2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumChuck Todd finally made a good point about the Veep pick.
Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Sherrod Brown will have more power in a Democratic Senate where they can introduce legislation and vote on SUPREME COURT JUDGES than they would sleeping in the Old Navel Observatory.
tallahasseedem
(6,716 posts)that Progressives need to focus on. The maneuvering for this was correct.
leftofcool
(19,460 posts)That can be his baby while he is VP.
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)awake
(3,226 posts)While I was hoping for Warren she will be verry powerful in the Senate
Stellar
(5,644 posts)and I think he said that Warren would have more star power than she would, right?
blue neen
(12,321 posts)It was nice to hear Chuck say something positive for a change!
LiberalFighter
(50,943 posts)Evan Bayh is likely to win in Indiana but I don't consider him to be a Progressive. He is way to the right of Clinton.
RandySF
(58,896 posts)Evan Bayh is what I always called a "majority-builder". He may not be much use, but he helps Pay Leahy become Judiciary Chairman, which ensures that our SCOTUS nominees get through.