Fast forward to 2016 and Obama finishes his second term. Who do you want the next President to be?

[OmahaBlueDog]

(I stole the question from the "I will vote for Obama in 2012" Facebook Page)

[Arkana]

1. Looking for Martin O'Malley to run for the Democratic nomination.

If he does, I'll vote for him.

I entertained the idea of Deval Patrick for a while but he's from Massachusetts and would get pilloried in the press. I wouldn't mind Brian Schweitzer (Montana), but I think he's too small-market to win.

Basically anyone but Andrew fucking Cuomo.

[TuxedoKat]

7. I agree with you

Live in NY, but formerly from MD. Have heard great things about O'Malley.

[jpljr77]

8. Thirded. He's great. I'm proud to have cast two votes for him already.

Carcetti for President!

[Bolo Boffin]

37. Carcetti for President...

[Tommy_Carcetti]

49. Here here!

[FSogol]

17. +1 n/t

[Cali_Democrat]

21. Yes!

I love how he totally demolished Bob McDonnell when the two were being interviewed together. He did it calmly and right in his face.

[charlie and algernon]

33. Another vote for O'Malley!

[Blue_In_AK]

41. Who is Martin O'Malley?

Must be an Easterner. I haven't ever heard of him.

[Arkana]

47. He's the current governor of Maryland.

[Blue_In_AK]

53. Thanks.

I think I remember seeing him on MSNBC (I can't remember whose show). He seems like a reasonable kind of guy. I just didn't recall the name.

[Boxcar Willie]

71. It will be Andrew Cuomo

like or not, he's being groomed for that

[Arkana]

75. Dear lord, no.

Gay marriage legalization or not, Cuomo's a wolf in sheep's clothing.

[Boxcar Willie]

78. I hope I'm wrong

but it looks like it will be him:
-name recognition
-great pedigree
-popular in NY (can raise a LOT of money)
-well spoken and smart (inoffensive)
-seasoned politician with great political machine behind him
-good looking with good hair

that's all you need for the nomination...

[LongTomH]

2. Any REAL progressive you can find!!!!!

'nuff said!

[shcrane71]

3. WI election is stolen, and you don't think 2012s is going to be stolen as well?

Don't divert attention to the investigation that is needed right now.

[LAGC]

39. Let's quit beating that drum.

What did you really expect when being outspent 11-to-1?

The real surprise was that it was even so close (within 10 points) with all that corporate money sloshing around...

[shcrane71]

44. There's an elephant in the room. That's what's beating the drum. nt

[Erose999]

4. Pee Wee Herman. Might end up voting for him in November, actually.

[snot]

5. Dennis Kucinich!

Or anyone else willing to put the people before the powerful.

[Volaris]

6. Howard Dean, or Liz Warren.

[AsahinaKimi]

15. I would vote for Howard Dean...

I had worked on his campaign, and thought he was terrific.. I just don't know that he would run again..

[sadbear]

23. If we can get Howard Dean, the Progressive Democratic fighter

and not some water-down version.

[Historic NY]

9. Hillary if she wants to.

[IcyPeas]

67. yes, Hillary +1

[NCarolinawoman]

10. A crafty , gutsy, fearless fighter.

Perhaps Hillary, if she still has the energy.

I like the governor of Maryland, but I need to know more about him.

[HopeHoops]

11. Alan Grayson, Al Franken, or Bernie Sanders. I'm cool with all three.

[AsahinaKimi]

16. ooo!

Alan Grayson, good choice, and the Republicans would so hate on him, but who cares...

[HopeHoops]

19. That's sort of the point. (snicker)

[FirstLight]

12. sorry

I honestly don't feel very confident that we will make it that far... things are dismal out here in the real world...

[a la izquierda]

13. Russ Feingold?

I don't know. I can't think that far ahead.

[frylock]

14. it doesn't matter who WE want, it's what the PTB wants..

which is why it will be jeb bush.

[stevenleser]

72. No "PTB" from any political party wants Jeb Bush. nt

[Bradical79]

18. Clinton and Warren are the two names that jump out to me at the moment

Honestly, I didn't know who Barrack Obama was 4 years before his election, so I imagine that could change quite a bit. There's other people I like, but just don't think they have the political smarts to actually win, or they're viewed as too "extreme" to have a realistic shot.

[jillan]

20. Elizabeth Warren.

[Bake]

30. Let's see if she can win a Senate seat first ...

Anything else is premature.

Bake

[ZombieHorde]

36. YES! nt

[Canuckistanian]

40. There we go

I was waiting for that response

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

22. An anti-war progressive would be nice...for a change.

[Blue_Tires]

24. Wetzellbill/Kurovski 2016

[craigmatic]

25. Doesn't matter as long as they're progressive and tough. Hillary would be nice.

[Taverner]

26. Hillary Clinton

[SalviaBlue]

29. +1

[AverageJoe90]

27. I'd consider someone like Warren or Gillibrand.......

But if we win 2012, we're definitely going to have a lot of trouble in 2016 because they'll be ready for us then.

[Wait Wut]

28. Ask me it 2015.

I'm focused on 2012, right now. Between now and '16, a whole crop of possible candidates could pop up.

[Clintonian96]

31. We need a populist ticket! Cuomo-Schweitzer 2016!!!!!!!

We need to make gains in another region of the country. So we should have a northeastern-midwestern ticket. That way we keep New Hampshire, Nevada, Colorado, and New Mexico. And maybe we can pick up Arizona and Montana. We'll get independents and rev up the Base with social liberal/moderate populist Cuomo. And with popular populist Montana Governor Schweitzer we will capture the midwest and maybe Georgia and South Carolina.

