How about a Bernie Sanders/Wendy Davis ticket?

[marym625]

Young, vibrant, female, southern and a fighter. Stronger on women's rights than most.

The more I think about it, the more I like it

[daleanime]

1. Hummmnnn.....

like it.

[marym625]

4. Thanks

Just thought about it this morning and I am digging it!

[NV Whino]

2. Ooooo, I like that

[marym625]

5. Thanks. me too! :)

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

3. Could live with it, though Elizabeth/[ANYBODY] would be preferable.

[marym625]

6. She won't run

And we need her in the Senate. Big time

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

8. Unfortunately, you're likely right, but anyone can change their mind. And, if we need Elizabeth in the Senate "big time"...

then we could REALLY use her political talents on a national level.

[marym625]

11. She is at a national level

I'm confused. I agree she would make a great president but I believe she is very sincere in her decision not to run.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

16. Yes Mary, I too believe Elizabeth is sincere in saying she's not running. I also believe she can be just as sincere if and when she changes her mind...

That's all I'm sayin; nuthin to be confused about.

[marym625]

17. I was confused about the national level part

Yes, of course she can be as sincere about running, should she so choose

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

19. Oh okay Mary, gotcha. My point was simply in Presidential elections, one runs on a national level, whereas...

a Senate race is confined to the State level.

Not that being a Senator can't IMPACT the country as a whole. But, obviously, the President of the United States has a MUCH bigger impact. That's all I was sayin.

[marym625]

20. got it. Thank you

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

7. The only qualm I have is simply the

white/white one. I admit electorally it's probably not a problem, given that out of 44 sets of Pres/VPs, we've had 1/88th non-white representation, but I don't want our fellow travelers for equality to feel their needs aren't being truly represented.

Is the time ripe to create a Secretary/Department-level position on racial affairs? Someone with a staff that works on nothing but vetting proposed legislation and policy for potential racial disparities or issues, and works on altering existing racially unjust policies and institutions to render them more racially neutral? Put someone like Barbara Lee (my other potential VP pick) in as the first Secretary of this new department, and staff the rest of the department mostly with minorities who already are painfully aware of the existing racially unjust issues because they live them.

[marym625]

9. Good point

I like both your ideas and your pick. I'm just not sure that there's enough name recognition. But, what do I know I can easily be wrong

[Downwinder]

10. Love it. Could recycle my shirts.

[marym625]

12. Ha!

The best reason!

[Downwinder]

13. I'm on a tight budget.

[marym625]

14. Same here

I still wear my Dumb and Dumber tshirt. A picture of the two bush presidents above the words

[TBF]

15. I dunno -

I like her but she did much worse in Texas than I thought she would. Just being honest. I'm still pushing for Julian Castro as VP - whether it's for Bernie or Hillary. Young, hispanic, VERY well liked here in TX. He's my candidate

[marym625]

18. Not opposed to that

I think Davis would do better nationally than she did in Texas

[AtomicKitten]

21. Yes. I like it.

[marym625]

22. I wonder if it's a possibility