Obama will pick Sam Nunn or Bob Graham to serve only 1 term

[BluegrassDem]

IMO, Obama will pick one of the elders from Georgia and Florida that will help him get elected, but they will only serve one term, so when Obama runs for re-election in 2012, he will pick a VP that will be a successor, like Claire McCaskill, Schweitzer, Kaine, or someone like that.

[beachmom]

1. That or for two terms with no intention to run. Not a bad idea.

[BluegrassDem]

8. Bob Graham would be perfect if he goes the elder route

Also, Obama probably doesn't want another situation like we have now when the VP is not running for president. It's much more chaotic to have a free for all in the party. Obama probably wants a VP that will want to be president. However, for now, it's more politically expedient to pick someone with gravitas. I think a good compromise would be that the older VP, like Lee Hamilton, Graham, or Nunn would be that they would resign and allow for an Obama successor in 2016. I don't think Obama wants Hillary running again, so he's gonna want his own hand-picked successor.

[RainDog]

2. hope you're wrong

the idea of Sam Nunn makes me smell moth balls. eeuuuwwwww.

[Kelvin Mace]

3. His smartest pick

would be the Kansas governor Kathleen Sebalius (sp?).

With that pick, he cuts Clinton off at the knees, but gets all her supporters to the table.

[WA98296]

5. Darling of the DLC...too funny!

[Kelvin Mace]

9. Hey, I am always being lectured to be "pragmatic"

I didn't say I agreed, just that it was the smartest thing to do to end Clinton once and for all.

[DavidDvorkin]

6. Sebelius

In many ways, she'd be great. However, she's 60 now, so by the end of two Obama terms, she'd be getting into McCain age territory.

By contrast with eight years of a youthful president, that could be a liability.

[Kelvin Mace]

10. I didn't say she should be the next president

post Obama. He could bring her in for a single term, then Bill Richardson or John Edwards in his second.

[DavidDvorkin]

12. That would work

Or would it be better for her to hold onto the governorship for us?

[Oleladylib]

7. not a chance

[JCMach1]

16. Doubtful if she could even give you Kansas... her benefit would completely disappear

If McCain takes Dole or Kay Baily Hutchison.

[woolldog]

19. I don't know that that would get all her supporters to the table.

It might bring women to the table. But her coalition isn't just women. And teaming up with a white female isn't necessarily the only way of getting her supporters. I think it's more complicated than that.

[WA98296]

4. Bob Graham....not now.

[JCMach1]

14. Graham is the perfect fit... was 100% right on Iraq and has executive experience as well

(2 term Florida Gov.)...

He is the one man who could deliver Florida to the Dems.

[Thrill]

11. Sam Nunn gets forced on every Democratic Candidate for President

I wonder if he even has the energy to do.

[Patsy Stone]

13. Bob Graham has always been on my dream short list

He would be great.

[laughingharder]

15. He will pick Dick Gephardt

It's a no-brainer.

[JCMach1]

17. No executive experience and helps about 0% with the electoral map

so, I doubt it...

[bridgit]

18. Sounds about right. Nunn will be his liaison to the military-industrial-complex...

He's going to need one :patriot: