Obama Veep Thread...

[Kittycat]

I'd like to see Sebelius, myself. But I think there are several strong men that would make a great second, and help pull the party together. I also hope McCaskill has a spot in his Admin, because she's been a great surrogate, and always informed and well-spoken.

[adigal]

1. Jim Webb - conservative in some ways, will bring repubs over

yet he is also populist. Military experience to match McCain's.

Or possibly Hillary - it would bring the party together.

[jefferson_dem]

18. Jim Webb is a tailor made compliment to Obama and the absolute best choice.

Very white (sorry) working class populist straight-talker. Maverick, independent streak, served in Repug administration. Major military credentials. Bleeds red, white, and blue.

[lonestarnot]

22. ack NO!

[Yukari Yakumo]

19. hmm...

He comes with foreign policy cred too, but I think a governor might be better choice for administrative experience.

[wildeyed]

30. Yes!

Populist, tough, military experience, won a statewide race in a red state.

[blm]

37. Joe Biden - he's a great debater and VPs need to be ABLE to debate tough against the GOP nominee.

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[mdmc]

2. No one liked my Ted Kennedy idea

I think Colin Powell, Al Gore, John Kerry, and Bill Richardson would be good to go. It needs to be someone ready to go. We may even heal big time and see Hillary Clinton as the veep...

[Fearless]

3. Ohh where was I for TK? I'll agree to that... but no... no one else would...

How about Edwards?

[JerseygirlCT]

44. Much as I love him, Ted Kennedy is absolutely RADIOACTIVE

in much of the country. You think there was a well of Clinton-hate in the country? Kennedy would spur far more than that.

I agree about someone ready to go.

[flor de jasmim]

4. It shouldn't be a Senator... is Sebelius well known? I'd never heard of her before Jan.

[KSinTX]

31. She tagged Bush hard over the Nat'l Guard

after the tornadoes hit in May '07. She went after him right before he touched down for the sympathy walk-through.

"I don't think there is any question if you are missing trucks, Humvees and helicopters that the response is going to be slower," Governor Sebelius said Monday. "The real victims here will be the residents of Greensburg, because the recovery will be at a slower pace."

http://www2.nysun.com/article/54091

[prolesunited]

5. Someone with extensive foreign affairs/military experience

to shore up any perceived gaps.

[dhill926]

11. Wes Clark....n/t

[VeraAgnes]

6. I'd like to see Harold Ford.

He can bring in the southern voters!

[Kittycat]

50. I'd like to keep the DLC out of it.

[Brother_1969]

7. Cynthia McKinney is a good moderate choice...

She would bring in the women's vote, labor, immigrants, and all of the working class. She's a little right wing, but that might help attract more Repuke votes.

[wellstone dem]

10. LOL. Seriously! LOL

[nsd]

12. WTF?

[Nitrogenica]

8. Jim Webb

[nsd]

9. Sebelius might be good.

All I know about her comes from Wikipedia :P , but on paper she looks really good.

I'm also wondering about Evan Bayh. Bayh is a Clinton supporter (helps heal intra-party divisions), and a moderate senator and former governor from a red state.

[FSogol]

13. Bill Richardson or James Webb n/t

[wellstone dem]

14. Wes Clark, he brings a lot

a Hillary supporter so provides "healing" influence
also strength is foreign policy.

[WeDidIt]

ABH

Anybody But Hillary.

[Alexander]

15. Russ Feingold or Janet Napolitano.

[lonestarnot]

27. Very good choices!

[DJ13]

16. DLC'er Harold Ford was just on MSNBC trying to get Hillary the VP slot

He was trying to claim that Obama needs Hillary as VP in order to (dont laugh) help him get the "working class white male vote" in the GE.

Im thinking to myself as he said that wouldnt Obama be better served picking someone like Webb?

Hillary, attractive to white working class men?!

[knixphan]

17. my money's on Biden still.

He's been quiet...

[AnnieBW]

21. He doesn't want it

Has stated it several times. Too bad, because he'd be on everyone's short list.

[knixphan]

32. ah. In that case, I'd toss a coin

between Webb and Richardson...

[AnnieBW]

20. Obama/Richardson

Together we make one white guy! :evilgrin:

I'd like to see Webb, Casey, or Richardson get it. Richardson would bring in the Latinos, but probably drive a lot of the less-educated whites to McSame. Webb would certainly shore up the Appalachian base. So would (ugh) Jay Rockefeller. Chris Dodd or Barbara Boxer also come to mind. On the governor's side, I like Sibelius or Napolitano - put a woman on the ticket, especially one from the South or West.

[Seabiscuit]

23. My senator Barbara Boxer ...nt

[taught_me_patience]

24. Anybody but Richardson

#1 Mark Warner
#2 Webb
#3 Wes Clark

[screembloodymurder]

25. Biden!

He fills the national security hole. It's a perfect match.

[lonestarnot]

28. Like this one too! As well as Richardson, Dennis or Dodd

but only in my dreams.

[AllentownJake]

26. Wes Clark

Huge Clinton guy...brings Milatary credentials

Heals the party

[wildeyed]

36. Would he take it?

Would it make up a little with the Clinton supporters if he did?

I always liked Wes Clark.

[AllentownJake]

43. After she drops out

Why wouldn't he? She won't stop him and she'll have a friend in the white house to bring her issues to.

He wants to be President..what better way than be the VP for 8 years?

[HootieMcBoob]

29. Wes Clark n/t

[New Dawn]

33. John Edwards

He doesn't want to be VP again though.

[JustAnotherGen]

46. no subject

I'm a former Edwards supporter . . . I'd kind of prefer to see him as AG.

He'll bite onto all these Stoopid Rovian Laws and rip them to SHREDS! :-)

[opiate69]

34. I'd like to see Obama/Gore. Or maybe Edwards.

In any case, I imagine he's got some very good names on his short list already.

[Mojambo]

35. Wes Clark makes an awful lot of sense.

Bill Richardson fills some holes.

Those are the two I'd look at.

[Hestia]

51. I seriously dislike Richardson after reading about the suppression

of the Democratic vote in NM during the 2004 election ala Richardson. (Per Greg Palast's "Armed Madhouse"). After reading about the monkey business re: voting machines and Richardson stopping any recount, naw, he may not be a Real Democrat.

[Gore1FL]

38. Sebelius

Is the only choice from my perspective. She further redraws the map.

[last1standing]

39. Wes Clark followed by Joe Biden followed by Jim Webb.

Any of them would make incredible VP choices.

[JustAnotherGen]

40. Webb

eom

[Crunchy Frog]

41. Wes Clark.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

42. Lincoln Chafee

reach out to the moderate republicans.

[JerseygirlCT]

47. That's an interesting idea

Buys him some independent Republicans, makes it a "bipartisan" effort, and costs us nothing so far as positions go, since Chafee is to the left of most of his old party, and much of *our* party!

[Exilednight]

45. Kathleen Sebelius. n/t

[David Zephyr]

48. Senator Boxer. Best choice. Sweeps Florida.

Boxer is the one.

[David Zephyr]

49. Senator Barbara Boxer.

Boxer delivers Florida and secures California.