She dropped out, and there was much weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth, especially in the black community, from that one guy.
(She pulled a solid 0% among black voters in South Carolina.)
It’ll be interesting to see how the Steyer/Buttigieg/Klobuchar withdrawals affect the race. There are no minor candidates of substance remaining – except perhaps Tulsi, who’s barely a blip on the radar. It’s down to the four cranky old white people, as expected, competing to challenge the other cranky old white guy.
Elizabeth Warren is the only woman in that group, but is also now the only living candidate.
And she ain’t that young herself.
(She’s an old coot, but she’s seven years younger than her nearest Democratic rival, and three years younger than the president.)
Jimmy Carter needs to be on the VP ticket for whomever the Democratic nominee is just to make them look young… I checked and it is legal.
Wait! Some of them are younger than Carter?
some are younger than Cher!
I think Bernie would have to pick a non-white VP to assure enthusiasm and a high voter turnout from the base. Kamala Harris is considered suspect because of her years as a prosecutor, and her background places her outside the mainstream of African-Americans. Cory Booker carries no such liabilities and is just about perfect on paper. My money would be on him, assuming Bernie has at least half a brain.
Biden would carry no such need, since he’s already popular with the black electorate. He needs somebody to overcome his own weaknesses – his dubious reputation with women and with the more liberal wing of the party. He also needs somebody who is smarter and tougher than he is. Warren would fit his bill perfectly. That ticket, with Obama’s active campaigning and Bloomberg’s money behind them, would be very strong. (Bloomberg would presumably get promised Treasury.) But it’s almost too late for them to cut a deal, because Bernie is steaming toward the nomination.
I had predicted he would pick Tulsi. But that was back in 2016.
She might be able to snag Republican votes.
Clearly Warren is VP material…at least in her mind.