Cory Booker will be the VP pick.

[woolldog]

Book it....no pun intended. He checks all the boxes Hillary needs. He's young, will excite the Obama coalition, well spoken and eloquent, good attack dog, male, good experience, sterling credentials, has executive experience

How will you all feel when Hillary announces him as the VP pick?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cory_Booker

[LoverOfLiberty]

1. Has Bernie approved?

Because apparently that is what is necessary according to his supporters on DU.

[woolldog]

2. Who?

Bernie? Who's that?

[Contrary1]

17. Doesn't matter to me whether Bernie approves or not...

or who Hillary ends up picking, for that matter.

[elleng]

30. There really is NO NEED to trash people here.

[gordianot]

3. There is a good progressive move for Hillary.

[JonLeibowitz]

27. .....

Booker.

Progressive.

[gordianot]

32. I know no sarcasm smile.

[FDR_Liberal]

31. One can only dream shed pick a corporate dem as vp

Leave the liberals alone hillary.

Vp Corey "Bain Capital" Booker

[gordianot]

33. Imagine how long it would take for Warren if chosen for Hillary and her to be at each others throat.

[ReRe]

54. I don't know why...

... but what you just said struck me a riotous funny.

That would make a great 4-6 frame comic for someone like Joel Pett. 1st frame: HRC on left as SOS/Elizabeth Warren on right as Senator; 2nd frame: HRC on left as Dem candidate/Elizabeth Warren on right as Senator; 3rd frame: HRC & Elizabeth Warren as winners of the 2016 Presidential Campaign; 4th frame: Elizabeth Warren being held down to desk in Oval Office by HRC, hair flying everywhere.

[gordianot]

60. It would make a really good comedic movie.

All of the stereotypes and meme are there for the taking. Both seem to hold the prominent polar position in the Democratic Party. Tina Fey could make an appearance and add to the comedy. You might even get Trump to appear as himself I am sure he could use the extra income in the near future. Any exposure is good publicity for the Donald.

[Hortensis]

79. Nonsense. They're both pros. But I'll

accept whoever she chooses happily enough. She's the one who will work with this person.

[swhisper1]

37. not

[eastwestdem]

4. But, then the Dems would lose a senate seat. NJ has a repub governor. nt

[Yavin4]

62. Would Christie appoint himself?

I'd imagine that he would. He has no where else to go.

[eastwestdem]

68. I hadn't thought of that! But I wouldn't put it past him!! nt

[CorkySt.Clair]

5. I think the final 3 are

Booker, Warren and Brown.

Bonus: Okla gov. Mary Fallin will be Drumpf's pick. You heard it here first and if I'm wrong I'll buy everybody dinner.

[woolldog]

7. I just don't see Warren enjoying playing second fiddle to anyone.

She's too outspoken to be comfortable in the role she'd have to assume as VP.

[booley]

25. I doubt Warren was ever really considered

Warren is hated by Wall Street

And Clinton wouldn't' be where she is now if not for Wall Street

I think Booker is likely. He is progressive but too progressive that he's likely to do anything Wall street wouldn't' like.

[brooklynite]

55. Funny, the WSJ beat up my wife in 2012 for being a "Wall Street Lawyer" supporting Warren...

[Chan790]

59. Booker's a progressive?

Is this Bizarro DU?

Cory Booker is about as progressive as the Obama we got, not the Obama we wanted. The difference is he's about half as smart and a quarter as cunning. It pains me to think unacceptably centrist Hillary would choose someone even slightly to the right of her, like Booker.

On the plus side, he's a better choice than Julian Castro...that's one Democrat that needs to find a new career field outside of politics and government.

[Txbluedog]

9. Trust me the skeletons in that women's closet are equal to Trump's(OK Gov)

[CorkySt.Clair]

16. I'm well aware.

[Tess49]

24. Yes, they are. Well known around here. n/t

[NobodyHere]

19. I'm saving this post

Is there a dollar limit on that dinner?

[CorkySt.Clair]

20. Let's try to keep it under $20.

[Chan790]

61. Chipotle offers bulk-buy discounts on catering orders.

There's something on their menu for everybody...just stay away from the lettuce. That's where they had the e. coli problem.

[Nedsdag]

6. I'd place my money on Kaine.

Both Warren and Booker hail from states with GOP governors.

