Blue3
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« on: July 22, 2016, 04:35:40 PM » |
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« edited: July 22, 2016, 04:51:27 PM by Blue3 »
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Why it should be Elizabeth Warren
1. She'd be an effective governing partner for Hillary, able to rally the progressive coalition to her, and make progressives feel like they have an important voice in the administration. Bill Clinton will already be there to speak for the moderates.
2. She'd help win the general election against Donald Trump. Already proven to be an effective attack dog against Trump. Held a "high energy" rally with Hillary that was well choreographed with the two of them working closely together flawlessly.
3. She'd help give some enthusiasm to Bernie supporters (maybe not the die-hard's, but they're a small fraction... most have already come around to Hillary, but they need to get more enthusiastic about her too)
4. Hillary doesn't need someone with a diverse, highly-experienced political background like Kaine's... she already is herself. And Elizabeth Warren is still a US Senator who has experienced presidential-level attention for years, and served in the Obama administration.
5. This ticket would underline and draw back attention to Hillary's liberal roots, and underline the historic nature of how far women have come in this country in just 100 years with this ticket. She doesn't have to pick Warren for party unity. She already has it. It would show that she really is a progressive at heart. As well as different from her husband, and even Obama in some respects, who both like moderates more.
6. It would fight against the narrative that Hillary is "bought" by the banks, or corrupt. Which it seems Trump is even more likely to use than Bernie did (despite the irony of it coming from Trump).
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