Tammy Duckworth? Why no discussion about

[busterbrown]

a Presidential Run? She would bring a hell of a lot to the table..

[TexasBushwhacker]

1. She would be fabulous n/t

[flibbitygiblets]

2. Wasn't she born in Thailand? I agree she'd be wonderful, but I don't see how

because POTUS has to be a natural born US citizen.

[tritsofme]

3. Her father was an American citizen, similar situation to Cruz being born in Canada.

She is undoubtedly eligible.

That being said, I doubt she launches a presidential bid after being in the Senate for 2 years. I do however think she will be on everyone's VP shortlist.

[DFW]

4. Tammy's dad was American. She's American.

I've met her. She may look Asian, but she is 100% one of us. If Cruz is a citizen, then she sure as hell is. What did Cruz ever do for his country (either of them), anyway?

Having said that, while she gets around OK on her artificial limbs, I'm not sure she'd even want to tackle the presidency. She could bring the "I gave enough for my country" to the table, but I'm sure the Republican propagandists would find a way to nullify that. It didn't help McCain, after all (not that picking Palin made his run any easier).

[busterbrown]

5. But the lowly Repubs sure would have ..

a tougher time doing that. Obama won that election because he was Obama. He was able to attrack the
hope in so many parts of the country..