Although I'm not a socialist, I sadly agree with this, the media is already pumping up Biden as Hillary's alternative.
It's looking a bit rough for the democrats: (In a writing mood)
Hillary Clinton: To have the Clinton economic team back in the white house (though they had influence under Obama) would be great for the economy, if history tells us anything.
Bill Clinton had one of the highest GDP growth rates (averaged 3.8) since the Great Depression, those old enough to remember the 90's remember that they were good times; the western world has pretty much been in a funk since 2001.
On the flip side, Clinton was a "wall street" democrat and a liberal idealist who signed the trade agreement with China that has cost the US close to 3 million manufacturing jobs, while doing dick all to putting China on the road to democracy. Not to mention he signed NAFTA into exsistance, and implemented neo friendly policies like loosening restrictions for the big banks.
Expect the same from Hillary, she'll sign the TPP & other free trade deals into existence. Hillary Clinton is shrewd & ruthless, she's corporate America personified, but she's also damaged goods do to the email scandal. If by some miracle Trump wins the GOP nomination, watch for corporate America to start funding Hillary's campaign big time.
Joe Biden: Joe is one of the most likable politicians out there, but he is also damaged goods. As much as I like Obama, he has the worst GDP growth rate of any President since the Great Depression (averaged 1.2), only being bested by Herbert Hoover. That's a hard sell for an American public that wants pay raises and extra spending cash in their pocket. So if Al Gore couldn't do it with 3.8 GDP, its hard to imagine Joe winning with 1.2
BTW: Next to Hoover, Obama & Truman, Bush 1 & 2 have the worst GDP records so you don't want another one of those in office again either.
Bernie Sanders: Like Trump Sanders is riding a populous wave, but the DNC doesn't want him to win the nomination, liberal elites have already invested their dollars in Hillary, and many feel he is unelectable because he's an unabashed socialist.
Theoretically he would be the best thing for the working class, unlike Obama he wouldn't hesitate to implement a massive Paul krugman like stimulus.
The problem with Bernie Sanders is that in order for his economic plan to be successful, democrats would have to win both the house and senate like FDR did, and that scenario is unlikely.
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