Obama's Veep? Vote Here:

[Uncle Sinister]

Poll question: Obama's Veep? Vote Here:

[TexasObserver]

1. How can you leave out Jim Webb? He's got a much better chance than most of those.

No chance Gore or Clinton is on the ticket. No chance Wes Clark.

[NDambi]

2. Exactly. where's Webb

[MyNameGoesHere]

28. Webb doesn't want an

albatross around his neck. Obama would be his.

[NDambi]

3. Here's a possible list compiled by the New York Observer...

Barack Obama

Chuck Hagel: This has the benefit of being both an unconventional, outside-the-box pick and yet a safe one. A conservative Republican on many issues, Hagel is an outcast in the G.O.P. for his outspoken opposition to the foreign policy that his party has embraced under George W. Bush. This has also made him something of a hero to the left and a media favorite. In many ways, Hagel has emerged as the new McCain.

He’s giving up his Senate seat this year and, at 61 years old, is probably through running for office as a Republican. But he’s impeccably qualified for national office, has a commanding presence and grasp of military and national security issues and would vividly illustrate Obama’s declarations that his candidacy represents an effort to unite blue states and red states.

Jim Webb: Webb’s presence on the ticket would have roughly the same effect as Hagel’s, even if Webb is actually a Democrat (although he wasn’t for most of his life). Like Hagel, Webb is a man of conservative instincts who found himself alienated from the G.O.P. because of its embrace of Bush foreign policy. A military man, he has the same commanding presence as Hagel and would also bring ideological diversity to the Democratic ticket (for instance, on gun control). A bonus: He could help in Virginia, a state that will actually be in play this fall.

Joe Biden: Don’t laugh. Biden stuck his foot in his mouth talking about Obama last year, and it’s not at all clear Obama likes him on a personal level. But Biden is a weighty figure on foreign policy issues and a forceful speaker and debater (on points, he won most of the Democratic primary debates). By embracing him, Obama would be sending a signal to well-meaning white voters of a certain generation that he understands if they—like Biden—haven’t fully figured out how to talk about race. I know you don’t mean any harm, Obama would be telling them, and I want you on my team.

Claire McCaskill: A counterintuitive pick, given that she has less foreign policy experience than Obama. But if Obama wants his ticket to serve as a statement that “stale” Washington thinking has no place in his campaign, then he could do worse than to tap a second-year female senator who has made combating wasteful Defense Department spending (a nice response to McCain’s anti-government waste crusade) one of her pet issues and who represents a prime swing state, Missouri. McCaskill might also help Obama mend fences with women who have been devoted to Hillary Clinton in the primaries.

[shaniqua6392]

7. Claire McCaskill will not mend any fences

with women in my opinion. Yuck. She has acted like a snotty bitch when it comes to her support of Obama. Add that to the fact that she has zero experience and I would have to object to that choice. He had better pick someone with a lot of experience since he does not have much, especially in the area of foreign policy. If he doesn't, there will be a lot of people who will jump over to McCain.

[Uncle Sinister]

9. Whatever the reporter was on? I WANT some!..

Not one of those choices even deserves a serious answer.

[eridani]

4. I like Edwards as the Al Gore of poverty, myself n/t

[From The Left]

5. Gen. Anthony Zinni

He will make a perfect Veep for Obama.

[ellisonz]

6. Tony Soprano.

Nuff said.

[Alexander]

8. Russ Feingold.

[CarbonDate]

24. Second.

Reasons:

1. Feingold cancels any advantage McCain may garner from his (their) campaign finance reform legislation.

2. He represents the sort of principled post-partisan politics Obama stands for. Feingold, like Obama has bipartisan appeal in a very purple state.

3. He's from a crucial swing state which Bush lost by the skin of his teeth in both elections.

4. He solidifies Obama's midwestern base.

5. He shores up Obama's progressive credentials and demonstrates his dedication ending the war in Iraq.

6. Finally, he's just a great guy who won't try to overshadow or undermine Obama.

[MissMillie]

26. he's a good pick, but he doesn't bring anything (geographically) to the ticket

need a southerner. And no, it can't be someone in the Senate. We can't afford to lose senators.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

10. Ralph Nader

At least it gets him off the Prez ballot, so he doesn't steal votes.

Give him a motorcade of stretched Corvairs.

[Uncle Sinister]

12. omg...rotf...lmao...pimp!

Give him a motorcade of stretched Corvairs

[MrSlayer]

11. John Smith.

From Wyoming.

[SoCalDem]

13. Richard Clarke n/t

[cyclezealot]

14. Jon Tester or Jim Webb

might help.

[Perry Logan]

15. All of them. What the hell--if they can change the rules, we can change the rules.

[yourout]

16. Webb.

[saltpoint]

17. I think a lot of Democrats would be very good choices if Obama

goes on and wins nomination.

Many of those names would be on any Democrat's short list, no matter who endorsed which of our 8 original announced candidates.

I personally think Bill Bradley should be considered. He's a good man.

For me, anyway, Obama/Clinton or Clinton/Obama is supportable versus McCain/Somebody but not especially alluring.

Governor Richardson brings quite a bit to the job. Energy wonk, top-drawer diplomatic skills, popular with Hispanic voters, and a west-of-the-Mississippi governor.

[Window]

18. Edwards or Biden

[Hatchling]

19. Other.

I heard a rumour that it's going to be Joe Biden.

[Alter Ego]

20. Kathleen Sebelius

or Janet Napolitano.

[MaineDem]

22. Sibelius is my choice.

She knows how to win in a red state.

[Bad Thoughts]

21. Clark: It will give Clinton someone on the inside ...

... and allow her to play a power broker, exiting earlier from the campaign.

[stahbrett]

23. Just a guess on my part, but he will not pick someone without executive experience

All of the Senators who haven't been governor or at least worked extensively for the executive branch are automatically excluded from consideration (if I was in charge ;)).

My vote would go to Bill Richardson - he's likable, smart, experienced in foreign policy matters, respected, is half-Mexican, and is a governor from a western state.

[Ichingcarpenter]

25. Howard Dean

He is a great Bull dog for a President
that has been right all along.

[MissMillie]

27. Clark endorsed Clinton

not that that means he wouldn't run if asked, but part of me thinks he won't be asked after endorsing Clinton. (It'd be good for party unity if he were asked, and if he did run.. and it'd be GREAT for the country... now there's a man I'd like to have in the VP office when the next democratic 2-term president has to step down!)

[cloudythescribbler]

29. I still say Boxer -- though some suggest Sibelius plausibly; Boxer is VERY experienced, & this ...

is a year the Democrats have LOTS of reasons to put a woman on the ticket. Although, not being HRC might be seen as a slap in the face to her, and to some core personal supporters, the 'gender disappointment' issue, and intra-party gender gap (and inter-party gender gap, to Democrats' advantage) should make the political case of a woman on the ticket compelling.

I also like Sen Boxer politically, and tho her election as VP would mean that the Governator could replace her with a pick of his own, (at least temporarily), I think that wouldn't be the end of the world by a long shot.

[Obamaniac]

30. WEBB, Kaine, or Biden.