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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Yeah, she turned 70 in June this year.
Which is one reason we can forget a Warren-Sanders or a Sanders-Warren or even a Biden-Sanders ticket (no way in hell will any combo of Warren and Biden happen given how much personal enmity there is between them).
Edited by M84 on Oct 6th 2019 at 8:39:31 PM
Disgusted, but not surprisedHey, Obama only had a partial Senate term when he ran for President.
Realistically, Warren would likely pick one of the candidates who are running outside of the top 3 candidates. Not Harris, the Dems would consider 2 women too risky. Maybe one of the 3 Bs (Booker, Buttigieg, someone else).
Edited by Galadriel on Oct 6th 2019 at 8:48:11 AM
Absolutely this, Castro would be a natural choice for VP. He could act as a draw for Latinx voters and he's a young candidate who could do with some grooming for a future General primary.
I think he'd be an excellent choice.
"Einstein would turn over in his grave. Not only does God play dice, the dice are loaded." -Chairman Sheng-Ji YangEspecially after Hillary losing the majority of white women to a man who openly bragged about committing sexual assault, I am really sceptical of relying on identity politics.
That’s not a comment on policy of any kind; I mean that it’s unwise to operate on an electoral strategy of assuming “this candidate is [X group] so [X group] will vote for them”. It happened with Obama, but as mentioned previously, he had to work to gain the support of black voters; initially most supported Hillary. And the massive turnout among African-Americans was as much about Obama’s excellent voter registration campaign as it was about enthusiasm - he put a lot of work and skill into that victory.
That’s not to say anything against Julian Castro as a candidate; just that I don’t find “Hispanics will vote for him (more than they would for another Democrat)” a convincing argument.
Edited by Galadriel on Oct 6th 2019 at 9:31:33 AM
Whoever wins will likely pick someone more moderate (if Warren or Sanders) or more liberal (if Biden), has endorsed them already, and has relevant political experience (maybe a governor or ex-governor).
I don't see any of them picking another primaries candidate.
Edited by M84 on Oct 6th 2019 at 9:38:16 PM
Disgusted, but not surprised![]()
You seem to be assuming certainty that was not implied or stated, I said he could draw in latinx voters. Not that he definitely would.
Also, white women are white and Trump was a white identity candidate so if anything he supports the viability of identity politics. Just that racial identity, in that context, superseded gender identity.
Edited by Fourthspartan56 on Oct 6th 2019 at 6:39:40 AM
"Einstein would turn over in his grave. Not only does God play dice, the dice are loaded." -Chairman Sheng-Ji YangI should note that race, historically, has usually been more important in terms of identity politics. If I'm not mistaken the majority of white women usually vote Republican, Trump isn't an exception. The idea of say, white women invoking solidarity with women of color over their gender identity is a relatively new development in that sense.
Edited by Draghinazzo on Oct 6th 2019 at 10:43:48 AM
I still think it's possible for someone else to get the nom, Iowa and Nude Hamster (I'm from Matichuwitts so I get to call it that
) notoriously screw with people's predictions, let's go with the supposed Big Three (I agree that it's more like Big Two but if we don't include Sanders you'll be able to here his acolytes whinging from space!).
As stated above they'll need someone younger, 15-20 years would be my guess. If it's Biden or Sanders it should be a woman and/or a Person of Color.
If it's Warren it will have to be a white male. Sorry but realistically you're not going to get elected without at least one of us on the ticket.
If it's Warren or Sanders it should be someone a bit to their right but to the left of Biden.
If it's Biden then it should be someone to his left but to the right of Sanders/Warren.
Edited by tricksterson on Oct 6th 2019 at 11:09:46 AM
Trump delenda estSomething of a reality check for the Never Bidens contained here
.

Me neither; I’d have guessed Warren was in her 40s or 50s.
Edited by Galadriel on Oct 6th 2019 at 8:38:54 AM