After staying neutral throughout the bitter primary fight between Clinton and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, Warren moved quickly to endorse Clinton after the former Secretary of State clinched the nomination June 7. But there’s at least one good reason to think that picking Warren in a bid to mollify Sanders’s voters would backfire, by alienating that other critical Clinton constituency: the Wall Street moneymen who are terrified of the MA senator and want to keep her as far as possible from the White House. Elizabeth Warren of MA and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro of Texas.
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Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia has also emerged as Clinton’s potential running mate.
He was not expecting to be considered, aides said, and her aides say he is not.
That’s according to several Democrats, who described the process on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized by the Clinton campaign to publicly discuss the vice presidential search.
The list of serious vice presidential candidates is believed to be smaller rather than larger, with Democrats close to the campaign placing it at no more than five contenders.
Clinton has repeatedly said in interviews, her top consideration is someone who would be able to step into the presidency should anything happen to her.
And because of Donald Trump’s tax plan, which includes taxing certain long-term financial investments, some Wall Street donors even switched to Clinton when their favored Republican dropped out of the race. Cory Booker of New Jersey, according to Reuters. Warren is one of Trump’s favorite targets, particularly for her record as a Harvard “diversity hire” for her mostly non-existent Native American bloodline.
Kaine is the former Governor of Virginia, the former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and a former attorney who graduated from Harvard Law School. Warren has signaled to people close to her that she is intrigued by the possibility of being Clinton’s No. 2.
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The news Web site Politico cites “a dozen interviews” with unidentified Democrat donors in the financial services industry that argue the presence of Warren in the second spot on their party’s ticket will result in termination of a significant source of Clinton’s campaign funds.
