Bernie Sanders suggests Elizabeth Warren as possible VP pick

NEW YORK, Fla., April 26 (UPI) -- Bernie Sanders is far from securing the nomination for the Democratic presidential nomination but he thinks Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren would be a good choice as his running mate.

The Vermont senator was asked to look ahead on MSNBC's Morning Joe on Tuesday -- the day of primaries in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland and Rhode Island.

Sanders, who trails Clinton in the delegate count, said, it's "a little bit early to be speculating" about possible running mates, but said a female vice president would be a "great idea."

Sanders, who is competing against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for president, said, "I think the women of this country -- the people of this country -- understand that it would be a great idea to have a woman as vice president. It's something I would give very, very serious thought to."

Then he was asked if any women were qualified to become vice president.

"Yes, there are many women who would be qualified for that job," he said.

"Elizabeth Warren, I think, has been a real champion of standing up for working families, taking on Wall Street. There are fantastic women who have been active in all kind of fights who I think would make great vice presidential candidates."

He did not float the name of Clinton, who also suggested Warren could be her selection for an all-female ticket.

Warren has not endorsed any candidate for president.

In Bloomberg's delegate tracker, Clinton has 1,944 delegates (including 516 pledged super delegates) compared with Sander's 1,192 (including 39 pledged supe rdelegates). A total of 2,383 are needed to secure the nomination.

The Democratic convention is July 25-28 in Philadelphia.