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Bernie Sanders said it is "a little too early to be speculating" on a possible running mate for the general election, but did float the name of Sen. Elizabeth Warren as a woman for whom he has tremendous respect. Bernie Sanders floats Elizabeth Warren for VP

While he would not commit to naming a woman as his running mate if he becomes the Democratic nominee, Bernie Sanders on Tuesday reached for a familiar name when discussing which women would be qualified to be his vice president: Elizabeth Warren.

"I'm not going to commit — you have to look at the best candidates you can," Sanders told MSNBC's "Morning Joe." "The women of this country, the people of this country understand it would be a great idea to have a woman as vice president and something I would give very, very serious thought to."

Asked whether there are any women qualified for the job, Sanders responded, "Are there are any women? Yes, there are many women qualified for that job."

As far as whether he could name a few, Sanders said it is "a little too early to be speculating on that."

"But I think, as you know, there are people in life today, Elizabeth Warren, I think, has been a real champion in standing up for working families, taking on Wall Street," he said, referring to the liberal Democratic senator from Massachusetts. "There are other fantastic women who have been active in all kinds of fights who I think would make great vice presidential candidates."