Veep-O-Matic 2004

[onehandle]

My criteria produced General Clark, natch.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/elections/2004/veepomatic.htm

[Wickerman]

1. Wes, Gep or Nelson

depending on how I played it. Interesting.

[bigwillq]

2. Howard Dean

Isn't it ironic?!

Then Clark, Edwards, Hilary Rodham Clinton met three of my criteria.

[renegade000]

3. clark, gep, clinton

[TN al]

4. Clark, Hillary or Edwards...

...good choices all.

[Rowdyboy]

5. Clark/Graham/Nelson

[Renew Deal]

6. Clark keeps coming up on top for me.

Even if I change the configuration. That's pretty cool.

[angryinoville]

7. Wes Clark filled all...

the requirements I was looking for. Military experience, fundraising skills,
big name, national campaign experience, and foreign defense expertise

[MoonRiver]

8. I got Wes too! What a surprise!

:D

That's a very nice little survey. Having to limit choices to 5 gets you thinking.

[madmax]

9. Clark

Clinton and Gep. I'll take #1 please ;)

[Bombtrack]

10. Pretty dumb that Landrieu isn't one of the possibilities listed

Even though Kerry's campaign has confirmed that she is in consideration.

Yet they have Sharpton, Braun and Kucinich

[Nashyra]

12. I got Wes on all 4 times

I left foreign policy and national security experience, also military experience on all 4 tries and came up with Wes all four times on top.

[Crunchy Frog]

20. Landrieu is listed.

At least she was when did it just now. Maybe she wasn't before and they added her, but she's definitely there now.

[in_cog_ni_to]

11. Wes Clark, Max Cleland, Bob Kerrey and Bill Nelson.

Retired Army Gen. Wesley K. Clark X X X X X :loveya:
These candidates met three of your criteria.
Ex-Sen. Max Cleland (Ga.) X X X
Ex-Sen. Bob Kerrey (Neb.) X X X
Sen. Bill Nelson (Fla.)


Wes is best!!!! :bounce::loveya::bounce::loveya::bounce:

[Nashyra]

13. Identical to my first choices

[serryjw]

19. WOW !!You and I are identical!

very good taste! Now lets hope that kerry has some also....BTW...I can't imagine Kerrey get the VP slot because of his name.......Sounds like a dance team Kerry & Kerrey!

[citizen snips]

14. Edwards.

This is my result.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/elections/2004/veepomatic_results.htm?count=16&q1=isSoutherner&q8=hasUnionSupport&q10=hasCongresionalExperience&q14=hasNameRecognition&q15=hasNationalCampaignExperience&showclosestmatchesonly=false

[Mattforclark]

15. My ideal veep is from two places at once

Southerner
Midwest
Foreign Policy experience
Hispanic
Battleground State


- Clark, Graham, Nelson, and Richardson all tied that way.

So I replaced Southerner and Midwest with Non-Politician and Military service, and whaddya know, Clark came out on top ;)

[Mattforclark]

16. Clark has 9 out of the 16 characteristics

Kerry would be stupid not to pick him. :)



Southerner
From a Battleground State
Live or Work Outside the Beltway
Non-politician
Military Service
Good Fundraiser
Name Recognition
National Campaign Experience
Foreign and National Security Expertise




Sounds good to me!

[atre]

17. This is dumb

Most people who have a preferred VP candidate know enough about them to rig the results. They could've done something a bit more advanced than that.

[Kathleen04]

18. General Clark!!

Well, I'll be damned. ;)

Southerner Battleground State Military Experience Big Name Foreign/Defense Expertise

Retired Army Gen. Wesley K. Clark X X X X X
These candidates met four of your criteria.
Sen. Bill Nelson (Fla.) X X X X
These candidates met three of your criteria.
Ex-Sen. Max Cleland (Ga.) X X X
Rep. Richard A. Gephardt (Mo.) X X X
Sen. Bob Graham (Fla.) X X X

I think Bill Nelson is kinda :boring:..same goes for Gep and Graham, though they are all good guys.

I like Cleland though.

