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Letter: Clinton should have picked Sanders as running mate

Hindsight is 20/20. But by not picking Bernie Sanders as her running mate, Hillary Clinton made a political error.

Presidential candidate Ronald Reagan picked George H.W. Bush, his bitter opponent during the primaries, as his running mate — in spite of the fact Mr. Bush had described his supply side economics as “voodoo economics.”

They won the presidential race twice and had a successful association for eight years.

Apparently Hillary did not get most of Bernie’s supporters, and didn’t “Feel the Bern.”

Jack Kalia, Richland

This story was originally published November 13, 2016 at 4:06 AM with the headline "Letter: Clinton should have picked Sanders as running mate."

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