Sanders Dodges Saying Whether He’d Be Clinton’s Running Mate

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., salutes at a campaign rally at the Los Angeles Maritime Museum in San Pedro district of Los Angeles Friday, May 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) dodged saying in an interview aired Sunday whether he would be Hillary Clinton’s running mate if she wins the Democratic presidential nomination.

Sanders was asked on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” if he would take the call from Clinton if she asked him to be her vice president.

“Well, right now, again, here we are in California, I’m knocking my brains out to win the Democratic nomination,” Sanders said.

Sanders said his focus right now is winning the nomination. But, he did say who he would like to see be Clinton’s running mate if he doesn’t win the nomination.

“So I would hope, if I am not the nominee, that the vice presidential candidate will not be from Wall Street, will be somebody who has a history of standing up and fighting for working families, taking on the drug companies whose greed is doing so much harm, taking on Wall Street, taking on corporate America, and fight for a government that works for all of us, not just the 1 percent,” Sanders said.

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  1. Avatar for pshah pshah says:

    “So I would hope, if I am not the nominee, that the vice presidential candidate will not be from Wall Street, will be somebody who has a history of standing up and fighting for working families, taking on the drug companies whose greed is doing so much harm, taking on Wall Street, taking on
    corporate America, and fight for a government that works for all of us, not just the 1 percent,” Sanders said.

    Additionally, he should ideally be Jewish, an ex-mayor as well as Congressman, and have been an independent Senator.

    Seriously, if Hillary chooses Bernie at this point, I’d be disappointed in her.

  2. If Hillary selected this quasi-anarchist I would lose a ton of respect for her.

  3. Warren makes a ton more sense for VP on multiple levels.

  4. Avatar for cmj cmj says:

    Hillary will not choose Bernie as her running mate. If anything, Bernie will be sent back the Senate and rightfully shunned for the remainder of his term.

  5. Pick Warren…screw Bernie…

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