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Originally Posted by nmnita
I don't think anyone could claim Warren is more qualified, but she would outshine Hillary and the presidential candidate doesn't want a running mate that will get more attention than she/he will. Actually makes good sense, but I doubt the country is really ready for a female president and VP, not to mention she is way to far to the left.
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This.
And Hillary knows her personal faults and temperament better than anyone. I'm sure some of Kaine's selection is his own temperament; he's cheerful by nature, deeply religious, easy going, and very emotionally stable.
He also has a thick hide, and can take a political hit without becoming aggressive or overly defensive. He's reliable, too. He's shown he won't be easily swayed, but will take other's thoughts into serious account. His stability removes a lot of worry from Clinton's shoulders. Hillary is a real chronic worrier.
He's a good match of opposites on all the stuff Hillary lacks, and shares all the good stuff Hillary has.
The one thing he is not is anything approaching radical in his politics. Like the GOP's recent impulse to move ever farther right, there are a lot of Democrats who want their party to move more leftward. Bernie was their guy.
But there are more Democrats who believe gradual change, incremental change, is still the best course for the party and the nation. And that's why Hillary won in the end.
I was a Bernie believer early, but came to think that Sanders had too much he wanted with no good plans on how to get it, and was too intent on massive changes that may be as bad in the outcome as a more step-at-a-time approach. The Bernie folks I know are all universally disappointed, but won't vote for Trump, no way, no how. And they won't abandon their party for the Greens or any others, either.
But even though I know a lot of folks of all ages, I don't know as many young and first time voters as my kids do for a fact. Hillary will have to prove up to them, and even then, I don't have any confidence she will win a second term unless she can find a path to reach the Millennials effectively.
A lot of geezers in both parties, voters and politicians alike, have totally failed to keep up with the Millennials and who they actually are.
They are no longer the kids living in Mom and Dad's basement, unemployed, and politically indifferent. Those times are 10 or more years in the past.
Nowadays, they're in their 30s and early 40s, working hard, often raising kids now, and really pissed off. And they are now the largest age demographic in the nation. By far. And they are dragging the following generation in as it ages into adulthood. Once fully engaged, the 18 to 45 demographic can easily dominate all our future politics as early as 2020.
And they are increasingly engaged at last, as they have come to realize the boomer generation isn't going to do anything at all for them, and are still in charge this time.
It won't be long before they decide the next election is theirs, unless they see something coming their way first and not to their elders in the interim. 2020 and 2024 are all closer to the end of the 21st century as to the end of the 20th in their minds.
There's no return to the past now, no reversal possible of the social changes, and the political boomers will have a fight on their hands if they believe otherwise.
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