Hillary Clinton Should Pick Elizabeth Warren for VP to Energize Democrats

Elizabeth Warren Hits the Campaign Trail With Hillary Clinton in Ohio—Embarrasses Herself

A great parlor game is "Who will be Hillary Clinton"s vice presidential choice?" When you say Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the knee-jerk responses are often "Two women?" "Forget it." "It will never sell." "We"re not ready." "Not good chemistry." Here"s an argument for why Hillary Clinton should select Elizabeth Warren.

Conventional wisdom is that every presidential election is a 404020 proposition. That is, 40 percent of us will vote for the Democrat, 40 percent for the Republican and the 20 percent who are left make up what we call the persuadable vote. But that wisdom has become problematic, at least since 2000. We have become so partisan and so polarized that many of us argue that we really have a 48484 electorate, where only 4 percent of voters are really still thinking it over.

If the name of the game is winning, and that means getting 270 electoral votes, what would be the best strategy for Hillary Clinton? Does she waste a lot of time going after that 4 percent or does she maximize turnout among key groups that have traditionally been stalwarts for Democrats? These include progressives, young voters, working-class whites, women and marginalized groups. I think she should take the second option.

What Bernie had going for him was excitement among progressives, millennials and white working-class Democrats and independents. Exit polls indicate dramatic increases in the percentage of voters who actually call themselves "liberals." Millennials want a new political game, and working-class whites want a better deal when it comes to economic well-being.

Elizabeth Warren is on fire. She is exciting. She appeals to all three of these groups and can enhance turnout among them. She gives the Democratic ticket street cred when it comes to the progressive issues Bernie addressed, including student debt, income inequality and going after Wall street and the 1 percent.

Like Hillary, she is at the forefront of wanting to address traditional Democratic positions climate change, gun safety, immigration reform, universal health care, social security, equal pay for equal work, paid family leave and women"s health. And, as an attack dog, going after Donald Trump seems to be a passion though Hillary really does not need much help here.

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Turning out progressives, young voters, women, African-Americans, Hispanics, the LGBT community and other marginalized groups worked for President Barack Obama. That"s the formula; getting the base excited and turning it out. Elizabeth can help Hillary make it happen.

Will Secretary Clinton select Sen. Warren? Clinton is known to be cautious and risk averse. By selecting the senator, Clinton will demonstrate that she is both bold and willing to make gutsy decisions.

But it would be out of character. While polling shows Warren is the leading choice among activist Democrats for all the reasons listed above, Hillary is likely to play it safe. Look for Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine to be her running mate.

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Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Warren Plan First Joint Appearance on Trail

Elizabeth Warren Torches Trump FULL Speech At Hillary Clinton Rally 6/27/16 Cincinnati
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The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts campaigned together for the first time in Ohio, where they criticized Donald J. Trump.

By REUTERS on Publish Date June 27, 2016. Photo by Hilary Swift for The New York Times. Watch in Times Video

CINCINNATI Hillary Clinton and Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts held their first joint campaign event on Monday, striking a populist tone as they sought to address the anger over income inequality that has swept the electorate while skewering Donald J. Trump as contributing to the middle classs economic woes.

I got into this race because I wanted to even the odds for people who have the odds stacked against them, Mrs. Clinton said. To build an economy that works for everyone, not just those at the top, we have got to go big and we have got to go bold.

The event was the first time the two Democrats have campaigned onstage together and is the culmination of an unlikely political alliance between Mrs. Clinton, who is often associated with her husbands centrist economic agenda, and Ms. Warren, who has assailed policies of the Bill Clinton era by tying the deregulation of Wall Street to the 2008 financial crisis.

But those differences seemed a distant memory on Monday, as Mrs. Clinton and Ms. Warren echoed similar liberal themes and took the stage together united against the common enemy: Mr. Trump.

Mrs. Warren praised Mrs. Clintons advocacy for families and children, saying she had steady hands, but most of all, she has a good heart. But she also presented the presumptive Democratic nominee as singularly suited to defeat Mr. Trump.

She knows what it takes to defeat a thin-skinned bully who is driven by greed and hate, said Ms. Warren, who has often been on the receiving side of Mr. Trumps Twitter attacks. She doesnt whine. She doesnt run to Twitter to call her opponents fat pigs or dummies.

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Mrs. Clinton and Ms. Warren, both wearing shades of blue, grasped hands onstage in the grand corridor of the Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal, lined with murals of workers in the fields and on factory floors. Supporters in the crowd of about 2,600 waved Girl Power signs in hopes of seeing the duo together on the ticket in the fall.

