Thursday, her campaign manager said her running mate might also be a woman.
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Her campaign chairman John Podesta left the door open to a double dose of history making too, telling the Boston Globe that Clinton is open to naming a woman as her vice presidential pick.
Seen through that lens, Warren is more of a specialized pick to fix a very particular problem – which doesn’t exist yet and likely won’t – than she is a true short-lister to be Clinton’s vice president.
With Senator Elizabeth Warren’s name officially surfacing in the Boston media as a possible running mate for Hillary Clinton, the inevitable question has arisen: Is America ready for a presidential ticket featuring two Methodists? But with 92 of 94 major party tickets since the Second Party System emerged in 1828 being composed of two men, can anyone seriously object to one composed of two women? She has been at odds with Clinton over her corporate ties, the Globe reports. Traditional considerations like gender and geography may not matter.
While Warren hasn’t made a Democratic endorsement, she has been vocal in her opposition to the Republican candidates.
The Democratic frontrunner also has the advantage of time. In 2008, Clinton didn’t make as much of her role as a woman as she might have.
As to the second matter, Clinton’s campaign has let it be known that she will consider selecting a female VP candidate. But my strong sense is that Clinton and her inner circle will pick Warren only as a sort of last resort. Democrats do have Senator Bernie Sanders in the race, but where are the women? (Elizabeth Warren, who many progressives hoped would run, was the exception.) In fact, way back in 2013, all including Warren signed a letter asking Hillary Clinton to run.
But following her impressive win in NY and given that she is leading in polls in next Tuesday’s primaries in the States of Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Rhode Island, her supporters and political pundits believe that she is headed towards become the Democratic party’s presumptive presidential nominee soon.
After all, Clinton is simply not ruling things out, and there’s a long time to go until she has to make the final choice. “I regret that and I’ve said that it was a mistake and, obviously, it’s something that, you know, I wish hadn’t turned out the way it did”, Clinton said.
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Finally, since the Republican race is such a muddle, it’s hard for Clinton’s team members to assess what qualities they would want in a vice president.
