That’s why I’m saying that If Hillary wants to win she needs Bernie as her VP.
It has an added bonus for Hillary, because if the Republicans impeach her then they get a socialist as president. I can’t see them wanting that.
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The Presidency is a job you must seek. The Vice Presidency is a job that is offered to you. See Apples v. Oranges.
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So that our Republican governor can appoint a replacement of course, and so the people of the Commonwealth can endure another election for a new Senator and lose what little seniority our delegation has today. Because those are the upsides from here.
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Right now, she’s a Senator, and a respected one, but her strength isn’t as a Democratic seat, it’s her strong voice and clearheaded, reason-based attacks on Trump and tea party loonies. As VP, her voice would be far louder – being the defacto President of the Senate. And being in line for the Presidency is by no means powerless.
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What makes you think Obama has the authority to do that?
That, sadly, is incredibly true, and why she’ll likely stay where she is. We’re not getting another Elizabeth Warren with Charlie Baker in charge.
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Me either. I just saw it mentioned somewhere on twitter and that’s what I found. I didn’t listen to it. If there’d been a transcript I’d have posted that (or read it and not posted it).
I shall delete forthwith.
His being the current leader of the party, meeting with the insurgent candidate whose supporters appear to be a spoiler for his preferred nominee and former employee. Offered and turned down may be too strong, but what do you suppose they talked about?
I mean, I wasn’t there, so maybe him 'n bernie played canasta in the Oval Office.
You apparently don’t understand that being President of the Senate is a virtually powerless position. Practically the only time a VP shows up in the Senate is to cast a tie-breaking vote. That is pretty much the complete extent of power that the VP has in the Senate. Due to the super-majority that’s required to get practically anything done, ties are nearly non-existent.
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I do, but again, I wasn’t talking about “powers”, I’m talking about being a voice of authority, which she excels at. Being VP would most assuredly give her a bigger megaphone than simply being a Senator, and while the Prez of the Senate is typically just an honorary position, she could preside over the Senate if she wanted. That’s also part of the package.
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He is the head of the party, but the governing rules of the DNC determine how someone can be removed from their position, and that doesn’t include the whim of the President. The President doesn’t even get an honorary committee position, let alone an actual one.
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IIRC, I think that unlike Sherrod Brown in Ohio with Kasich, a GOP appointment for a replacement for Warren would only be until a special election could be held, not the rest of her term? (same for Booker in NJ with Christie?)
And do… what? She wouldn’t have the authority to direct legislation, or much of anything else. Seems like a pretty bad trade-off to me. As a Senator, she can actually get things done, and she doesn’t seem to have much trouble getting airtime.
Besides, she’s from Massachusetts, which will give its 11 electoral votes to HRC, regardless of who the VP is, so it make a lot more sense to go for someone from, say, Florida. If HRC swings Florida her way, the election is pretty much a lock.
Correct, in Mass the governor appoints a replacement, but they don’t hold the special election for 5-6 months, so the appointee can get fairly cozy in the position.
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So…VP Wasserman Schultz? 
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We need a :vomit: emoji
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More likely:
Tom Perez
Julian Castro
Cory Booker
or… can I hold out hope for Al Franken?