While an all-female ticket is unlikely, James Hamilton, the Washington lawyer leading Mrs. Clintons vice-presidential search, has begun vetting Ms. Warren and other candidates. Ever since she endorsed Mrs. Clinton this month, Ms. Warren has been a powerful surrogate, attacking Mr. Trump in spades and visiting the Clinton campaigns Brooklyn headquarters in New York to encourage young staff members with a simple message: Dont screw this up!

In an address that spoke to the frustration, the fear, the anxiety and, yes, the anger over an economy in which the wealthiest Americans have thrived as middle-class wages have remained virtually stagnant, Mrs. Clinton struck many of the same notes, hitting themes that elevated Ms. Warren in the Senate and fueled the candidacy of Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont in the hard-fought Democratic nominating contest.

Mrs. Clinton said that when Ms. Warren railed against Wall Street and corporate excesses from her perch in the Senate, she is speaking for all of us.

In this battleground state with inordinate weight on general elections, Mrs. Clinton delivered a forceful promise to strengthen labor unions, close loopholes that give corporations to tax breaks for moving jobs overseas, raise the minimum wage and make college affordable.

Why do the richest Americans and biggest corporations get away with manipulating the tax code so they pay lower rates than you do? Mrs. Clinton asked to boos from the crowd.

Both women framed their remarks on Monday by portraying Mr. Trump as a selfish corporate titan whose business record hasnt benefited American workers.

Mrs. Clinton ticked off a laundry list of little-known Trump enterprises. Trump suits were made in Mexico, she said. Trump furniture is made in Turkey, instead of Cleveland. Trump barware is made in Slovenia, instead of Toledo.

Living up to her newfound reputation as Trump slayer-in-chief, Ms. Warren roused the crowd with criticism of the real estate developer, delivered in her characteristically folksy but powerful style. He will crush you into the dirt to get whatever he wants. Thats who he is, Ms. Warren said.

Both Democrats have criticized Mr. Trumps response to Britains momentous decision to leave the European Union, which shocked global markets and caused the British pound to tumble to its lowest level since 1985.

On a trip to visit his Turnberry golf course in Scotland last week, Mr. Trump declared Thursdays vote a great thing and drew parallels between the rise in populist anger in Britain to voter sentiment in the United States. Basically, they took their country back, Mr. Trump told reporters, noting that a cheaper British pound would help his golf course business.

Donald Trump says h**l make America great again, Ms. Warren said, calling his slogan goofy, a take on Mr. Trumps favorite insult for the Massachusetts senator. I ask, for who, exactly? For families that dont fly to Scotland to play golf?

It was a potent one-two punch by the two most prominent women in the Democratic Party, as Mrs. Clinton echoed the criticism, saying Mr. Trump reminds us every day that hes not in it for the American people and Ms. Warren, she said, exposes him for what he is.

With Mr. Sanders not yet ready to campaign for his primary opponent (while saying he would vote for her to defeat Mr. Trump), Mrs. Clintons rally with Ms. Warren could help win over the liberal voters who flocked to Mr. Sanderss message.

Some 45 percent of Mr. Sanderss supporters now have a positive view of Mrs. Clinton, according to an NBC News-Wall Street Journal poll.

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Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Warren Huddle for 66 Minutes

Elizabeth Warren DESTROYS Donald Trump During ACS Convention

Sen. Elizabeth Warren huddled with Hillary Clinton at the presumptive Democratic nominee"s Washington, D.C., home this morning, the day after the Massachusetts Democrat endorsed Clinton"s bid for the White House.

Warren"s visit to Clinton"s home lasted 66 minutes. As she departed, the Massachusetts Democrat ignored shouted questions from the media about what the two discussed in their meeting.

In announcing her support for Clinton during an interview with MSNBC"s Rachel Maddow Thursday night, Warren said she"s "ready to get into this fight" to support Clinton and take on Donald Trump. The endorsement came after Warren had remained neutral throughout the Democratic Party primary.

Warren"s support could be significant to Clinton as she looks to appeal to Bernie Sanders constituency, even as the Vermont senator has yet to exit the race. Warren, like Sanders, is considered a rising star in the Democratic Party for her advocacy on economic equality issues and taking on Wall Street.

Warren has been seen as a possible vice presidential candidate for Clinton. Asked about the speculation Thursday night, Warren said, "no," she had not heard from Clinton or her campaign about whether she is under consideration for the position and added that she loves her Senate job.

On Tuesday night, during an exclusive interview with ABC News shortly before giving her acceptance speech, Clinton praised Warren and didn"t rule out the prospect of having her on the ticket.

"I"m not going to get into vice presidential choices, Clinton said, but I have the highest regard for Senator Warren.

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