Pros and Cons of a Biden/ Warren ticket

[Mister Mets]

People outside of this forum are discussing the possibility of Joe Biden running with Elizabeth Warren.

As Michael Tomasky wrote for the Daily Beast...

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What are the advantages and disadvantages for Biden and Warren of making that kidn of announcement at this point?

[The Other Castro]

Pros:
-Satisfies the want for a woman on the ticket (making up for Hillary)
-Energizes the base with a liberal icon
-Comes across as overall very genuine and personable
-Creates a full ticket for people to get behind early on

Cons:
-Biden's current approval numbers might just be a sympathy bump
-Combined age of 140
-No regional diversity
-No characteristic appeal to Blacks or Hispanics

[Progressive]

Regional + Latino

[DavidB.]

Con for Warren: She'll have to get her hands dirty as well. Her position within the party will be damaged if Hillary eventually wins.

[Stand With Israel. Crush Hamas]

Warren's presence on the ticket neutralizes Biden's main appeal as the safe, trustworthy option.

There's an element of McCain/Palin here, albeit far less extreme, in that an "elder statesman" candidate's choice of VP is more important and choosing someone who will lose the center is a terrible idea.

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Well, a GOP governor would get to pick an interim senator.

[Mehmentum]

Warren is ideal because she can cut into Clinton's support among women and Sander's support among liberal whites.  In addition, Biden has quite a bit of appeal with African Americans, so the two of them together could make a potent combination.

I'm not convinced that they'd do well in the general election.  But I suppose nearly everything better in the general election than Sanders or Clinton under indictment.

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This would be an extremely unusual tactic. Then again, this has been a very unusual primary season on both sides.

[Mister Mets]

Pros...
Gets liberals excited for Biden.
Makes it easier for people who want a woman in the White House to vote for the old white guy.
Makes use of Elizabeth Warren's talents as a party spokesman.
Biden's foreign policy/ Washington expertise with Warren's economic knowledge.
National bids tend to raise the profiles of Senators, so even if the bid is unsuccessful, Warren can return to the Senate as a more prominent voice.

Cons...
It's an old ticket.
It's a white northeastern ticket.
Hillary Clinton allows voters to pick a woman for the #1 spot.
Warren isn't a demonstrably strong candidate. Winning by seven points in MA is not enough to be a natonal figure.
Warren doesn't seem to want to be President. She's probably not eager to be the running mate of a man in his seventies with a history of health problems.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Con; he wouldn't pick Warren; he will pick Warner, Kaine or Castro.

[Mister Mets]

Con; he wouldn't pick Warren; he will pick Warner, Kaine or Castro.

Given the Democratic party's obsession with identity politics, it's unlikely he'll pick a white guy.

In addition to Castro, the party has a solid bench of alternatives with Klobuchar, Gilibrand, Booker, Becerra and more obscure technically qualified choices (Former Charlotte Mayor/ Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, Former Dallas Mayor/ Trade Rep Ron Kirk, Former Congresswoman/ Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, etc.)