Biden Sanders ticket should be considered to bring unity to the democrats.

[dsp3000]

thoughts?

[drray23]

1. It would be a disaster.

Sanders is the antithesis of Biden. Besides , having two older white men on the same ticket is completely shortsighted.

[MineralMan]

2. Nah. Not really.

It won't happen.

[PatSeg]

3. Oh, I don't think so

Look for Biden to choose a woman running rate, most likely a woman of color.

[Tumbulu]

4. Is this a very very bad joke?

Biden/Kamala, Biden/Pete, Biden/Klobuchar or even Biden/Warren

Sanders is needed in the Senate.

[Celerity]

51. Biden/Stacey Abrams is a possibility, and a great ticket, as well nt

[Tumbulu]

68. Yes, another great idea!

[Laurian]

5. Uh....no.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Sorry, it's hard to think when I'm laughing so hard.

*wheeze* *cough*

OK. Now I'm thinking.

No. The Sandernistas would have a cow and vote for Jill Stein. And apart from the manifest political absurdity, why would a 77-year-old guy choose as a running mate a 78-year-old guy with a heart condition?

[underpants]

54. There HAS to be a woman on the ticket. Preferably an African American woman

We've been killing them running women against their white guys. Look at Virginia.

It's all about turnout and Abrams or Kamala bring out a lot of volunteers and voters.

[lapucelle]

7. No.

[griffi94]

8. No

Whoever ends up winning the nomination needs a younger VP.
Someone who can expand the party and be the next standard bearer.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

9. Nope

[LuvLoogie]

10. Bernie would probably pick Tulsi.

I hope Joe will pick Kamala or Amy.

[tarheelsunc]

38. Tulsi or Nina Turner. eom

[Sloumeau]

11. Bernie would never consider it,

because he would say that Biden is "the establishment". Plus, I suspect that many Warren supporters would be hopping mad if Bernie offered the VP slot to Biden over Warren. I think that Biden would only consider a Bernie VP slot, not a Biden VP slot, as Biden has already been there done that with the VP slot, and Bernie would never accept VP.

Therefore, I highly doubt that there will be a Benie and Biden unity ticket.

[TwilightZone]

12. No.

Sanders wouldn't be any less divisive as the VP candidate than he would be at the top of the ticket.

And I doubt that some of his supporters would settle for anything less than the top spot. They'd probably turn on him and call him a sellout.

Lastly, two 78-year-old white guys from the northeast? Not happening.

[monmouth4]

13. Biden/Harris and then it's YESSSSSSSS...n/t

[Demsrule86]

14. Not in this lifetime.

[handmade34]

15. no

[lapfog_1]

16. whoever the nominee is

the VEEP should be either someone of color and, hopefully, of the opposite sex and younger ( unless the nominee is Pete or Amy... then older is OK )

[BeyondGeography]

17. Unbeatable in the chalk and cheese sweepstakes

[rzemanfl]

18. Read my Diet Coke OP in The Lounge. It is far less absurd. n/t

[bucolic_frolic]

20. Bernie is way out in left field

Even if he does wrangle the nomination, his willing VP choices will be diminutive.

[xmas74]

21. No.

It's a losing ticket.

[Vivienne235729]

22. No.GOD NO. NO bernie!!! It should be Biden/Harris.

[samnsara]

31. or biden/warren or biden/adams or biden/Amy...or biden and any of the wonderful women in gvnt...

...but not biden/sanders.......no no no..

[Vivienne235729]

34. Totally with you on that!

[still_one]

23. No. The VP must be younger. Anything else is irresponsible

[SidDithers]

24. Fuck no...nt

Sid

[The Genealogist]

25. No. Just no.

Two older white guys on the ticket, with significantly different views on how the country should be run? Bernie and Joe people alike would seriously question the ticket. I'm no Sanders supporter, and have no input on who would be a VP candidate for him, But as a Biden supporter, I'd love to see either Harris or Warren as his pick. I have great respect for both of them, and either would form with Joe a powerful ticket.

[Codeine]

26. He is most responsible for years of disunity

among the Democrats. How on earth could anyone consider him a unity or unifying candidate?

[samnsara]

27. oh riiiiiiiiight.....

[MrsCoffee]

28. There are worse things I could agree to.

I just can’t think of any at the moment.



On a scale of Absolutely to Maybe:

Absolutely Not.

[PubliusEnigma]

29. No, thanks.

[zackymilly]

30. No, Nee, Non, Votch, Nah, Nein..

...Uh uh

[mainstreetonce]

32. Nope

Biden does not need an old white socialist.
Nope

[katmondoo]

33. NO, Never.

[onetexan]

35. Oh God, No

[tarheelsunc]

36. Biden won't choose another old white man as his VP. eom

[Blue_true]

37. How can a person that has been as divisive as he has been unite the party?

I honestly want to see anyone else remaining in the field but Tulsi Gabbard win the nomination.

[dalton99a]

39. That's some funny shit.

[LakeArenal]

40. The hell you say.

That’s quite the straw grasp.

[highplainsdem]

41. No. Sanders will sink any ticket he's on, once the GOP uses their oppo research on him.

And Biden's already made it clear that he and his veep will have to be on the same page.

