Over the past eight months, i have been witness to the irritating reality of how someone or the other squeals out an appeal to beg for the endorsement of Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, one of the foremost progressives in the upper chamber. Unfortunately, the Massachusetts primary came and went with Sanders losing by 1%. Perhaps without Bill Clinton's election violations and with Warren’s endorsement, and a fairer playing field by the media, the Sanders campaign may have inched to victory. In addition there is an irresistible itch that often the same people have, to get Warren on the Vice Presidential ticket, defying custom and convention.

Despite being a Sanders supporter, having read up on his entire life from various sources such as biographies, news cuttings, House/Senate bills and every Sanders video on C-SPAN and after having to come across a appeal every 30 seconds on both DailyKos and Reddit, i felt the need to make some Sanders/Warren supporters take a more realist path:

1. Warren isn't as progressive as made out to be. She was put into the Senate by the Democrats to counter the loss of progressive enthusiasm that seemed to go towards Bernie post-Filibuster. The Democrats sent her out on TV so that she could make them appear to be genuinely representing the peoples’ interests rather than have an independent 'socialist' voicing the peoples’ concerns. She was intended to serve as a safety valve for the Democrats but, to her credit, she went renegade.

2. Warren is a one term Senator as of now. PLEASE don't inflate her record as if she's anywhere equal to Bernie. It's an extremely unflattering comparison, not to mention unfair. A lot of us once fell for the mainstream media and the Democrats' projection of her as the one true progressive icon. Warren has long since been simply a way of NOT talking about Bernie.

3. Let Sanders decide. He ought to know best. He's fought uphill battles several times over his life, with the unlikeliest of odds. He would make the best decision in the best interests of the people. Or maybe even would poll his supporters on it!

4. Warren as VP candidate would be useful in ensuring the DNC doesn't sabotage Bernie Sanders in the general should he get the nomination, but other than the progressive female vote, a large chunk of which Bernie already has, i don't see her supplying any new vote base to the ticket. Sanders and Warren have VERY overlapping electoral bases among the Democrats, only that a lot of Independents, libertarians and Republicans hate Warren, but a lot of them would in fact vote for Sanders. In fact, she may even lose him non-Democrat votes in the general election.

5. Vice President is not a strong enough position to waste Warren on. She's perfectly fine in the Senate. Majority leader would be great.

6. People like Raul Grijalva, Keith Ellison, Chuy Garcia, Nina Turner would on the other hand, expand Bernie's voter base, if chosen as Vice Presidential candidate.

7. Hence, PLEASE don't whine about Warren. This is an objective election with real votes, not a personal wet dream. Think logically and be practical about the VP pick. The people I listed in point 6 are just as progressive as Warren, and would reap better electoral benefits. Sanders is already beating Hillary Clinton among women. For example, if Sanders announces Turner or Ellison or Garcia or Grijalva as his potential VP pick, he could DESTROY Hillary's advantage among African Americans in Illinois, Ohio, and beyond, or he could demolish Hillary's advantage among Latinos in NM, Illinois and beyond. His outreach alone has made so much progress in minority support to him (from 3% to 34% among African American in SC, despite losing the state). Or he could help increase veteran support as well as lower concerns abut his foreign policy experience by naming Tulsi Gabbard. The VP pick can tip the balance surely in his favor, IF he decides to pick one prematurely in the first place, which is high unlikely and/or unconventional.

8. Don’t be surprised if Hillary Clinton, if she wins the nomination, names Warren as her VP candidate to squeeze out the Sanders-esque vote.

Disclaimer: This is not to belittle Warren, her accomplishments, or her wonderfully sharp academic work, which i greatly admire (most of all, The Two-Income Trap).