Chris Matthews Bat Sh*t Crazy Idea-Hillary Should Nominate A Republican To VP!

[whirlygigspin]

[CentralMass]

1. Well it would pull her a little more left ;-)

[tomm2thumbs]

11. DUzy!!!

funny if it weren't so sadly the case

[BillZBubb]

26. Ouch!

[Baobab]

2. Run as a Republican. Seems she is one - basically.

Run as a Republican? That would be much more honest.

Then both Hillary and Bernie could run.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

34. She could run as both the Democratic and Republican nominee

The GOP would like her corporatism and war hawk characteristics, while the Dems would be resigned to another disappointment regarding universal healthcare and other progressive policies because "it's just not practical."

[cprise]

3. Bonfire of the DINOs

Need I say more?

[CoffeeCat]

4. I have posted this several times

that I think that is what she's going to do.

I think she may pick Bloomberg or another right-leaning Independent.

I base my opinion on how this primary season has worked out. I get the sense that she has completely written off the left. I don't see how any candidate could go from state to state, cheating and wrecking such havoc--and then turning around and thinking that those people will just magically vote for you.

I think she knows that it's a lost cause.

An Indie or Rep VP could give her some Independents possibly. She's polling terribly with them now. I really could see it.

[zebonaut]

5. But just Yesterday; Hillary was a "Progressive"

[fun n serious]

6. Wow that's nuts

I want to see the whole clip though. YIKES I hope it was taken out of context.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

7. Keep in mind that Tweety supported Giuliani.

[rpannier]

17. Harken back to Fred Thompson

and the smell of Old Spice
A real persons man, nothing phony, totally genuine

Matthews is a Republican swooner

[Spitfire of ATJ]

30. It was funny in '08 when he said a republican could win and Rachael and Keith asked, "Who?"....

Tweety sat there gobsmacked and couldn't come up with a name.

Rudy and Fred were out by then.

You could see it in his face that he hadn't even thought of it until that moment. He had been looking at those polls with the "generic republican".

[BigBearJohn]

8. Biting my tongue

[SheilaT]

9. Oh, jeez.

This idea pops up with boring frequency. A while back people were gasping over the possibility that John McCain would be our VP. I'm spacing out on the various others, because it's just dumb.

People who suggest that sort of thing simply display their total ignorance about how party politics actually works. Once you even run for office on a somewhat low level (which I have. I ran for the State House of Representatives in the state I lived in in 2004) you find out just how your party operates, at least at the state level.

Party affiliation and party loyalty becomes more and more important as you move up the food chain.

Among the reasons Hillary is seen as The Anointed One is precisely because of this hierarchy of affiliation and loyalty. Which is also why her followers are so incredibly pissed at Bernie Sanders: Not only is he seeking to deny her Inevitability, but he hasn't been a registered Democrat until very recently. Never mind that he ALWAYS caucused with the Dems, this is Loyalty we're talking about.

So despite the almost predictable bullshit about a cross-party ticket, it's NEVER going to happen.

While I'm a Bernie Sanders fan, so I obviously hope he will be the nominee, I feel quite certain in saying that at this point we haven't a clue who the VP will be. Yes, there have been various speculations, and perhaps in the end one of them will be accurate, but let's all get farther along in the nominating process before we start worrying about the VP choice.

[Dustlawyer]

22. I bet he was floating the idea for Hillary to see how it plays.

Hillary camp has to be worried about losing many Sander's supporters, so maybe they can replace them with disaffected Republicans. In this election you have Establishment vs Anti-Establishment and they are thinking that they should run along those lines instead of Party vs Party lines. The Establishment circling the wagons. Elitist Beltway insiders are so out of touch and scared of the Populism that has swept the country. They have no idea just how sick of this crap we really are because they are so out of touch!

[Spitfire of ATJ]

31. Tweety is delusional. He believes Tip and Ronnie were bffs.

[Betty Karlson]

10. Why would the Democratic Party want two Republicans on top? Even one seems weird. eom

[Spitfire of ATJ]

32. We all saw what you did there.

[billhicks76]

12. Fake Twitter Followers

Just like her. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3214432/Hillary-Clinton-revealed-million-fake-Twitter-followers-presidential-hopeful.html

[billhicks76]

13. Lol. That Would Guarantee All Bernie Supporters Voting Green Party

I wonder what would happen if all Bernie supporters voted Green Party. I wonder if enough disaffected republicans would join in. Is that even possible ?

[eShirl]

14. She should nominate Obama.

He's staying in the DC area for a while anyways...

[Jim Lane]

33. Barack isn't eligible, but Michelle is. (n/t)

[PoliticalMalcontent]

15. Infuriating. Absolutely infuriating.

I suppose I shouldn't get too worked up... Does show what a sham Chris Matthews is as a democrat though. Such a fucked up thought process for modern day politics. John Kasich would be a truly dreadful choice for VP.

Edit: There's so few truly good republicans out there, but props were it is due. At a superficial glance Jon Huntsman seems like a guy with a good head on his shoulders. He and Joseph Lieberman run some political group called 'no labels' focusing on fixing problems instead of partisan bickering and have called the Republican SCOTUS blockade 'not acceptable'. Sure it's a low bar, but it shows he's at least a guy who uses his head for good, unselfish reasons.

[Socal31]

16. Someone needs a quick Govt. 101 refresher.

The line of succession isn't some abstract concept. Strange idea.

[ladjf]

18. Worse than crazy, he's disingenuous. nt

[SmittynMo]

19. Tweety is useless to me

After his actions over the past month, I avoid him like the plague. This guy is NO journalist.

[randr]

20. Tweety is going the way of the established dinosaurs

Lost in the past with no hope for the future.

[Scuba]

21. Well, on Maddow's show she did say there were a couple R's she could run with.

What amazes me is that anybody thinks she's not a Republican.

[A Simple Game]

23. Republicans hate Hillary's guts... I know let's give them another reason to impeach her! n/t

[TryLogic]

24. Regardless of this particular tidbit, how does that annoying idiot stay on the air???

[florida08]

25. Never heard of

Jimmy Dore but he has a new fan. I thank him for informing everyone that democrats are suppose to be DIFFERENT. It seems they are morphing into moderate republicans if there is such a thing.

[TlalocW]

27. If she won with a republican VP

She'd be delivered notification that she's being impeached during her inauguration speech.

TlalocW

[Buzz cook]

28. He's tired of pretending to be of the left.

Probably the start of Tweety turrning back to democrat bashing. He'll set himself as a high priest of Brodarism then go back to saying democrats would "Lick the bathroom floor to get elected".

[giftedgirl77]

29. That would be a deal breaker for me.