I think that Hilary will pick Sanders as her running mate if she gets the nomination,

[SummerSnow]

he has a huge base and they will win. Who do you think she will pick if she makes the nomination?

[Jackie Wilson Said]

1. Wont and shouldnt, he would be useless as VP. He is desperately needed in the Senate.

[bkkyosemite]

20. He is despartely needed as President. Too many OP's lately talk about Bernie as second best BS

[Jackie Wilson Said]

22. True, but that wasnt the question.

[TBF]

52. It is more of their "appease the left" campaign -

and it's not working. Gotta give them credit for trying. I don't think some of them have any clue how far apart the two are ideologically.

[Karma13612]

67. exactly. eom

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

2. Why?

It wouldn't draw Bernie voters out for her in November. They'd just think he'd sold out.

[RufusTFirefly]

6. +1! n/t

[Buzz cook]

32. Another throw Bernie under the bus post.

Ideological purity at its best.

[demwing]

59. I think you might want to research Erich Bloodaxe BSN

He's a True Blue Bernista (I think I just wrote that Erich is Bernie's java dealer...not sure)

[840high]

38. exactly

[noretreatnosurrender]

3. I hope not

I'd hate to see that happen to Sanders.

I swear some Hillary supporters just don't understand what this election is about. Sanders supporters respect Sanders but we are supporting him because of his position on the issues. If he were on a Clinton ticket we would no longer be attracted because our issues would DIE.

[Old Codger]

61. He would have more

Power to accomplish stuff as a senator than as VP and he would be 78 next cycle and 82 after that so he would miss any real chance to run again regardless ..senator is better than VP any day

[Karma13612]

68. +100 eom

[Garrett78]

4. Julian Castro or...

...if she wants to pick someone more appealing to Sanders's supporters, she could select Sherrod Brown (from the key swing state of Ohio). She won't pick Sanders, though. And I don't think she'll pick Warren.

[Robbins]

28. sherrod brown won't appeal to bernie supporters

after he exposed himself to be fake progressive and endorsed her.he claimed no difference between the two.he's another
corporate dem.

clinton won't even pretend to reach out to bernie supporters if she wins.she will pick another corporist who will be her attack dog.

it will be to bernie supporters you have to vote for me to stop trump.never mind how much she lied and swifboated bernie.

[TBF]

49. Sherrod Brown & Julian Castro

can kiss the establishment's a** all they want but that doesn't translate to votes. They both sold out early and it is noted.

[Jackilope]

5. We need him in the White House and 59 more Sanders and Warren in the Senate.

[arcane1]

7. I'd rather keep him in the Senate if she's nominated n/t

[jillan]

21. Exactly - we will need him to fight against her wars and corporate give-a-aways.

[Impedimentus]

9. I would expect Hillary to pick someone like Debbie Wassermann Schultz

It's important to reward your friends.

[EndElectoral]

15. Yes, she certainly owes her. Maybe Howard Dean.

[Nonhlanhla]

48. That is ridiculous.

Hillary is smarter than that. A second woman on the ticket - voters couldn't handle that. And DWS - certainly not.

[cwydro]

10. No, I don't think she will, nor do I think he would accept.

I have no idea as to whom she will pick.

Good question. (But there are two LLs in Hillary )

[Renew Deal]

12. There are better choices

Sanders doesn't really help the ticket.

[marions ghost]

13. But could they get along?

It would work better:

Sanders-Clinton

[noretreatnosurrender]

16. That Wouldn't

work either.

[marions ghost]

18. Yeah more of a joke really

--they wouldn't mesh very well either way.

[noretreatnosurrender]

30. Nope

Would not want to see it either way.

[JackRiddler]

14. Robert Kagan is about 100 times likelier.

[xloadiex]

17. I hope not n/t

[jillan]

19. Nope, not a good match at all.

[MaggieD]

23. You're dreaming

He brings NOTHING but baggage to the ticket. Not happening.

[Logical]

26. You kidding me, he would tell her to fuck off. nt

[Logical]

24. No way, he has too much respect for himself. nt

[Agnosticsherbet]

25. Clinton will pick someone younger and, I think, a Latino.

There are a number of Democrats who will fit.

[GreatGazoo]

27. Here's a wilder one -- Ron Reagan Jr. NT

[tularetom]

29. Maybe there's something about to blow with this FBI investigation

Might be good to have Sanders on the ticket if it happens after the convention.

But otherwise, the suggestion is bullshit. She wouldn't ask him and he'd never accept. Their whole philosophy is miles apart.

[scscholar]

40. Why do you think there's something to it?

If there was, they would have done something six+ months ago.

[tularetom]

56. What part of the word "maybe" do you not understand?

[SheilaT]

31. No. With all due respect, anyone who really understands

how party politics works will understand this won't happen. Nor will Bernie have Hillary as his VP if he wins the nomination. Just as Obama did not select her as his VP eight years ago.

The two are too far apart ideologically and simply would not be able to play, I mean work well together. Do you really think Bernie would stop talking about a $15 minimum wage just because the head of the ticket only wants a $12 minimum? Do you think he'd be suddenly okay with all the PAC money that would be used to prop up the campaign?

To repeat myself, no, the ticket will NOT be Clinton-Sanders, nor Sanders-Clinton.

Meanwhile, I am not sufficiently knowledgeable to make any guesses as to a VP pick for either one.

