George Stephanopolos asks Sanders about being Clinton's running mate.

[apnu]

STEPHANOPOULOS: If you don't, sir, and this is my final question.

Are you hoping to be considered if Secretary Clinton's running mate?

SANDERS: It's a little bit early to talk about that. Right now, our function is to do everything I can, George. And you're going to see me running all over California; we're in New Mexico now. We're going to do everything that we can to get every vote and every delegate that we can and go into that convention with as much momentum as is possible.

STEPHANOPOULOS: Didn't hear a no. Senator, we'll be talking to you soon. Take care.

SANDERS: Thank you.

Source: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/week-transcript-sen-bernie-sanders/story?id=39281418

What do you think?

[Trust Buster]

1. Not happening.

[apnu]

3. Why?

Come on, its a discussion board, not Twitter.

Why do you think that won't happen? Lay it out.

[Trust Buster]

4. He's 74 and bitter.

[kayakjohnny]

10. He has a right to be bitter.

Just like you obviously do.

[virtualobserver]

12. you are ageist.....you really win us over with that kind of talk

[KingFlorez]

28. Clinton would be 69 on inauguration day

Her VP has to be someone younger than her.

[Warren DeMontague]

5. Because the Hill Folk want Sanders dealt with appropriately, for his temerity

maybe Gitmo?

[apnu]

6. That's a bit extreme and unrealistic

[Warren DeMontague]

11. I'm not saying it's logical.

But boy oh boy are they MAD at the man.

[apnu]

14. Yeah, well that's politics

Dealing with and competing with people who annoy you but not being able to show it.

I don't actually know if Hillary is mad at Bernie. Frustrated at his tick like survival perhaps, but really mad? I can't say.

[Warren DeMontague]

16. I suspect, if she's smart- and I think she is- on some level she knows he's done her a favor.

He kept the process interesting, AND if she really believes all that beltway noise about how "sensibly moderate" the electorate is, he's allowed her to define herself in that space by not being lefty uncle bernie.

[larkrake]

21. whats wrong with you- a hater supreme

[Warren DeMontague]

38. That was facetiousness.

just FYI.

[larkrake]

23. She will never agree to be upstaged

[CorporatistNation]

37. AGREED! IT WOULD BE HYPOCRITICAL OF BERNIE TO ABDICATE EVERYTHING THAT HE HAS ADVOCATED FOR HIS

ENTIRE CAREER AND GO IN FOR HILLARY WHO IS THE ABSOLUTE POLAR OPPOSITE IN EVERY RESPECT COMPARED TO BERNIE! Don't be surprised if one way or another he is ... still in the race come November... How THAT might happen...

[onehandle]

2. Unlikely. Warren is also unlikely, but more likely than Sanders. nt

[larkrake]

22. No, Warren will never cave to wall street

[scscholar]

34. Plus with her credibility problem would hurt Hillary

I hope that doesn't happen.

[chwaliszewski]

7. 0% chance.

She won't ask and he wouldn't accept. My guess is she would offer the position to someone like Bill Richardson or Martin O'Malley.

[larkrake]

19. They wont be linked to Hill either, it will be Kaine

[madokie]

25. Hillary will go with one of the Castro twins

Which I think one of them will be our President one day. I like both Joaquín Castro or Julian Castro

If she'll do that I'll take a second look at her

[phleshdef]

31. Richardson would be toxic. He has some real scandals going on.

[dubyadiprecession]

8. If asked, i believe he would take it...

It's better to be in the executive branch than not. He would be a heartbeat away from the presidency. BS would be an idiot not to take it, if asked.

[JudyM]

24. VP in a straitjacket doesn't sound too appealing. By all accounts from those in State, she is

a complete control freak (except about email security, apparently).

Plus, Bernie knows he can accomplish a lot in changing congress/legislative policy on the outside of the exec branch since he has a solid 1/3+ of the voters actively engaged in his platform. How much could he do to reform corruption and advance renewable energy, as examples, if Hillary was leading the shaping of policy?

[Warren DeMontague]

9. I think it will probably be someone bland that fills in a demographic and regional oval, like Castro

Unless there's something wrong with the guy we don't know about yet.

[TheProgressive]

13. No way Senator Sanders would lower himself to be Clinton's VP...just my opinion...

[Demsrule86]

15. Bernie has burned that bridge.

He will not be the nominee or the vice president...honestly, he brings nothing to the table...

[morningfog]

26. Over ten million voters and an endless supply of fundraising.

[AgerolanAmerican]

17. He has no reason to take on the liability as his VP pick

a felon on the ticket would definitely hurt him in the general

[LibDemAlways]

18. I don't think he'd be comfortable

running on a party platform to the right of where he is on many issues.

[seabeyond]

20. No. Nt

[andym]

27. If Bernie doesn't win, a big IF, then being VP does gives him a national pulpit

to spread his ideas which is needed for advancing the revolution. In that case, VP would make sense. Not sure Clinton would pick him, or give him free reins to speak. Frankly, she needs a constant leftward push to counter her own tendencies and Bill's so someone like Bernie would be useful.

[apnu]

29. Regardless of that, I think Bernie's earned a primary spot in Philly.

He's collected millions in the popular vote, he's nabbed 1499 pledged delegates so far, he's brought in so many people who normally sit these things out. The Democrats would be fools to snub him at the DNC.

The big question leading up to Denver in 2008 was what they were going to do with Hillary Clinton who'd also won a lot of support, in the end not only did they, more or less, devote a whole night of the convention to Hillary, she also was given the SoS gig. The threat then, as I recall, was splitting the party in half, which isn't much different from what people are saying around here now.

So I believe Bernie has a lot of leverage going into Philly this year. He'll run the primary to the last, and switch gears to gain as much as he can for his agenda. Bernie's no fool and he's played this game in the Senate for decades.

[NanceGreggs]

30. Hillary is hundreds of delegates ...

... and millions of votes ahead of Bernie.

If that's your idea of Bernie not winning being a "big IF" - well, I don't know what to tell you.

[Renew Deal]

32. His ego needs it

But he has disqualified himself from national politics.

[Kokonoe]

33. Only if she is indicted,

it would abstain any attempt of impeachment, and give her a get out of jail free card.
The last thing anyone in Washington wants is President sanders.

[underthematrix]

35. LOL!! Bernie didn't say no even though he's made his

supporters believe she's the worse thing since the devil

[longship]

36. First of all, it's not up to Sanders.

Second, Clinton isn't dumb. She knows that floating a rumor about VEEP, especially that she might consider Sanders, would not in anyway help either her, Sanders, or Democrats at this time.

Third, Bernie would be as wrong for a Hillary ticket as she would be on a Bernie ticket. We don't want age or northeast region to be an issue. Both prospected nominees would no doubt select a younger person from a different region, one that may need some propping up on Election Day.

And I am a strong Bernie Sanders supporter. If he fails to get the nomination (which seems likely) I would be happy to see him return to the US Senate where we desperately need people of his quality.

Best regards.