Hillary Clinton’s Campaign, Cautious but Confident, Begins Considering Running Mates

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Hillary Clinton’s advisers and allies have begun extensive discussions about who should be her running mate, seeking to compile a list of 15 to 20 potential picks for her team to start vetting by late spring.

Mrs. Clinton’s team will grapple with complicated questions like whether the United States is ready for an all-female ticket, and whether her choice for vice president would be able to handle working in a White House in which former President Bill Clinton wields significant influence on policy.

While the nomination fight is still fluid, Mrs. Clinton is confident enough of victory that she has described a vision of a running mate and objectives for the search, according to campaign advisers and more than a dozen Democrats close to the campaign or the Clintons.

She does not have a front-runner in mind, they said, but she is intrigued by several contenders and scenarios.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/24/us/politics/hillary-clinton-vice-president.html

[Lucinda]

1. She has a pretty great pool to choose from!

I like Jay Inslee too, who isn't mentioned.

[Thinkingabout]

2. Yes, the pool in which to select is large. I find it disturbing when a

Name is mentioned immediately they go under the bus.

[Garrett78]

3. Perez or Castro would be my guess.

An argument can be made for picking Brown of Ohio, but I think a relatively young person of color makes the most sense. Booker and Patrick would fit the bill, but I think Clinton would benefit more (in terms of winning the general election) from selecting a Latino member of the Obama Administration. I can't see Clinton picking Warren and don't expect to see an all-female ticket.

[JaneyVee]

4. I completely expect an all female ticket.

[Garrett78]

7. She'll be facing enough sexism and misogyny as it is.

I don't see Clinton compounding that by selecting a woman as her running mate. Of course, one could argue that selecting a person of color (male or female) is also risky. But I think a relatively young, male (and moderate) Latino running mate provides a 'balance' of sorts that is most likely to get the Democratic base energized and out to vote.

[merrily]

5. LMAO. She's been considering running mates for years.

[smiley]

6. ...

[pdsimdars]

8. I wouldn't say "curious and cautious", I'd say "presumptuous and prideful"

[CK_John]

9. Look to the White House, Joe Biden is the missing group she needs

to win. Old white guys.