[Bjornsdotter]

33. I can pretty much guarantee

....that the one person it won't be is Bernie.

[oldandhappy]

34. I hope not.

We need him in the WH or in the Senate. VP is for someone else. Laughed at the suggestion for DWS! I do not know who she will choose.

[Attorney in Texas]

35. Unlikely Hillary's focus group will guide her that way. Who will Sanders pick as his running mate?

[asuhornets]

36. Nope.will never happen....n/t

[ebayfool]

37. Sure. Right after she says she's gonna appoint Michael Moore to be in charge of the FCC ...

need I add ? Though Moore could be most interesting in that position!

[Maedhros]

39. We'll need Bernie in the Senate to fight against Hillary's triangulating capitulations to the right.

He shouldn't be her VP.

[unblock]

41. someone once said the office of the vice presidency isn't worth a bucket of warm...

file sanders under the list of people who would never accept that particular job.

the vice presidency is for people who are willing to sacrifice their principles and agendas in order to advance their own long term ambitions.

does that sound like bernie?

[99Forever]

42. Not gonna happen.

She isn't going to win and Sanders wouldn't be a part of a Clinton administration.

Nor would many Sanders supporters be fooled by such blatant pandering.

[Arugula Latte]

43. No way. She'll pick some fellow Republican Lite corporate lackey like herself.

Wall St. wants to ensure their interests will be safe in the hands of a successor should she be unable to complete a term.

[Mnpaul]

44. When pigs fly

Bernie is probably the last person in Washington on the list. Not going to happen.

[mikehiggins]

45. Lieberman? n/t

[restorefreedom]

46. neither would pick the other

various reasons as to why imo

[nadinbrzezinski]

47. Nope, that ain't gonna happen

[Nonhlanhla]

50. She needs someone younger

As would Bernie if by some miracle he gets the nomination.

If you have an older presidential candidate, you need to balance that out with a younger candidate.

My money is on Julian Castro. Maybe Tom Perez. Younger (age balance), male (gender balance), Latino (huge voting block).

[NurseJackie]

63. Agreed ... for balance and for the future.

[TBF]

51. lol - I have given Sanders a lot of $$$ because I believe in him -

he doesn't get another dime if he teams up w/Clinton. I would lose all respect for him.

[NV Whino]

53. Wrong.

Bernie could bring nothing to Hillary, nor could she bring anything to him. Think geography, age, ethnicity, demographics.

[Cleita]

54. It would be a smart move on her part because many Bernie voters will not vote for

her alone. They are not Democrats, but people who could easily vote for the Republican candidate or not at all.

However, I don't think Bernie would do it and would rather remain in the Senate where he can get something done.

[Kalidurga]

55. NOPE now way not today not ever.

This is a revolution not a slumber party.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

58. I can't figure out if this is just projection or a complete misunderstanding of the dynamic.

Ie, do they think that just because they'd follow their candidate onto a ticket if she were made VP, or is it because they've lied to themselves so much that they actually really do believe Bernie supporters are merely a cult of personality, and blindly follow Bernie simply because he's Bernie?

[Kalidurga]

62. I don't know what their problem is either.

I have said things that are clearly not positions Bernie has taken and been told that I just say that because I am a Bernie supporter. Bernie is to the right of me and a lot more authoritarian. I am okay with that like most people are and they have to figure out how to get along with me

[Beowulf]

57. Keep your friends close

and your enemies closer. The only benefit I could see would be to get him out of the senate where he'd be a constant thorn in her side. But I don't see this happening - ever!

[El Supremo]

60. I thought about this last night.

It may help her get more votes. But it wouldn't work out. Can't she select Big Dog? He can't be President again. But I think he can be VP.

[NanceGreggs]

64. I had this discussion last night ...

... with a long-time friend who is now a BS supporter. He's Canadian, and rather naive about how US politics work.

I explained to him that a candidate chooses a running mate that supports their policies and positions, and NOT someone who will stand behind them every time they speak, waving their finger in the air while yelling, "No! You're doing it all WRONG!"

HRC's supporters would be EXTREMELY disappointed if she chose BS - in the same way that BS supporters would be disappointed if he chose her.

They are too far apart ideologically, as well as in demeanour and approach.

I think Hill will choose someone younger, probably male, and someone who can use their tenure as VP to launch their own presidential campaign when the time comes.

[Sunlei]

65. I've always wanted them to team-up & work together to unite the D party. They need each other.

[noretreatnosurrender]

69. They Need Each Other

Like a fish needs a bicycle.

[Karma13612]

72. Odd reasoning. They are not good together. At all. And their

supporter's heads would explode if they were expected to suddenly have to support their candidate's opponent thru the primaries.

Seriously not a good idea.

And, even if I loved both of them, I would not want Bernie as a VP.

The VP is a dead-end job if you are old (Think Joe Biden).

Bernie needs to win and be President, and have a young VP to grab the brass ring when Bernie is done in 2025.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

66. No, she won't. If she gets nominated and does, she still won't get my vote.

[ibegurpard]

70. Bernie's base will not show up for Hillary

This notion that people are just going to follow HIM is asinine. They have attached themselves to him because of what he is SAYING. Attaching himself to a politician like Hillary in a figurehead position like VP would completely undercut everything he is running on.

[tokenlib]

71. It's going to be Castro...

...he was already practicing the attack dog role...