders gets nothing done with a Republican Congress.
HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)remember 3rd way dems triangulate on success.
If Sanders or Warren succeeded and brought half a dozen lefter-er dems into the senate and a dozen or so representatives, the 'pragmatists' would suddenly be singing songs about unity, fraternity and equality.
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)Just let me know.
JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)And by campaign I mean try to get an actual position on the official campaign strategy team, bus tours and all. And I would try to make it permanent if they win the WH.
City Lights
(25,171 posts)bigwillq
(72,790 posts)Dwayne Hicks
(637 posts)It's nothing more than wishful thinking. They would have almost no chance at being electable unfortunately.
polichick
(37,152 posts)K&R