As to who that is, maybe other Bernie fans have a better idea. I love AOC but think she needs more time in Congress. Otherwise, she would be great.

Maybe 2024 or 2028.

I just mean that 2024 will depend on if a Dem wins in 2020. If we do win, then it’s 2028 for her.

Everyone makes mistakes. I thought of one possibility - Tammy Duckworth. Fairly liberal, woman, from the Midwest and background is a contrast.

Biden 24% Buttigieg 16 % Warren 14% Bernie 13% …. Amongst Very Liberal Voters Bernie is at 15% .. Somewhat Liberal Bernie at 20% …. Moderate to Conservative Bernie at 10 % …… Somewhat and Very Liberal Voters comprise 67%% of the Primary electorate yet Bernie is only credited with 13% of the vote ……...Bernie should be credited with 15% of the vote ..The moderate candidates , Buttigieg and Biden , are credited with 40% of the vote whilst the Progressives get only 27% of the vote combined ….. Quinnipiac are oversampling Mod/Cons ...Ridiculous.... As usual

She would be a great safe choice.

I just worry that they might split the vote and a moderate squeaks in.

Any white male winning the nomination needs a running mate who is a woman of color. We cannot afford to have any constituency feel they have been left out come Election Day.

I don't know if Briahna Joy Gray is old enough though.

Call me when Sen. Sanders fires Nina from his campaign. Until then, any other Democratic candidate for me.

Sanders would want to pick Booker for his identity and ability to appeal to black voters, which is a big part of the electorate, and a part of the electorate that Sanders simply doesn't get.

Booker also appeals to the establishment wings of the party and has the sort of resume setting him up to run for president someday in the future.

(and Sanders recently voiced his support for an Rx bill that Booker either authored or co-authored and presented last week)

Amy Klobuchar.

He will either energize or try and play to the moderates.
Klobuchar and he have worked together quite a bit actually. Think JFK/LBJ

She had his back last race.

Good balance.

...he’d be too principled to balance the ticket.

Excellent observation.

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Remember that one time when he had a rally in North Charleston, SC? BS can't even get AA and POC to attend a rally at an historically BLACK church in a MAJORITY BLACK neighborhood, within a MAJORITY BLACK city.

His rally (although well-attended) had so LITTLE ethnic diversity that it looked like he could have been somewhere Vermont. In fact, based on the statistics, the demographics at that rally was even whiter than Vermont.

It's obvious that the AA and POC community are rejecting BS and the BS campaign. They did then, and they still do NOW. He can't make headway. He hasn't been able to refine and tune his message.

BS just doesn't connect with that community. The BS message just isn't resonating.

All I'm saying is, with such a humiliating rejection by the AA and POC communities, and without their vote, BS doesn't stand a chance.

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narris is my best guess.

... to balance. A female moderate, I would expect.

would be smart: A nod to POC and women, great on the attack, flexible enough to get onboard with his policies, excellent move to position her for 2024 if he doesn't want to go for reelection and quite capable of taking over if something unfortunate should happen. I don't like her as much as I do several other candidates, but she'd be the best choice, I think.

2nd place would go to Sarandon

It just wouldn't do to pick Jane

they are both on the same side after all.

Dianne Feinstein

Since we’re indulging in pure fantasy

If I were to advise him, I would suggest either a woman or person of color from a purple state.

I think maybe Stacie Abrams from Georgia or maybe Gillam of Florida. While both lost, they came awfully close.

Kamala Harris might be on the list but being from California brings little as far as possibly flipping a state. California is very blue. Similarly Cory Booker I don't think makes the list. But he is an excellent speaker.

There may be other state leaders that might make the short list that I am missing right now. But it would be interesting should Bernie win the nomination.

To my mind, Ambassador Rice would be the perfect choice: she's a no-nonsense bulldog in the best possible way. She also would be an important bridge to the Obama coalition.

The fact that she's a parent and woman of color only helps to cinch my conviction.

Old white guys who don't like each other. It would be a fun ticket.

They have been friends for over twenty years.

Bernie Sanders said he’d choose a woman who is a little younger than himself.