Clinton VP news LATEST: Podesta now calling the losers to tell them its not them

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Why would Tim Kaine be objectionable to the Sanders crowd?

He voted for TPA/supports TPP.

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Kaine - Unacceptable
Warner - Unacceptable
Brown - Would be the best choice if Kasich didn't get to fill the vacancy
Patrick - Bain Capital, enough said, unacceptable
Perez - Very good choice
Warren - Best choice
Booker - Could be worse, like Kaine or Warner
Castro - Lightweight, but could be worse, like Kaine or Warner

Ranking:

1. Warren
2. Perez
3. Brown
4. Booker
5. Castro
6. Kaine
7. Patrick
8. Warner

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Why would Tim Kaine be objectionable to the Sanders crowd?

He voted for TPA/supports TPP.

So does Obama.

Yeah, and he's wrong about that. Clinton claims that she opposes the TPP. Picking a VP who is on record of supporting that awful agreement really raises questions to if her opposition is legitimate or just a campaign ploy.

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I really hope it's Al Franken.

He would also be a very good choice!

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Article said she doesn't feel a need to placate Sanders supporters

That's the right attitude. Just like Obama felt no need to placate the PUMA crowd she should also ignore the Berniebots and make the best choice based on factors like campaign skills, qualifications and governing.

Except picking Biden was meant to help shore up his weakness with the white working class. Clinton would be dumb not to do the same with her weaknesses.

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Trump should pick Bernie.  Make it an outsiders vs. insiders election.   He'll lose half the Republican party but he could get away with "it's not the policy that matters, it's that we're the only two politicians willing to take on a corrupt, rigged system."  All the Bernie Bros. would come over and he'd win a lot of angry moderates as well.  It would throw the election into total chaos.  Bernie is selfish enough that he might accept.  Anything for "the message", right?

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Put me on team Warren after seeing her latest speech. She is exactly what Hillary needs.

That choice would make this Sanders supporter very happy!

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Put me on team Warren after seeing her latest speech. She is exactly what Hillary needs.

That choice would make this Sanders supporter very happy!

I've always loved Warren, but I think her place is the Senate and I think she and Hillary knows it.

Yeah, that's my conflict too. Regardless, she needs to be stumping for her nationwide this fall (along with Obama, Sanders, Bill, Michelle Obama). Trump can't compete with that group of surrogates.

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Warren to meet with Hillary at the Clinton's DC home this morning

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My rankings of that list:

Warren
Becerra
Perez
Tim Ryan
Booker
Eric Garcetti
Brown (Would be #2 if Kasich didn't get to appoint a replacement)
Castro
Kaine

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Why do you place Tim Ryan so much higher than Kaine?

Kaine supports the TPP, Ryan does not. After some further review on policy positions, here a revised list.

Warren
Becerra
Tim Ryan
Booker
Brown (Would be #2 if Kasich didn't get to appoint a replacement)
Perez
Kaine
Castro
Eric Garcetti

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Castro: As I've said, the biggest and most obvious pander ever heard of. Clinton is not winning Texas under any circumstances, and Castro does not have the experience he needs to step in as president and has only gotten as far as he has in life because of affirmative action, which is really just a nice  way to say "racism against whites".

Warren: Just as socialist as Sanders is. Only refused to endorse Sanders because she would have been screamed at by the party if she did. IF WARREN IS PICKED, I'M VOTING JOHNSON.

Kaine: The only actual good choice among these three.

Warren is as much of a socialist as Teddy Roosevelt and FDR were.

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Kaine, Castro and Warren have been asked to submit docs.

Ugh, seriously, why won't the idea of a Castro VP just go away already, he's a terrible pick. Becerra is better than him in every way possible. Also Kaine is far too boring.

Plus Kaine voted for TPP fast track.

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Read today that Kaine is very weak on the issue of choice, another negative for him. Bump him down the list.

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Clinton concerned about picking Senators from Republican Gov states, so probably no Booker or Brown.

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/c849190e2fb842488db0c7edc956bb97/part-clintons-vp-calculus-do-no-harm-senate?platform=hootsuite

Would also be a bad sign for Warren.

Special election determines the replacement for a Senatorial vacation in Massachusetts. Plus even if Baker had absolute appointment power, he'd be tarred and feathered for playing politics by appointing a Republican.

Yeah, the Massachusetts State Legislature (with a veto proof majority) could just pass a law like other states have where the appointment has to be from the same party as the previous office holder.

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Other reporting tidbits on this from Robert Costa on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/costareports

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Wait, Richard Burr? What would happen happen with the NC Senate race if he was picked?

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Corker withdraws as potential Trump running mate

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So, does anyone know when Trump is going to announce who he picked?

EDIT: I meant picked.

Word is next week, possibly the 15th.

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Kaine seems too
-anti abortion
-pro gun

Also supports the TPP.

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CNN says Hillary's choice down to Kaine and Warren.

If that's true, it just goes to show that Hillary doesn't care about the democrats' chance of having a senate majority in the short term or the long term.  Both of these seats would be at risk of falling into Republican hands, either through governor appointment with Warren or through a low turnout contentious election in 2018 in Virginia.

There actually is a way around that for Warren, which is for Warren to declare her intentions to resign a certain day or later to force Brown to not appoint anyone but for there to be a special election on the general election day.

The legislature could also pass a law that requires the governor to appoint a Senator of the same party.

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CNN says Hillary's choice down to Kaine and Warren.

If that's true, it just goes to show that Hillary doesn't care about the democrats' chance of having a senate majority in the short term or the long term.  Both of these seats would be at risk of falling into Republican hands, either through governor appointment with Warren or through a low turnout contentious election in 2018 in Virginia.

There actually is a way around that for Warren, which is for Warren to declare her intentions to resign a certain day or later to force Brown to not appoint anyone but for there to be a special election on the general election day.

The legislature could also pass a law that requires the governor to appoint a Senator of the same party.

That seems like a highly dubious legal proposition.

Why?  It's perfectly legal to do so.  And the Democrats have a veto-proof majority in both houses of the Massachusetts Legislature.

Really? I've always interpreted the 17th Amendment to mean that a legislature can either give a governor the option to appoint a temporary replacement or not. The notion that that appointment power could be given in a restricted manner is novel to me.

This is already the law in Arizona, Hawaii, Utah, and Wyoming.

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CNN is reporting that Trump could announce tonight at rally.

They just want the ratings, they have no clue.

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Rachel Maddow just said that we can expect Clinton's VP announcement to come the 3 days between the RNC and DNC. So, either the 22, 23, or 24 of July.

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Rachel Maddow just said that we can expect her VP announcement to come the 3 days between the RNC and DNC.

Why would Rachel Maddow be announcing a VP?

Whoops

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Clinton camp has asked Elizabeth Warren to deliver the prime-time address of the DNC on Monday (first day)

Probably as clear of a sign as ever that she won't be nominated as VP.