[glennward]

12. Me too. No Senators please. We need to get our margins up in the Senate.

Kaine

[DLCWIdem]

29. yah but there can be a special election in Mass so we might not lose a senate seat

[dsc]

44. we would lose it for a short time

It would be the flip side of when Kennedy died. Kirk was Senator for a few months (he chose not to run) and then Coakley ran and lost to Brown. The reverse would likely happen in this case. GOP governor picks a person who gets the seat for a few months and the Democrat wins a special election.

[Chan790]

63. It's disheartening that everybody's predictions are terrible center-right Democrats.

I talked smack about Booker and insinuated that Julian Castro needs to be run out of politics...but Tim Kaine is worse than either. He's the kind of Democrat you kind of wish would go become a Republican so there would be one Republican we can work with, at the same time there's no issue with trying to unseat him.

[NurseJackie]

8. I'll be delighted!

[Renew Deal]

10. His overnight speech was even better.

[Demsrule86]

11. He is hated by the teacher's unions...I don't think she should.

He believes in Charter schools too...

[dhol82]

13. My money is on

Julian Castro.

[woolldog]

15. I thought so at first too, but:

he doesn't even speak spanish and his only political run for office was for mayor of san antonio. He's not seasoned enough.

[underthematrix]

40. yeah I like Cory Booker but I prefer Julian Castro

but I think she'll go with a senator.

[gopiscrap]

42. Same here, been saying it for awhile

[Chan790]

64. He needs to be run out of politics...

I'm sure there is a field somewhere that he would be a boon in, but it's not government.

He'd make a great management consultant.

[dhol82]

86. Can you expand a bit on that statement?

Just curious as to why you are so against him.

[uponit7771]

65. Hopefully

[Lord Magus]

14. I don't see him brining anything to the ticket.

Would the guy who attacked Obama during the 2012 campaign (for Obama's criticism of Bain Capital of all things!) really "excite the Obama coalition"?

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

43. Agree... would be a HUGE mistake.

[brentspeak]

18. The Democrat's very own Mr. Bain Capital

His short Senate career has been focused on how best to bust the teacher unions on behalf of the billionaire hedge funds he formerly worked for.

[QC]

21. He certainly loves Wall Street enough to catch Hillary's eye,

and his advocacy for corporate "education reform" is right in line with Arne Duncan's.

But he is very appealing as a television performer, and that matters more than issues.

[msongs]

22. no thanks nt

[BootinUp]

23. I'm sure I can get excited about whomever she picks, and

Booker certainly has his points of appeal from what I have seen.

[DLCWIdem]

26. IDK Chris Chrisie will appoint his successor in Senate

[FDR_Liberal]

28. Hopefully she goes with a corp dem like booker

We need the true progressives to stay in the house and senate. Cant have a good progressive like warren be annexed to the vp spot. I was wishing shed pick kaine or jim webb. And load her cabinet with other conservative dems. Let the progressive control the senate

[azurnoir]

34. well of course great choice sort of reminds me of Barack Obama in '06 or '08

[swhisper1]

35. I suspect so . He has been courting hillary for a few years now

[swhisper1]

36. another 3rd way, why not, but the senate is far more important

[w4rma]

38. Booker is "a new Democrat" who defended Bain Capital and is described as a neoliberal.

Booker has been described by many as a liberal, a moderate, and a neoliberal. In a July 2013 Salon interview, Booker said that "there's nothing in that realm of progressive politics where you won't find me." However, in a September 2013 interview with The Grio, when asked if he considered himself a progressive, he avoided the term, saying he is a Democrat and an American. George Norcross III described Booker as "a new Democrat — a Democrat that's fiscally conservative yet socially progressive." In May 2012, Booker defended Bain Capital's record and criticized Obama's attack on private equity. In response, the Republican National Committee created a petition called I Stand With Cory Booker. Booker has also received criticism from both progressives and liberals, such as Ronald Rice and Rush Holt.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cory_Booker#Political_positions

[Sunlei]

39. I like Cory Booker, he's a decent, good person. We Ds are fortunate to have many good people.

He's relatively young too(in his 40s?) Who knows, in 4/8 years he could be running for President.

