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Showing Original Post only (View all)Just for fun: what VP would Warren need to have to run? [View all]
Obama didn't have foreign policy experience, like Warren. Biden was the obvious choice.
Who would be Warren's Joe Biden?
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I think at the time, it was a major consideration. After all, Biden couldn't pull in lots of votes
CTyankee
Dec 2014
#5
Well, I thought about that re Brown. He does have the geographical diversity (altho we sure had
CTyankee
Dec 2014
#21
In Biden's case, IMO, he was chosen both for his foreign policy experience and for the fact that
CTyankee
Dec 2014
#20
Not sure Dean would be a good pick. He was governor of VT, another New England state.
CTyankee
Dec 2014
#23
All have their qualities & drawbacks. Dean's very secure, smart, experienced and he's been in the
appalachiablue
Dec 2014
#30
Yes. The 22nd Amendment limits someone being elected President to two terms, but says nothing of VP.
morningfog
Dec 2014
#51
Again, I am wondering if we don't need someone with a bit more foreign policy experience.
CTyankee
Dec 2014
#33
As with Clinton, Warren would likely nominate an Hispanic politician to be her running mate.
Agnosticsherbet
Dec 2014
#27
The coasts seem to respect each other, Northeast Liberal is a label used by many southern Dems
HereSince1628
Dec 2014
#44
sorry, it's a boring afternoon in CT, gray, cold...so I thought to do something a bit fun...
CTyankee
Dec 2014
#32
well, it is on Monet's snowscape "The Magpie." If you like Monet, you'll like this...
CTyankee
Dec 2014
#38
I didn't either until a friend pointed it out. It is one of his many snowscapes.
CTyankee
Dec 2014
#41
The thought of him makes me sick. We here in CT threw him out of our state Dem party!
CTyankee
Dec 2014
#35
A southern male conservative to balance the ticket. Stephen Colbert? LOL nt
Electric Monk
Dec 2014
#43
I suggest Cynthia McKinney. A good life insurance policy is important if you are going on a bear
TheKentuckian
Dec 2014
#46