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Richardson has a wealth of experience, in congress,as UN Ambassador, as Energy Secretary, and as a governor. He has viable credentials in national security and as an executive. He's solid all-around on that stuff. Also, he's Hispanic, and he'll bring New Mexico -Kerry barely lost - with him, probably Nevada and Colorado as well, by virtue of his popularity with Hispanics. He's solid on the campaign trail, not a world-beater, but he's smart and disciplined.
Wes Clark because his national security credentials trump McCain's any day. McCain won't be able to paint a presidential candidate as weak on security when he's not only smart, in line with the American people on Iraq, but he also has a 4-Star General as his VP nominee. And Clark is solid on the campaign trail too, pretty disciplined as well. Not an overly charismatic guy, but he has appeal. Plus, he's a Clinton ally, and can help the healing process there as well.
Brian Schweitzer. He has broad appeal, he's the popular (70 percent approval rating) governor of Red State Montana. He's a dynamic guy, people like him, he's pro-gun (everybody in MT is), rides horses, is a real farmer and rancher and not a fake one like Bush. Not only that, he's a trained agronomist who lived in Saudi Arabia for seven years and speaks fluent Arabic. He also started one of the biggest farms in the Middle East, and knows how to manage projects on a level that augments his leadership style. He's tough too, he's had MT Republicans on the run the second he stepped in office. They are so scared of Schweitzer that one reporter said that the state GOP whines so much you'd think Schweitzer doles out knuckle sandwiches to them in his office whenever they meet. He's also pro-environment, very pro-environment. Obama and Schweitzer on the campaign trail would be a sight to see, interesting and eclectic.
Janet Napolitano and Kathleen Sebelius. Napolitano is my governor. She's fantastic. She does well in a GOP dominated state, she's popular enough that she probably could beat McCain for his Senate seat in 2010, she has to reach across the aisle somewhat, but she's still a solid Dem. She's smart and would appeal well to women voters who might feel scorned after Hillary lost. Napolitano is also a former state AG who has a good reputation on crime and security issues, however, she is mixed in some ways with Hispanics. For the most part they like her, but in compromising with the state Lege she's run afoul of some people who are pro-immigration. It's not alot though. As a western governor, she could help with some of the Western states too. Sebelius is good for many of the same reasons. She's a woman, could help heal some wounds there again. She's a well-respected governor, but like Napolitano and Schweitzer, she might not be able to bring her state in the win column. But being from the Midwest, she does help with those and Western states. I don't necessarily think VPs make a whole lot of difference in regional voting, Edwards sure didn't 4 years ago, but in Western states the demographics could work where some of these choices might make a small but crucial difference. Sebelius fits into that pretty well. One thing I quibble at, she seemed a bit wooden in her SOTU response this year, so I wonder how she is on the campaign trail, especially compared to someone as good as Obama.
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