Would a less bland VP pick have helped either candidate?

[Karpatsky]

While he might not have accepted and it's true that it's bad to have the VP overshadow the top of the ticket, I believe Hillary would have done well to choose Bernie as VP.

[Karpatsky]

I read somewhere that Vilsack was the #2 choice. With hindsight, I think he would have been much better, though I suppose at the time the Midwest was considered safe and Clinton was focusing on expanding the map in FL, AZ, TX, for which Kaine's Spanish language skill must have been a big plus.

[Karpatsky]

I read somewhere that Vilsack was the #2 choice. With hindsight, I think he would have been much better, though I suppose at the time the Midwest was considered safe and Clinton was focusing on expanding the map in FL, AZ, TX, for which Kaine's Spanish language skill must have been a big plus.

Lol at picking a white man as VP to pick up latino votes just because he speaks spanish.

Why not? You don't have to look like someone to appeal to them.