2016 Postmortem

Sunlei

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22. As VP, I keep asking Mrs. Clinton to team up with Sanders. *After* the convention he may :)

Mon May 9, 2016, 12:27 PM

May 2016

Sanders leaves door open to being Clinton's VP

Sanders said Friday he plans to keep fighting for the Democratic nomination all the way to the convention in Philadelphia, but did not slam the door shut on possibly joining Hillary Clinton's ticket.

Asked by CNN's Wolf Blitzer if he would accept a hypothetical offer to be Clinton's running mate, Sanders said he would talk about it with her after the convention. This from CNN, several other news interviews have similar comments.

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How do you think Sanders could fit into a Clinton Administration? [View all] LaydeeBug May 2016 OP

No and no... Human101948 May 2016 #1

No & No. -none May 2016 #2

We agree on no and no rock May 2016 #49

How so is Bernie a con artist? -none May 2016 #50

The simplest example rock May 2016 #57

Not a lost cause. -none May 2016 #58

That of course is the narrative he has sold you rock May 2016 #59

No, you are the one trying to tell me... -none May 2016 #64

I'm not trying to sell you a thing rock May 2016 #66

lord rock,your a true clinton clan cult member.she's as pure as wendylaroux May 2016 #82

No where near rock May 2016 #85

Ambassador to Libya helping in rebuilding efforts. gordianot May 2016 #3

Wow. Really?? nt. polly7 May 2016 #5

No not really, but good Democrats clean up messes gordianot May 2016 #62

You do realize Libya is a ruined nation with fundamentalists polly7 May 2016 #65

No not really Sanders he did not break it. gordianot May 2016 #69

Where's Lybia? Tarc May 2016 #13

*snort* Gomez163 May 2016 #51

Hillary's hard right (courting Bush donors) says it all Skink May 2016 #4

So Bernie's outreach to Republicans and Trump supporters in the primaries speak volumes too? synergie May 2016 #9

Bernie is not courting rich, influential Republicans like the Bushes Art_from_Ark May 2016 #77

No, it really doesn't, but good luck with that. nt LaydeeBug May 2016 #27

Bernie will be a vote in the Senate, he isn't doing himself any favors with his synergie May 2016 #6

"Right wing attacks"=> total horseshit. NT. Warren Stupidity May 2016 #11

Lol. Bernie will wield a lot of power in the Senate cali May 2016 #17

A. He's not attacking. He's pointing out her miserable record. Fawke Em May 2016 #36

Drumpf has a very real chance of stealing the election. No, he wont win, but yes, he can steal it. Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #7

Archived in the dept of labor like Reich. Warren Stupidity May 2016 #8

He has no place tonyt53 May 2016 #10

you really don't know how it works. Bernie's donor list cali May 2016 #19

But what has that 'power' translated to in 25 years? randome May 2016 #21

For one big thing, he traded his ACA vote for billions for terribly underfunded CHCs cali May 2016 #24

Sanders in a Clinton administration would be like CoffeeCat May 2016 #12

Bernie wishes he could carry Gandhi's sandals realmirage May 2016 #25

I would say that Sanders has been incredibly CoffeeCat May 2016 #43

I think he might fit in well... Orsino May 2016 #14

Outside the gates with the protesters, obviously. JackRiddler May 2016 #15

He won't want it. He's started the big payoff. onehandle May 2016 #16

Just because your candidate is corrupt, doesn't mean mine is. Fawke Em May 2016 #37

In the Senate. nemo137 May 2016 #18

Never. n/t Lil Missy May 2016 #20

As VP, I keep asking Mrs. Clinton to team up with Sanders. *After* the convention he may :) Sunlei May 2016 #22

He would be a terrific Labor Secretary but he dances to the beat of his own drummer. DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #23

Trust me, Sanders isn't getting anything after realmirage May 2016 #26

He can still save his place...I believe that. nt LaydeeBug May 2016 #30

Postmaster General Renew Deal May 2016 #28

LOL. n/t FSogol May 2016 #35

Including the three Hillary named in her only three self sponsored bills? Fawke Em May 2016 #38

To sum up: bvf May 2016 #29

It's about policy...Hillary has to adopt the best parts that differentiate beachbumbob May 2016 #31

He has more power and influence in the Senate and I am not sure that Blue Meany May 2016 #33

He could head up a Department of the People - laruemtt May 2016 #32

Senior Senator from Vermont. FSogol May 2016 #34

There won't be one. eom Fawke Em May 2016 #39

Absolutely there's a role for Bernie hootinholler May 2016 #40

If *only* math wasn't math...and unicorns flew. nt LaydeeBug May 2016 #41

It's fascinating, how a certain group cannot grasp the profound diametric opposition in Zorra May 2016 #42

Like a square peg in a round hole postatomic May 2016 #44

He'll fade into the sunset. NurseJackie May 2016 #45

He'll have more power. Turin_C3PO May 2016 #61

I suppose that anything is possible, but it seems unlikely to me. NurseJackie May 2016 #63

As President. Would Hillary gracefully accept VP? NewImproved Deal May 2016 #46

Secretary of Keeping Kids off the Lawn nt firebrand80 May 2016 #47

Wild Gesticulation Czar. nt Codeine May 2016 #74

Absolutely if he wants to have a role oberliner May 2016 #48

No and no -- oil and vinegar (eom) Samantha May 2016 #52

If they don't find a way to make him "accidentally," dead? JPnoodleman May 2016 #53

Just. NO. agracie May 2016 #54

I can't imagine an anti-corruption fighter like Bernie fitting into a corrupt administration. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2016 #55

He will be offered no roll krawhitham May 2016 #56

He'd be more effective Turin_C3PO May 2016 #60

no, and impossible flights of imagination are also a no Sheepshank May 2016 #67

He could, and should, continue to be a Senator from Vermont. MineralMan May 2016 #68

I think it will be Castro. nt LaydeeBug May 2016 #70

Could be. I can't even make an educated guess. MineralMan May 2016 #75

Why would he want to? Blue_Tires May 2016 #71

as a Senator organizing the opposition to her inevitable errors in judgment, wars Ferd Berfel May 2016 #72

No way. Codeine May 2016 #73

no oldandhappy May 2016 #76

He did at one point but now... fun n serious May 2016 #78

SEC Chair RufusTFirefly May 2016 #79

Sanders will be taking a flying hike. Trust Buster May 2016 #80

he could be hillys over seer. wendylaroux May 2016 #81

I hope he will return to the Senate underthematrix May 2016 #83

No role Demsrule86 May 2016 #84