Hillary Clinton joked that she would rather have Tony Goldwyn, a stalwart Clinton surrogate who plays the president on ABC's "Scandal," as her VP than Joe Biden. | AP Photo Hillary's VP playoffs: Sanders eliminated quickly

BURBANK, Calif. — CNN anchor Chris Cuomo last week pushed Hillary Clinton hard to say whether or not she might consider rival Bernie Sanders as her running mate.

"I won't get into that," the Democratic front-runner said diplomatically. "I'm not gonna answer that question. Good try, though, Chris. I'm not gonna answer that question."


But in an appearance on "Ellen," taped in Burbank on Tuesday afternoon, host Ellen DeGeneres had more luck with the question by luring Clinton into a facetious game of “Who Would You Rather, VP Edition," which may have been accidentally revealing of Clinton's true feelings about Sanders. The show is set to air Wednesday afternoon.

In the first round, a choice between Joe Biden and Mark Cuban, Clinton said without hesitating: "Oh, Joe!"

But Biden was quickly displaced in a matchup against the actor Tony Goldwyn, a stalwart Clinton surrogate who plays the president on ABC's "Scandal."

"Gotta go with Tony," Clinton said.

The following matchup between Goldwyn and Sanders seemed to present Clinton with another no-brainer for her.

“Tony!” she exclaimed without hesitating. Clinton had a harder time choosing between George Clooney, a big donor to her campaign, and Goldwyn, than she did between Sanders and the actor who only plays a president on television.

She eventually settled on splitting the baby. "Tony can be the first term, George can be the second," she said.

In choosing Beyoncé in a matchup over Leonardo DiCaprio, Clinton explained: “I really believe in making lemonade out of lemons,” a reference to Beyoncé’s latest visual album whose theme is working through the emotions surrounding a relationship with a cheating spouse.

The only person Clinton was quicker to rule out than Sanders was her daughter, Chelsea. "She's slightly old enough, but she's my main support system," Clinton said. "I think I'll keep her on the side."

