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BernieforPres2016

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9. I would prefer to see these women in other senior positions in a Sanders administration
Fri Mar 11, 2016, 12:38 PM
Mar 2016

After the general election campaign, Vice President is not that important unless the President dies.

I'd rather see Elizabeth Warren as Secretary of Treasury taking on Wall Street and breaking up the too big to fail financial institutions, and Tulsi Gabbard as Secretary of Defense taking on the military industrial complex and rooting out the war mongers.

I love Nina Turner but don't think it is realistic for her to go from State Senator to the VP slot. I could see her as Bernie's White House Chief of Staff, or running for the U.S. Senate, or in many other roles.

How about creating a new department, perhaps under the Attorney General, to deal with overhauling the Criminal Justice system, including carrying out Bernie's pledge to dramatically reduce the number of people who are incarcerated for drug related crimes and to provide more help for people coming out of prison to acclimate back into society? This agency could also work to get rid of private prisons. Michelle Alexander would be ideal for a job like that.

As for the sexist crap being thrown around by the Hillary shills, like the BernieBros fiction it is not even worth responding to.

Barbara Lee has been my first pick most of the time. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2016 #1
Good options also... daleanime Mar 2016 #3
And, of course, Dr. Jill Stein would be another good choice. nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2016 #4
Oooooh...... daleanime Mar 2016 #6
Lee would be my first pick. Scootaloo Mar 2016 #8
Another vote for Lee GreenPartyVoter Mar 2016 #16
Would be happy with any of these.... daleanime Mar 2016 #2
The one Bernie picks will be my choice also too. dchill Mar 2016 #5
Tulsi would be the perfect VP because of her foreign policy experience. Plus she is jillan Mar 2016 #7
I would prefer to see these women in other senior positions in a Sanders administration BernieforPres2016 Mar 2016 #9
I don't think you really believe Bernie will treat the VP as an insignificant role or unimportant, Kip Humphrey Mar 2016 #10
I really need to think about the VP slot more BernieforPres2016 Mar 2016 #12
I didn't vote because I'd be happy for any of the women listed. intheflow Mar 2016 #11
Bernie might do well to pick someone who's endorsed Clinton. Jim Lane Mar 2016 #13
You know, I don't really recall VP picks ever really 'delivering' states. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2016 #17
The influence of the VP pick Jim Lane Mar 2016 #20
All of them are great! nt retrowire Mar 2016 #14
I couldn't choose just one. Tusi Gabbard, Nina Turner, Barbara Lee or Elizabeth Warren are my top in_cog_ni_to Mar 2016 #15
I voted for TG only because we need EW in the senate. Ivan Kaputski Mar 2016 #18
I chose "pass" MNBrewer Mar 2016 #19
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