Gallery: 3/6
Elizabeth Warren
Prediction Markets: 17 percent
Background:
Elizabeth Warren has dropped from 22 percent to 17 percent in the veepstakes speculation, but the Massachusetts senator still remains a likely possibility. She has helped Clinton's campaign by repeatedly attacking Trump, calling him a “loud, nasty, thin-skinned fraud” in a speech earlier this month. One of her biggest strengths is her leadership position amongst the progressive voters. Warren could have the ability to rally Bernie Sanders' supporters behind Clinton's cause. However, some worry that a two woman ticket could turn undecided voters away. “We are going to win this. Trump shouldn’t be president and he isn’t going to be president,” a senior Wall Street executive who is close to Clinton told Politico. “Picking Warren would indicate weakness and panic for no reason and make them look like they are running scared of Trump. There will be plenty of time to galvanize the left and get them to come out. And Warren would be a nightmare to try and manage.” According to Politico, other moderate Democrats in the financial services industry have made a similar argument: Sanders voters will come on board anyway, with or without Warren.
Clinton met with Warren in her Washington, D.C. home a few weeks ago, following Warren's public endorsement of Clinton. However, Clinton and Warren do not have a strong camaraderie. Warren has been vocal about her position against some of the Clinton White House's policies. The senator has publicly criticized Clinton in the past, and she is likely to do so again if she disagrees with Clinton's stance on key issues. In a 2003 book, Warren essentially accused Clinton of flip-flopping on a bankruptcy bill after special interests in favor of the bill contributed money to her senate election campaign. The remarks were resurfaced by Bernie Sanders’ campaign this year. (Getty)