Who'll be the Dem's VP nominee?

[Segnosaur]

Bernie: AOC.

Can't be AOC, she's too young. VP must be eligible for the presidency, and the age requirement for president is 35.

Maybe they can average the ages... He's 78 she's 30.. on average they're 54.

Seriously, I think AOC would be a huge mistake, even if she were old enough. Sanders himself is already a polarizing figure in the democratic party. AOC would contribute to that and make the problem worse. And there'd be no up-side.... Sanders already has the far-left young ideologue vote sewn up.

Plus, she's not exactly a very experienced politician.... not like she has a lot of contacts to draw on.

Of course, that doesn't mean that Sanders wouldn't have picked her anyways, since despite his recent polling success, he seems to be quite tone-deaf at times.

 

[Trebuchet]

Was there a person called Julian Castro? I dimly recall that name.

Me too, so I looked him up. He was running for pres but dropped out in January, endorsing Warren. Probably in with a shot if she gets nominated.

 

[Trebuchet]

Stephanie Gregory Clifford, just for the VP debate.

That could get downright Stormy! I wonder if Pence could even be on the stage with her.

 

[Childlike Empress]

I still hope it will be Bernie Sanders after he endorsed Tulsi Gabbard for presidency.

Realistically speaking, I couldn't care less.

 

[JoeMorgue]

Oprah Winfrey....

"You get a vote! And YOU get a vote!"

Yeah you laught but Oprah running for President got discussed in a non-joking manner not all that long back.

 

[dudalb]

Can't be AOC, she's too young. VP must be eligible for the presidency, and the age requirement for president is 35.

And Bernie needs to throw a bone to the moderates in the Dems.

 

[JoeMorgue]

5 if you count Tulsi Gabbard... who is still technically in the race, even though she seems to have missed out on the latest Democratic debates, and who's picture is more likely to show up on the back of a milk carton (with a "have you seen this missing person" message) than she is at any political function.

I haven't seen a single ad, she had hasn't been in a single debate, and she has a grand total of zero delegates.

She... she's running to the same degree I am.

 

[TragicMonkey]

And Bernie needs to throw a bone to the moderates in the Dems.

Yeah, he should bone them right in their ear.

 

[JoeMorgue]

And Bernie needs to throw a bone to the moderates in the Dems.

You mean those evil centrists?

They are both evil and don't exist and they need to stop sabatoging and spoiling Bernie while at the same time not existing to reach out to.

 

[Dr. Keith]

And Bernie needs to throw a bone to the moderates in the Dems.

I wonder if Biden would be expected to throw a bone to the progressives.

 

[d4m10n]

I wonder if Biden would be expected to throw a bone to the progressives.

If Biden and Warren have enough delegates combined to top 1,991 but no single candidate can do this by themselves, then yes.

That is, I would expect him to at least offer Warren the VP slot as part of the horsetrading process.

Personally, though, I'd almost rather he picked someone in the bloom of youth like Kamala Harris or Cory Booker just for the sake of ticket balancing.

 

[Brainster]

And Bernie needs to throw a bone to the moderates in the Dems.

Keep in mind that Bernie is really old (79 on election day) and with his heart problems it seems quite possible that he will not even live out a first term. This means that he has to have somebody he's willing to hand the reins to. I just don't see him picking a moderate given those circumstances.

 

[Stacyhs]

Tammy Duckworth isn't eligible as she was born in Thailand.

Another vote for Stacey Abrams!

 

[theprestige]

Keep in mind that Bernie is really old (79 on election day) and with his heart problems it seems quite possible that he will not even live out a first term. This means that he has to have somebody he's willing to hand the reins to. I just don't see him picking a moderate given those circumstances.

Castro and Ortega both had difficulty handing over the reins of power.

 

[Trebuchet]

Tammy Duckworth isn't eligible as she was born in Thailand.

To an American parent. Ted Cruz was born in Canada to an American parent.

But that won't stop the Republicans from saying she's not a citizen. They'd probably claim she's been faking her war injuries as well.

 

[wasapi]

I'm hoping for Amy K as VP. I could see her paired with most of the candidates that are now in front.

 

[Crossbow]

Tammy Duckworth isn't eligible as she was born in Thailand.

Another vote for Stacey Abrams!

It it not quite that simple.

For example, former Presidential Candidate John McCain was born in Panama and yet he was eligible to the the president.

 

[Stacyhs]

To an American parent. Ted Cruz was born in Canada to an American parent.

But that won't stop the Republicans from saying she's not a citizen. They'd probably claim she's been faking her war injuries as well.

I stand corrected re Duckworth.

Trump would probably make fun of her prosthetic legs and say he prefers heroes who weren't blown up.

 

[JoeMorgue]

Tulsi Gabbard might be in a grey area because people born in Somoa are not American Citizens, they are American Nationals which wouldn't be an issue exact that the distinction seems to be really, really ill-defined which leaves a lot of places for endless legal hairsplitting.

 

[Beelzebuddy]

I wonder if Biden would be expected to throw a bone to the progressives.

Why would he ever need to do that?