[Rhiannon12866]

35. Sounds like a winner to me,

But it saddens me that we have to now play these geographic games rather than just choosing the best candidates for the job. For example, Clinton-Cuomo might work for us, but it'll never happen. And how did Bush*-Cheney ever come about?

Welcome to DU, Clintonian96! It's great to have you with us!

I had the privilege of seeing/hearing Bill Clinton in person in 2006 when he came to my little burg to campaign for my congresswoman (now senator), Kirsten Gillibrand! He's a brilliant speaker and so charismatic that it was SRO in my traditionally red district.

[HiPointDem]

43. cuomo is no populist. he's a privatizer.

[L0oniX]

32. Satan.

[bhcodem]

34. O'Malley's lookin good

but another possibility is a Whitehouse in the Whitehouse?? Sheldon, that is.

[Ter]

38. Can a Democrat win three Presidential elections in a row?

Sure, but it's rather unlikely. 2016 will probably give us a Republican.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

56. Hey, we got Republicans in 1980, 1984, and 1988....

...so don't rule it out by any means.

[OmahaBlueDog]

57. You could argue that we should have won Clinton/Clinton/Gore

-- Gore did get more popular votes, but fell short in the EC, was robbed in Florida, etc.

1932-52 4 x FDR & 1 by Truman

[MelungeonWoman]

42. Am I really the first to say Biden?

n/t

[Tommy_Carcetti]

51. I love Joe, but....

a) The media keeps on playing the whole "Biden is stupid and gaffe prone" story despite the fact the man is brilliant (one of the best foreign policy minds in Washington) and affable--just a likeable personality with a good back story. Yes, he could use his "inside voice" a bit more but that's about it.

and

b) He'll be in his 70s by the time 2016 rolls around. Yes, after Reagan that's not necessarily a deal killer, but combine it with the common misconception perpeuated in a), and it's pretty much a no-go.

[AJTheMan]

59. It didn't stop McCain from running. nt

[Tommy_Carcetti]

68. Didn't help him with winning, either.

People saw his VP choice and knew if the old man bought the farm we would be in a world of hurt.

[OmahaBlueDog]

58. No one said Al Gore, either

Go figure?

[stevenleser]

73. I think Gore, Hillary and Dean are thoroughly fed up with the idea of going through that again.

Can't say I blame them. A Presidential campaign seems like the emotional equivalent of a divorce, death of both of your parents and a cancer diagnosis all at the same time.

[CTyankee]

45. We need to be thinking of a WOMAN at the top of the ticket!

Not that I am dissing good progressives like O'Malley. I think he's terrific. But our mindset has to move beyond the male model of president, if we are going to change the dynamic. And to do that requires a strong, progressive woman.

[Dawgs]

46. Howard Dean. Howard Dean. Howard Dean.

Everyone else is tainted.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

55. Howard Dean didn't really care that much about my voting rights in 2008....

....so I'll pass on that. Sorry.

[OmahaBlueDog]

64. Notwithstanding your dislike of Dean, there are other positions for which he's better suited

like replacing Bernie Sanders or Pat Leahy when one chooses to step down.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

69. Certainly.

I don't want Dean to stay out of public life all together, I'm just not as in love with him as some on this site after having to live through the 2008 Florida primary mess, which I think he could have handled infinitely better.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

48. Martin O'Malley sounds like a good choice.

Dynamic, energetic, a rock star (literally....)

And he's kept Maryland in pretty decent shape throughout the Great Recession, much better off than most states. He's kept the quality of education Maryland top notch.

[edbermac]

50. Hillary - just so I can watch freeper heads detonating nationwide

[UrbScotty]

52. Her:

[librechik]

54. Grayson/Warren, Warren/ Grayson

I know, dream on

[bluedigger]

74. That's the ticket!

[AJTheMan]

60. One vote for Elizabeth Warren for President. nt

[LiberalAndProud]

61. I'd vote for Tim Ryan since we are wishing.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

70. Unfortunately, people will confuse his name with that other Congressman Ryan.

Poor guy.

I like him, though.

[Angleae]

62. If anyone thinks it's going to be someone other than Biden, they're dreaming.

Unless, of course, Biden doesn't run for the nomination in 2016 like Cheney did 4 years ago.

[OmahaBlueDog]

63. Refer to Post #51

I agree with that post - it won't be Joe.

The name I hear most often is O'Malley. Personally, I'd like to see Hillary take one more shot at it.

[Angleae]

65. How many VPs of 2 term presidents ran and lost the nomination?

[OmahaBlueDog]

66. How many VPs of 2-term Democratic Presidents ran and won the GE?

Gore won, but he lost
Mondale lost to Reagan
Humphrey* lost to Nixon
Wallace** lost to Truman

How much further back should we go here?

* Humphrey was VP from '65-'69 for LBJ, who was really a 1+ term President, having become President upon the death of JFK in 1963.

** Henry Wallace was FDRs VP from '41-'45. FDR ultimately served just over three terms. Harry Truman had been VP for about to months when he became President. Thus, two VPs serving a two term + President ran against one another. Neither John Nance Garner nor Henry Wallace sought the Democratic Party nomination in 1948. Wallace ran as a Progressive.

Bottom line -- in the recent history of our party, the only VPs who get elected are those who became President due to the death of another President.

[Arkana]

76. Biden's going to be 74 by that time.

He'd be older than Raygun running for a second term. He won't do it--Joe's going to retire.

[hrmjustin]

77. I want hillary but we will likey get a republican.n/t

[bluethruandthru]

79. Rachel Maddow n/t