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Warren who declined to launch her own presidential bid 2½ years ago despite intense efforts by progressives to draft her even received a full vetting for the vice presidential slot by Clintons team and was interviewed in August 2015 at the candidates Whitehaven mansion in Washington, according to Bloomberg Businessweek.
Clinton seriously weighed Warren as a potential running mate, the report states, and top aide Philippe Reines wrote in a memo to his boss after their meeting: If a crystal ball said she wouldnt antagonize you for four years, its hard to argue she isnt the most helpful for the next four months to get you elected.
Asked whether she would have agreed to become Clintons No. 2 on the ticket, Warren responded: Yes.
More at https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.politico.com/amp/story/2019/07/25/warren-hillary-clinton-vice-president-1435422
Autumn
(44,755 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,430 posts)Now I am more depressed than 5 min ago.
roody
(10,849 posts)still_one
(91,951 posts)Hekate
(90,189 posts)JonLP24
(29,322 posts)Flint, Michigan had huge turnout gaps and I'm reading The Forgotten by Ben Bradlee Jr which is about an Obama-Trump county in Pennsylvania and it seemed like culture wars like Kaepernick influenced their vote more than anything else.
Also checkout The Hack on Netflix or even the film Brexit on HBO because they both detail Cambridge Analytica which specifically targeted "persuadables" through Facebook mostly in swing states such as Michigan and they would bombard them with anti Hillary Clinton ads.
Also Russia.
StevieM
(10,499 posts)still_one
(91,951 posts)In everyone of those critical swing states, the Democratic nominee lost by less than 1%
Jill Stein received 1% of the vote in those states
JonLP24
(29,322 posts)Clinton people would trade their votes with Stein or Johnson voters that didn't want to see Trump as President.
https://www.denverpost.com/2018/02/27/colorado-vote-trading/
Also some Green voters you can't expect to vote for a mainstream Democratic candidate as they have different platforms. One major difference is Israel policy.
Doreen
(11,686 posts)but our country is not ready for two females. I know this sucks but when we are having to battle as hard as we have for one female two would be an overload. Maybe in 2024 more people in our country could handle that. I do absolutely think we need a male and female pair as president and vice president.
silentEcho
(424 posts)Now, starting out I figured we could not even handle a woman front runner. Watching both Harris and especially Warren, I think we can deal with first woman President. Further, I think the strong duo with the individual strength is a wonderful combination. Harris and Law, Warren and Corporation/Wall Street.
silentEcho
(424 posts)What is done, is done. I liked Kaine. A good man and that matters. But, how awesome fun would Warren had been. That is why I like a Warren/Harris ticket, or vice versa. I am glad to hear Warrren would have been comfortable in that position. I know the two women respect each other. I saw that in 2016.
Merlot
(9,696 posts)and enthusiasm. For me Kaine did nothing for the ticket, the choice was a huge dissapointment. Reminded me of when Gore chose Liberman, I got that same sinking feeling.
I'm glad Warren didn't accept because if Clinton had lost with Warren on the ticket, doubtfull Warren would be doing as well as she is now.
silentEcho
(424 posts)Kaine I think was solid in middle age white man, to appease that and also honest. That could not be questioned. I was not bummed with Kaine, but more wanting to enhance and use his strengths.
Merlot
(9,696 posts)I was hoping for someone who could generate enthusiasm among younger and more divers voters.
silentEcho
(424 posts)NewJeffCT
(56,827 posts)that either stayed home or went Green. Some of them.
Warren and Xavier Becerra were maybe my two favorites for VP.
But, without Kaine, do the Democrats take Virginia?
Hindsight is 20/20, though, and Kaine seems like an all around good guy
BlueStater
(7,596 posts)First off, what states would she have helped pick up? They didn't need to worry about winning Massachusetts and, outside of our liberal bubble, I don't think she has much appeal on a nationwide level.
Secondly, she's almost as polarizing a figure as Clinton herself is. Kaine might not have helped the ticket much, but he didn't hurt it either.
silentEcho
(424 posts)Yonnie3
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