2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: So who would YOU like to see as Hillary Clinton's running mate? [View all]cloudythescribbler
(2,586 posts)Yes, this is a very political choice, although all these figures are more progressive than neoliberal HRC. I am confident that there is no chance Hillary will run with Elizabeth Warren, for a number of reasons, including that they represent different political tendencies. If the way that the neoliberals held the line on the platform (more than neoliberalism itself seems to require strategically, and opposing the publicly taken opposition to TPP by Hillary) is any guide, there is little wiggle room for having the progressive wing of the party represented on the ticket.
Kaine is the most likely one, from news reports, and unsurprisingly very few here indicate a preference for him. He or someone like that -- Biden wasn't exactly someone masses of people wanted either -- would fit the bill of insuring that a neoliberal would step in in case of emergency. It seems that the Castros and Becerra are close enough to neoliberals to be at least possible candidates, tho it seems that the public is being led on in the case of Warren -- possibly Castro too. Also, these are figures who would solidify the Democratic Party for the future in terms of possible electoral successors to HRC if she gets elected, and future candidates if she does not, and yes in terms of the burgeoning constituency of latinos, particularly chicanos, who are the majority of latinos in the US even today (tho perhaps not for long).
I expect a neoliberal, but hope for at least a little flexibility. With Hillary Clinton unlike Barack Obama, there is no basis for even the hope (unmet) of serious deviation from the script of neoliberalism; I am agin it, but it is better than GOP inanity and possibly insanity. Someone like Trump (like W) is UTTERLY unsuited to the presidency, and would be bad for progressives as well as for America, and MUST be defeated, soundly if possible