Obama Running Mate Poll# 2

[Renew Deal]

Poll question: Obama Running Mate Poll# 2

These are all potential running mates that should help Obama.

[ShortnFiery]

1. There's no place to vote "NONE OF THE ABOVE." eom

[harun]

20. Wow, with that list they definitely need a "NONE" option !

[PoliticalAmazon]

28. ITA. n/t

[IndianaGreen]

32. None of the above!

There are better choices out West.

[thewiseguy]

2. I dont like any one of em

[L0oniX]

3. WTF

[IA_Seth]

4. Wes Clark n/t

[kirby]

13. I agree and he is not even listed!

A retired General with diplomatic experience to counter McSame's 100 more years

[Renew Deal]

16. Can Clark bring us the important states of WV, Kentucky and Puerto Rico?

No

[IA_Seth]

36. Uh yeah, actually, I think he could.

[kirby]

40. WV is not that important.

IMO. There is no need to sabotage the candidate to appeal to WV's 5 electoral votes. And KY aint voting for a Democrat unless Mitch McConnell switches party. McCain beats both Obama and Clinton.

WV has a problem with race. The only thing that will change some of their minds is to see Obama
as President and break their preconceived notions and prejudices.

[peaches2003]

43. Well, he can't bring Puerto Rico

It isn't a state to begin with and they don't vote in the GE.

[Renew Deal]

45. Finally someone catches on

:toast:

[calmblueocean]

5. My ideal would be Brian Schweitzer

He's got great appeal to rural America and is smart as hell. Obama/Schweitzer would give us 16 years of Dem presidents. The only problem is that I don't think Schweitzer's interested.

[Labors of Hercules]

6. um. no.

[book_worm]

7. I'm amused you included Robert Byrd whose 90 years old

[Renew Deal]

11. He's from the swing state of West Virginia.

And he's got charisma! :D

[havocmom]

14. well, he's got experience. Too bad he probably can't remember most of it

Charisma?!?! :rofl:

[underpants]

8. Someone from the Mountain West most likely

:shrug:

[havocmom]

17. Schweitzer! Bubba looks and a mind seldom equaled

He has stood up to bush malAdministration and won. He is into serious energy changes. He has inspired lots of governor activity against the status quo.

And he loves his dog. More importantly, HIS dog actually loves him. Barney is always trying to escape from bush. Dogs have good judgment. ;)

[book_worm]

9. of these folks I'd probably go with Strickland.

[tokenlib]

10. West of the Mississippi--Go west young man!!! n/t

[Aloha Spirit]

12. slim pickins

[flpoljunkie]

15. Very!

[NightWatcher]

18. Gov. Tim Kaine (VA)

in 2004, Kerry lost to Bush by a very close margin. The Governor of Virginia could help swing that state blue.

Bush 62,040,606 51%
Kerry 59,028,109 48%
Nader 411,304

[democrattotheend]

21. It wasn't that close

It was 54-45, I think. Where did you get those numbers from?

I don't think Kerry seriously contested Virginia, though.

[underpants]

22. actually it was 8 points

53-45

but that was way outside of any polling that had been done for 6 months prior to the election. W never led outside of the 3% Margin of Error...until election day

uh huh

[NightWatcher]

23. I got the numbers from CNN's 2004 election page

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/pages/results/president/

[truebrit71]

19. None of the above.

...

[DevonRex]

24. Hmm. I had never thought about Jay Rock before. I didn't like

his stand on telecom immunity. But he could probably be talked around. On this poll I voted for Strickland, though.

[Az_lefty]

25. VP-Clark SecState-Richardson

I think the above would work out very well.

[windbreeze]

26. Tell me I am not reading Lieberman's name on that list...????

he'd help Obama??? hmmmm...pondering, pondering how that might be...??? wb

[Renew Deal]

27. He's more jewish than Obama.

That's the new line of BS today.

[Barack_America]

30. No. That's just Clinton's name on there twice.

:evilgrin:

[hokies4ever]

29. Need Wes Clarke and Kathleen Sebelius in your poll

[TwilightGardener]

31. Good Lord. No to all of them. Ack.

[taught_me_patience]

33. You forgot Nunn

in your list of duds.

[rucky]

34. Why settle for a bobblehead when you can have the real thing?

Clinton.

[redqueen]

35. Brian Schweitzer still looks pretty good to me.

[AlinPA]

37. Brian Schweitzer, Gov of MT.

[WA98296]

38. You've got to be kidding.

[Renew Deal]

39. What makes you say that?

:evilgrin:

[Aloha Spirit]

41. Chuck Todd said his top pick is Bayh.

[JI7]

42. i'm surprised people are supporting Strickland after the boblehead act

but out of the names listed he seems to at least bring an important state if nothing else. the rest don't bring much.

[David Zephyr]

44. You list 8 men and only 1 woman in your poll?

.

[lojasmo]

46. Russell Feingold. EOM

[demokatgurrl]

47. Richardson!!!! nt

[mystieus]

48. Kathleen Sebelius #

http://www.beyondchron.org/articles/Should_Obama_Pick_Sebelius_as_VP__5659.html

[mmonk]

49. I missed the first one I guess. Who was on it?

[Goodnevil]

50. Benedict Lieberman?

BWAHAHAHH - none of those.