[Afromania]

42. No.

The vp needs to be one of the leaders from the next gen. There is plenty of work to be done when shit face is out of office. Any of our candidates that's so hooked on being pres that they can't see that a step back when the time is right needs to take a flying leap... Looking at you Tulsi (you just know she's running 3rd party) Gabbard. I get the feeling Bloomberg will be right there farting around with it too.

[Renew Deal]

43. One of your colleagues already posted this.

[COLGATE4]

44. To use a legal term, NFW!

[yardwork]

45. Two very old white men? No.

The ticket needs to include at least one person who is younger than 70.

[brooklynite]

46. So you can imagine Sanders selling out all his dogmatic principles?

I can't.

[uponit7771]

47. Really ?

[Happy Hoosier]

48. Neither Biden nor Bernie will accept the Veep slot.

Biden has BTDT. And Bernie’s ego is way too massive for it.

[romana]

49. Big no

Bernie couldn't be trusted to be loyal to the administration and its policies, IMO. I'm pretty sure that's why Clinton never entertained the idea in 2016, and if Biden prevails, he should not consider it, either. And there's no way Biden takes the VP spot again, particularly next to Sanders. It just won't work.

[PTWB]

50. Sanders would be more helped by a strong African American woman like Stacey Abrams.

That would be plenty of unification and would have a better chance against Trump.

[NurseJackie]

53. Oh, honey! Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

[totodeinhere]

55. We need unity for sure but both Joe or Bernie would need a younger person on the ticket IMO. n/t

[wyldwolf]

56. Thoughts?

You have no perception of why and how nominees pick the running mates that they do.

IF Biden is the nominee and 10% of Bernie supporters don't support him, and he loses, you'll only confirm what the rest of us have known since '48. "Progressives" have no real interest in meaningful change.

[Laelth]

60. "'Progressives' have no real interest in meaningful change."

Did I hear that right? Perhaps, you would like to clarify.

That statement just threw me for a loop. A lot of us identify as progressives.



-Laelth

[wyldwolf]

62. As I've said often on DU, there is a difference in a progressive and a "progressive"

"Progressive" (noun) see also progressive fundamentalism or Puritopian.

A self-described liberal or progressive whose political orientation is to be angry, dissatisfied and unhappy with the state of the nation, because in their view, liberal policies are not being implemented quickly or forcefully enough. They have particular contempt for Democratic presidents.

They are ideological purists who disdain compromise and incremental change, which they see as "selling out" liberal ideas like full employment, an end to war, and liberal social policy. Their views can often sound like utopian fantasy where opposing views never exist.

"Progressives" dislike Republicans but reserve their greatest disdain for Democrats, whom they relentlessly attack for not meeting a set of ideological goal posts that are constantly adjusted to ensure that the president will be deemed a disappointment, "not progressive enough" or "just like a Republican" no matter what policy achievements are made.

"Progressives" routinely dismiss or ignore congress' role in making or impeding policy, believing presidents can simply "use the bully pulpit" in order to overcome constitutional or legislative obstacles.

"Progressives" have an affinity for 3rd party politics as a way to punish Democratics. They are especially hostile to Presidents Obama and Clinton, and deem anyone who expresses a lack of ill will toward them to be enemies of liberalism.

Example: "Progressives" dismissed Obamacare as a failure, saying President Obama should have used the bully pulpit to achieve a single payer system, despite the fact that Sen. Harry Reid made it clear that such a plan could not pass the Senate.


What meaningful change has a "progressive" like Bernie Sanders brought about? Answer: ZIP.

I'm progressive (adjective), not a "progressive" (noun.) Why is that either interesting or surprising on a board called DEMOCRATIC underground?

[Laelth]

63. Wow! That's a lot more than I was expecting.

I hope you were able to cut and paste it.

Suffice it to say that I understand where you are coming from now with that distinction. Thank you.

-Laelth

[wyldwolf]

64. I've repeated it often.

Sometimes in other forms, sometimes in totally original words. But usually cut and pasted. Much of it today was taken an Urban dictionary definitions because DU's search feature sux and I couldn't find my older posts.

But here's a good piece from a DUer a few years back.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10025717074

[Mike 03]

57. I have some thoughts.

A Biden/Kamala Harris ticket (or Susan Rice), with Bloomberg and his audio/visual crew working on a parallel track, so Trump is getting hit from so many different directions at once he doesn't even know where to respond.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

58. Seems implausible.

[Laelth]

59. Initial reaction.

I don't see that working.

-Laelth

[randr]

61. We will have a woman as VP

I have long thought that Trump would dump Pence and pick Vikki Halley or Ivanka given the opportunity. If we don't have a woman on our ticket my guess is he would do it in a heart beat.
This race may be all about getting people out to vote who have never voted before.

[LizBeth]

65. Who would trust Sanders? He would undercut Biden every step of the way.

[redstatebluegirl]

66. No absolutely NOT!

Bernie would never take it anyway.

[treestar]

67. Too old

For either, the Veep has to be younger.

[Iggo]

69. PUMAs would never stand for it. (n/t)