Who should Barack Obama choose as his VP running mate?

[derby378]

Poll question: Who should Barack Obama choose as his VP running mate?

[sabbat hunter]

1. Wes Clark

[cliffordu]

3. Bingo!!

It puts the war hero thingy out of play, and Clark is as smart as Obama.


I WANT A WHITE HOUSE AND ADMINISTRATION SMARTER THAN MY FUCKING IN LAWS.

[chill_wind]

42. Seriously! I've been thinking those same exact thoughts constantly lately.

I don't want to have a beer/go golfing/go bowling/go hunting/go to church/play bingo with any of them.

I want someone who will restore the once greatness of the office. It's been a long time.

[ObamaKerryDem]

45. I voted Edwards!

I've actually wanted to see an Obama/Edwards ticket (in either order, since I was originally leaning towards Edwards, before the SC debate) since Iowa and feel even stronger about it after what happened today! I think he could add more to the ticket than Hillary, as well as help attract more of the so called "blue collar voters" the media and Hillary's people keep whining about, many of whom made up a large part of his base when he was still in the running. Plus, look at them together today..don't they make a great pair? :D

Obama/Edwards '08! (hey, a girl can dream, can't she? :P)

[derby378]

5. Has there been a lot of insider talk about Clark?

If so, I'm sorry I missed it. An interesting choice.

[Boz]

34. Obama/Richardson VP, Edwards AG, Clark Defense,Webb Senate,Sebelius State

[benddem]

8. ditto n/t

[L0oniX]

37. Seconded

[BayouBengal07]

2. Wes Clark

If not Clark, Jim Webb.

[Nitrogenica]

7. Jim Clark

[mystieus]

4. Kathleen Gilligan Sebelius

[sfam]

10. Sebelius really needs to be a standard choice in these polls. She's one of the frontrunners...nt

[derby378]

17. Sebelius is sort of a mixed bag...

Her Democratic Response to the 2008 SOTU was at best anemic. But then she turned around and lifted the Kansas prohibition on civilian ownership of full-auto firearms. What to do, what to do...?

[Gore1FL]

Her response was not very good, I agree

but as far as governance, Her record speaks for itself.

Obama/Sebelius 2008 -- bookmark it and laud or shame me later.

[mystieus]

23. Do this,

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

[mystieus]

20. True. She's in the top 3 so I've heard.

[jillan]

48. What is so great about her? I know nothing about her.

[David Zephyr]

6. You need to add more women to your poll. Every poll here is male dominated.

Consider.

[derby378]

13. You have a valid point...

I've only encountered a few names that were being seriously considered for VP, and most of them happened to be guys. But I have heard one media figure mention Kathleen Sibelius as a potential running mate.

[David Zephyr]

26. Thanks for consideration.

Our party is simply rich with terrific women all qualified to be Vice President.

Your humility here at the DU is refreshing. Thanks.

[mmonk]

30. Yep, she's my choice.

Wish it could be Samantha Power but she hasn't been a politician (so Ambassador to the UN would be good).

[newmajority]

24. OK.... name a woman that has the foreign policy cred like a Clark or Richardson do

Because it's going to be needed on the ticket. John McLoon has nothing to run on but "war and terra".

If we were in ordinary circumstances, with a media that didn't actively participate in the brainwashing for the last 8 years, I would be seriously considering a woman governor on this ticket. Janet Napolitano or Kathleen Sebelius for example. I'd probably pick Janet out of those two because Arizona is probably a better pickup than Kansas. And Janet has taken on corporatism in the past, which is compatible with the direction this party and this country MUST go.

But seriously.... is there a woman who can compete on the foreign policy front with Clark or Richardson?

(and for Christ's sake, don't say Hillary's 8 years of being married to some guy fits this description)

[IDemo]

9. ABH n/t

[Oleladylib]

11. The reporter he called "sweetie" in Michigan and then didn't answer

her question....Chauvanist oink!

[rusty quoin]

12. This is what I want.

Obama -President
Webb -Vice
Edwards AG
Biden -Secretary of State

[gateley]

27. I'm with you except

Putting Brian Schweitzer in at VP, and moving Webb to Sec of Defense.

Biden is perfect for SOS.

I really really like the idea of JE as AG -- and as someone mentioned, then onto the Supreme Court!

[Swamp Rat]

14. I voted for John Edwards in this poll, but I also like Bob Graham.

Kucinich or RFK jr would also be great. :)

[DJ13]

15. Richardson

Known Bill Clinton loyalist, shores up the Latino vote, and he has the foreign policy experience Obama needs for the GE.

[mmonk]

16. Kathleen Sebelius

[mystieus]

31. bu bu but we need a attack dog because republicans say so...

I know... please!

If there was a woman to be a Vice President, this is the one! She is the example of a strong woman without barking and pretending something other than self.

[mmonk]

35. You're correct.

Attack dogs are dime a dozen and will be out there anyway through the course of the campaign. I want Kathleen because she can be effective being herself.

[MadMaddie]

18. John Edwards would be a magnificent Attorney General

He has the ability to get things done.


VP - Jim Webb is balls to the wall and will fight tooth and nail and go toe to toe with any Republican.

[gateley]

19. Other. Brian Schweitzer. nt

[mmonk]

22. He's good too.

[anonymous171]

25. Yep. He's my choice too.

[Beregond2]

21. My heart

is with Edwards, but I think Clark might be wiser, politically. Plus, if Edwards were AG or in some other important position for eight years, he'd be much better placed to become President in 2016. Clark would be too old by then.

[Zomby Woof]

28. I think he should choose Webb

The Democratic Party needs a southern moderate on the ticket. It's a time-tested and smart electoral strategy. Webb has a future in the party. I see him making a bid in 2012 or 2016.

[renate]

29. Wes Clark n/t

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[babylonsister]

33. Whoever Obama decides would be the best for the Dem ticket and party

to win in November. I trust him and his team to pick the very best VP candidate.

[Norwood]

36. Clark!

[earthside]

38. It's gonna be Gov. Strickland n/t

[WA98070]

39. The person he wants, and I pray it is not a DLC member. Dance with the one that brought you.

An outsider none of us has heard of would be great.

[win_in_06]

40. Joe Biden

He could be our own Dick Cheney

[Catch22Dem]

41. I've been with Wes since the Draft Clark movement (the first one)

My choice is clear.

[mystieus]

43. New ABC article on Sebelius!

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/15/2245217.htm

[kevsand]

44. Wes Clark /nt

[Zavulon]

46. To ensure victory, in Obama's shoes I'd go for Ted Strickland.

He's popular in Ohio, a state the Repugs have to win in order to get the WH. He's also pro-gun (as am I), so he'd come across as a moderate - and that would keep the pro-Repug media from throwing the 'L' word they're so scared of around.

[peoli]

47. Bono