[Leilani]

21. Shock!!!

Wes Clark met 5 of my criteria.

Bob Kerrey, Bill Nelson met 3 criteria.

[bklyncowgirl]

22. Clark and Graham then Richardson, Dean, Kerrey, Clinton, Bayh,,

Graham and Clark met four of my criteria. Bayh, Clinton, Dean, Kerrey Richardson three.

Graham's my top pick because he combines foreign policy knowledge with domestic experience. Clark's missing the domestic issues knowledge but is very strong on defense issues. Both were against the Iraq war from the get go which is very important to me. Both are from battleground states. Graham's state carries more electoral votes.

In the second tier Richardson got both foreign policy and domestic experience. He offers regional and ethnic diversity. Dean's been the greatest critic of the Iraq war and while lacking foreign policy experience has been dead on right on most foreign policy issues. Unfortunately he's a New England liberal. Kerrey's now in antiwar camp but he's got too much baggage from Vietnam. Clinton's a lightning rod and has been consistently pro war. I'm afraid I don't know much about Evan Bayh--guess I should learn more.

[in_cog_ni_to]

28. Evan Bayh is

a very conservative Dem. :( He's waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too conservative for my taste. I don't think he'll be VP...at least I hope not. Wes Clark is by far the best choice that Kerry could make. What Clark doesn't know on the domestic front (which is very little, IMCPO) Kerry makes up for. Clark has a Masters Degree in Economics. He KNOWS domestic issues very well. He's HIGHLY intelligent and graduated #1 in his class at West Point. He's a fast learner too. ;)

How does General Wesley Clark compare to legendary West Point Generals? See for yourself.

1. General Robert E. Lee - Class of 1829 #2 in class of 46
(Civil War)
2. General Ulysses S. Grant - Class of 1843 #21 in class of 39
(Civil War)
3. General John J. Pershing - Class of 1886 #30 in class of 76
(World War I)
4. General Douglas MacArthur - Class of 1903 #1 in class of 94
(World War II + Korea)
5. General George S. Patton -Class of 1909 #46 in class of 153
(World War II)
6. General Dwight Eisenhower - Class of 1915 #61 in class of 164
(World War II)
7. General William Westmoreland - Class of 1936 #112 in class of 276
(Vietnam)
8. General Norman Schwarzkopf - Class of 1956 #43 in class of 480
(Dessert Storm)
9. General Wesley Clark - Class of 1966 #1 in class of 579
(NATO/Kosovo)

Definitely one of the smartest generals in U.S. history.

[dogman]

23. I got Clark

and it doesn't even portray Union Support accurately. My local endorsed Clark and many union people I talked to either had Clark first, or second to Gephardt.

[Champ]

24. Clark or Dean

My five were
Gubernatorial Experience
Battleground State
Outside the Beltway
Good Fundraiser
Name Recognation

I think those 5 characteristics are important.

[R3dD0g]

25. They've got Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D - AR) listed.

I really think they should pull her name from the list. I'm a lifelong Dem and will have a very hard time making the mark by her name.

As a VP candidate she would turn off half the base and might MIGHT bring in 10% of the independents. She's just not worth the risk.

[Eurobabe]

26. Clark

natch. no contest.

[GBD4]

27. Donna Shalala

first, the USA Today mentions she is being rumored as a potential VP

now, the Post has her on veepomatic! someone please explain why she is a possible VP

and why is Lincoln from battleground but not Landrieu? either Ark and Louisiana are not battlegrounds or they both are, IMO

[Adelante]

29. Clark and Graham

No surprise to me.

[UrbScotty]

30. Graham

My criteria:

Gubernatorial Experience - I believe we should have a member of Congress and a Governor on the ticket. Graham has experience as both.

Battleground State - Hey, it's not automatic, but it could help, especially if he or she is popular. Look at Graham.

Good fundraiser - Hey, it helps, though money, as we all know, doesn't win elections.

Foreign/Defense Expertise - Kerry has a lot of experience in foreign affairs. More than, say, Bush and Cheney combined in 2000. The more of that we have, though, the better. Why? Look which party is seen as soft on defense.