If there was a liberal "base" then someone else would have won the primary. The ACTUAL party base chose Hillary. The liberal "wing" apparently thought it was all about what they wanted.
It was up to Hillary to choose someone who she thinks is qualified to be one-heartbeat-away, AND who will make a good campaign partner AND a good governing partner. She chose someone she admires, someone who respects her in return, and someone that she can work well with.
You guys need to realize that the VP slot isn't a silver-medal, or a consolation prize. It's not a nod or token gesture to placate the liberal wing of the party. There is no Congeniality Award to be given in presidential politics.
Hillary made a solid pick. Whatever disappointment people are experiencing is solely the result of their having unrealistic expectations. People who truly feel that way need an attitude adjustment and need to look at the larger picture. It's now about winning the election.
Glad to see it!
Mature voters such as yourself understand the importance of winning and defeating Trump.
It's my belief that people who threaten to not vote for Hillary because of her VP choice are the same ones who wouldn't have voted for her anyway. They just wanted to be "romanced" a little bit more, so that they could have the satisfaction of "winning" a round, and then end up rejecting her anyway (revenge perhaps?) Those are not mature voters.
Hillary knows enough about the game of politics to understand that it doesn't make political sense to chase after a handful of hard-left liberals, at the expense of an entire roomful of middle-of-the-road voters.
I've seen posts here that are "concerned" about how Hillary is moving toward the center for the General Election, and I have to wonder if people who posts such things are truly that naive. Do they not understand how elections are won? Or are they just looking for any excuse at all to attack Hillary, and to continue to express their grief and disappointment and anger that their preferred candidate didn't win the primary?
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