I don’t think you realize how old Warren is. It’s possible she could run in 2020, but 2024, no chance. She’d be 71 in 2020.
I think Hickenlooper of CO is probably the best one of the commonly mentioned candidates; he’s a white male, so she can cut some of Trump’s margins with them that might come by putting a 2nd woman on the ticket; he’s from a swing state and region (which is not only important for CO, but AZ too, and if UT stays close, there as well), lacks Congressional baggage, and also as a gov, he can more easily look good compared to Pence. He also could help with centrist voters, given how HRC has had to tack to the left.
I’m not sure what the appeal is supposed to be of an effective attack dog for Clinton. She’s already spending millions on ads attacking Trump and he’s responded with… nothing. She has a professional campaign, not at the Obama/Bush level of skill, but still a solid professional campaign. Donald Trump has… nothing.
In this weird race, I don’t think either candidate can actually bring the other down. Both are so good at self-destructing that this race is going to be about who can self destruct least. Attack dogs don’t work because Americans already know these choices are awful. Is there any American seeing an anti-Trump or anti-Clinton ad and thinking, “Wow, I never knew that! I thought he/she was a great person!”?
BTW, recent polls confirm a tightening race. And that’s without Trump doing anything, while Clinton has spent millions, to zero effect.
Kanye will be at the inauguration.
He’ll just walk up on stage and grab the microphone during the oath.
If so, I bet Joseph Garcia will be so pissed he quit ac CO Lt. Governor.
I don’t have any problem with those guys, but I see no reason to believe that they would be better (or worse) VPs or Presidents than Warren or Perez. Judgment is far more important than experience, in my view, once some minimum level has been shown.
And what makes you think Perez or Warren have good judgment?
What I’ve read about them, seen and heard from them on interviews, and based on their policy positions.
Random anti-war Democratic voter would be a way, way better President than any Republican governor who would put large numbers of troops in the Middle East.
Perhaps it will be the Bizarro version of Trump’s announcement and something awesome will come up just before she reveals it.
The same thing that makes *you *think they don’t - the (D) after their names. :rolleyes:
Well suppose Clinton picks a safe establishment VP. As we have seen by both the Sanders and Trump phenomenons, the electorate is apparently sick of more of the same. There is plenty of young idealistic Bernie supporters who really don’t see any difference between Clinton and Trump, and they’re more likely to stay home or vote for Stein if Clinton plays it too safe. I really really don’t want Trump to win because Stein gets 12% of the popular vote, sucking it from the Democrats. Anything Clinton could do to bring some of those young disillusioned voters out to the election is a help, even if it only convinces a minority of them.
There’s no damn way Stein is getting 12% so you can rest easy. The latest polls have her at 2%. Doing “everything you can” to bring in the Bernie or bust crowd has a cost in centerist voter and probably not worth it.
Some of it was, but they lost. Most Sanders supporters have already gone to Clinton, and so have many non-Trump Republicans.
How many is “plenty”?
There isn’t much she could do that would win over the remaining few, is there? Nor is there nearly as much value in trying to grovel to you as you would like there to be.
Competence has an attractiveness all its own. She needs to pick a running mate who can be a capable President with no ramp-up time needed, not only because of her age but because that’s the Democratic nominee in 2024. As the likely next President, she doesn’t have the luxury (or is it a need?) Trump does of picking a partisan bomb-thrower. The contrast between Clinton and Trump is stark, and the contrast between her running mate and Pence needs to be equally stark. The names The Mentioners have been naming do qualify.
Oh God No ! Warren is the last person I want to see as Hillary running mate ! I just can’t see two women winning the election and I don’t want 2 women in the White House . I don’t want to hearing all kind of sick jokes about this !
You realize the Vice President doesn’t actually live at the White House, right?
They would if there were two women! It’s *hard *for women to afford a place of their own while working in DC-- cost of living is insane!
How else could they have pillow fights?
“Imma let you be sworn in, but I just gotta say…”
And Article II Foxy Boxing!
That fails to make the case for why Perez or Warren would be better than Vilsack or Kaine. And let’s not forget the frequent poor judgment the nominee has shown. She can hardly pick someone with worse judgment unless she goes with a Republican. By your own logic, anyway.
I’m not interested in making a case that they’d be better. And Hillary’s judgment has vastly improved, based on her policy positions.