who should Hillary pick for her VP ?

[JI7]

i would like to hear especially from Hillary supporters who you think she should pick for her running mate should she win the nomination. and why ?

i think she plans to pick Evan Bayh , but with everything that Obama is doing she may feel she needs him to win the GE. to keep indies, his donors, african american voters etc. it might just be a question of whether Obama will accept.

[jlake]

1. Wes Clark or Joe Biden.

[JohnBreauxDemocrat]

2. Evan Bayh, Sam Nunn, Bob Kerrey

Get the old guard back in there to clean up this mess.

[TwilightGardener]

4. Ack. Ack. Ack. Good God. No.

[patrick t. cakes]

3. greatest landslide ever..n/t

[theHandpuppet]

5. Bill Richardson, Wesley Clark, Ted Strickland

Those would be my choices.

[JI7]

8. those are good choices

Richardson has shown he is willing to defend her. Wes Clark to offset McCain on military and he was a great surrogate for Kerry and other Dems . Ted Strickland for obvious reasons(OHIO).

[Rene]

6. Wes Clark

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

7. Obama, 100%

I don't appreciate the "let's tear the party apart if I lose" extortionism, but there's something to it. Right or wrong, it's a legitimate concern.

I would park Obama in two or three swing states and let him work his retail politics magic in a concentrated environment.

[Jamastiene]

9. John Edwards n/t

[Radical Activist]

10. Maybe John Lewis.

She could make a play for Georgia. He would keep liberals and black voters happy. He endorsed her in the primary too.

[ShortnFiery]

11. It doesn't matter. If HRC snags the Nom, the Republicans will win the G.E.

:shrug:

[Exultant Democracy]

12. The problem for Hillary is that she needs to find someone down ticket that people won't like more

then her, but her unlikable ratings are so high that there are very few people that could run with her and still be palatable.

[anamandujano]

13. Kweisi Mfume

I watched him on CSPAN when he was in the house. If you look up the word "brilliant" in the dictionary, there's a picture of him.

For those who don't know him,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kweisi_Mfume

[robbedvoter]

14. Wes Clark. Obama.

[JohnBreauxDemocrat]

15. I don't want Obama on the ticket.

That young man does not deserve it. Go back to Maui I say.

[JI7]

17. why does Evan Bayh "deserve" it more than Obama ?

[JohnBreauxDemocrat]

18. He's stood in line since his 2000 DNC speech.

Obama's was in 2004. He is cutting in line.

[JI7]

20. grade the speeches, Obama's was far superior while Bayh sucked

[Exultant Democracy]

25. This is a joke right? People don't get their "turn" to be President

that kind of insanity got us a Bush.

[robbedvoter]

26. I guess his handle is the answer. John Breaux always voted with Zell Miller

His "choices" are all Bloomberg palls in that coalition thinghie.
he's there to stir.

[Indenturedebtor]

21. LOL

Yer funny :rofl:

But you know it doesn't really matter what we think. If she wins the nom the DLC will just appoint someone donchaknow ;) Or I know... how about Bill O'Reilly!

[robbedvoter]

24. That's your opinion - for whatever reasons. I want him on the ticket.

And I strongly dislike all your choices - Nunn, Kerrey - all backstabbers of Clinton and members of Bloomberg coalition thinghie. Your posts reek of non-DU.
I also dislike John Breaux - he was that much less GOP than Zell Miller.

[Tarheel_Dem]

30. neither do I, but for quite different reasons, I'm sure...

welcome to DU, enjoy your stay.....:eyes:

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

16. someone toady like, because Bill will be the real co president n/t

[JI7]

19. that's why i think it will be Evan Bayh

[nonconformist]

22. Wes Clark, I hope. I think it's a very good possibility.

They go back, and his military background will be a wonderful asset.

[Dogmudgeon]

23. Barack Obama.

Barack Obama.

Barack Obama.

And Barack Obama.

--p!

[Awsi Dooger]

27. Clark, Strickland or Webb

I've always thought it would be Clark. Strickland and Webb make more strategic sense.

You can't be afraid of blatantly trying to swerve a few points in a vital state. Just imagine if Gore had identified Bob Graham in 2000. History, as we know it, is completely altered.

But a VP is only worth 3-4 points, and only in his home state. Evan Bayh would be silly, IMO. That doesn't come close to annexing Indiana, which is roughly +18 red in the partisan index.

[Tarheel_Dem]

29. no way would it be Webb, his Senate seat is much too valuable (eom)

[Sanctified]

28. I would have to say Bill Clinton.

He already seems to be acting as VP, you know tossing the dirt to keep the President clean.

[Iktomiwicasa]

31. Lee Mercer

[Mojambo]

32. She'd prefer Bayh. Against McCain I think she needs Obama. n/t