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Old 04-16-2020, 10:48 AM   #117
Jim in CT
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Originally Posted by wdmso View Post
Guess you didn't pay attention to the primaries

People hate Warren on equal footing with Hillary

Swing voters wouldn't see sanders as a socialist threat as VP. The right would of course use this angle ...


But I dont see the biden thinking about sanders and Sanders thinking about VP

So there's nothing to argue
"Guess you didn't pay attention to the primaries "

I pay very close attention. Biden isn't going to pick Sanders. First, your side is so obsessed with identity, that they can't have a ticket of two old white men. Second, the progressives don't like Biden, he's not liberal enough. He needs to balance his ticket by moving it way to the left. The progressives would prefer Bernie (based on primary results) but it can't be two old white men, and Biden already promised publicly he'd pick a woman. So what woman? The smart choice, would be the woman with the most appeal to Bernie supporters. That's probably Warren.

The fact that the Democrats have to appeal to the most extreme progressive wing, is a massive albatross around their necks. If they could nominate today's version of Bill Clinton (smart, charismatic, moderate/populist on the issues), that person would win the general election in a landslide (I voted for Clinton). But such a person has zero chance in the primaries of the current democratic party. Zero chance.

"People hate Warren on equal footing with Hillary "

In my opinion, not on your side. They just liked Bernie better.

"Swing voters wouldn't see sanders as a socialist threat as VP."

I'd love to hear your justification for that statement.

"But I dont see the biden thinking about sanders and Sanders thinking about VP"

Because Biden said it would be a woman. He can't go back on that promise.
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