[Number23]

41. I'm pulling for Susan Rice. I've liked her for years.

[msanthrope]

89. Me, too. Julian Castro, though, would be great. nt

[Warren DeMontague]

45. I would support that choice.

Although I'd like to see us look beyond the East Coast geographically, Booker's being instrumental in the CARERS Act is certainly a strong plus in his favor.

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2015/03/senate_medical_marijuana_bill_rand_paul_cory_booker_and_kirsten_gillibrand.html

[pat_k]

46. Nah. Hillary will look too boring next to him.

She won't want someone who upstages her.

[Hiraeth]

78. Who does Hillary NOT look boring standing next to?

[pat_k]

87. Maybe Tim Kaine...

...at least according to this fairly humorous look at the options:

Regarding Tim Kaine, (VA Senator)

The first time we were supposed to be excited about Tim Kaine was when he delivered a rebuttal to the State of the Union in 2006, and, based on what followed, it seemed safe to predict it would be the last time. Kaine came across as a decent and bloodless fellow who spoke of “high-quality pre-kindergarten” and who kept intoning, “There’s a better way,” which viewers found to be true when they turned off the television.

[Hiraeth]

88. lol

heaven help us that we won't be too bored to get to the polls

[ucrdem]

47. No complaints!

He would add a lot to the ticket.

[firebrand80]

48. I would be elated

Hillary has an opportunity here to anoint the next generation of Dem leadership. Booker is the brightest star we have.

[woolldog]

49. The hatred some of you all have for anyone who has

any association with Wall Street is ridiculous.

[Jackilope]

56. I know, right?

Yes, besides all that stuff like the economic downturn in 2007-2010, Wall St. truly only has our best interests at heart.

Hatred? No. Legitimate cynicism? Yes.

[uponit7771]

66. +1, Wall Street is the boogyman of the privileged... poor people have other boogymen

[Chan790]

70. Only because their attention has been diverted.

If they had more sense or paid better attention, the boogeyman of the poor would also be Wall St.

Wall St. is the source of all their other problems and the support of all their other boogeymen.

Try me, name a legitimate boogeyman that isn't the result ultimately of the fixed capitalist system.

[uponit7771]

71. Nope, a PoC can be rich and still have the boogymen of racism... this has been repeated ad nasea

... throughout the campaign and people of privilege still don't understand it

[Chan790]

75. They don't understand it because it's a nonsense argument. n/t

[anigbrowl]

77. Yes, your opinion is the only one that matters

If only everyone were as smart as you, they would inevitably agree with you.

OK then, tell me how anti-LGBT biased is the result of the fixed capitalistic system. I especially look forward to your explanation of such bias came to exist in non-capitalist historical contexts and countries.

[anigbrowl]

82. I think you ment to reply to the poster above me

as we seem to be saying the same thing in different ways. I am agreeing with you that economic fairness doesn't eliminate other kinds of bigotry, while the poster above is saying that everything bad in the world is somehow the result of capitalism.

[uponit7771]

83. +1, I was under the impression that progressive usually meant exposure to wider swath of people..

... and some of these guys wouldn't be stating the opposite of folks experience.

Jus weird... makes me thinks a lot of em are aturf posters

[anigbrowl]

84. That's my read as well

Some folk's posts read like a parody of progressive thought more than the real thing.

[Chan790]

67. Wall St. should burn. n/t

[cali]

50. God, I hope not.

[tonyt53]

51. I think he would be a perfect fit, but honestly at this place and time, it might be a bad choice

[kimbutgar]

52. No I don't think we can afford to lose this seat to a rethug

Christie will put in a rethug or appointment himself.

Plus booker Is single and there will be a lot of innuendo as to his sexuality. Booker is ok where he is in the Senate. Plus it will embolden the racists who hate the black man in the White House now

[TexasMommaWithAHat]

53. He has a likable persona

which is something the ticket needs.

He wouldn't be my choice, however. He's certainly not a progressive.

[ReRe]

57. Actually...

... I think Cory Booker would be a great VP for Hillary Clinton.

[Chan790]

58. Like she just wasted her one last chance to get me to actually support her.

He's a marginally better pick than Julian Castro, who is thoroughly unacceptable.

[TheFarseer]

69. He's all for TPP

So I can't endorse him.

[Sivart]

72. Male? WTF?

Hillary needs a male?

seriously?

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

73. It would be a twofer for Wall Street.

Politics-as-usual. And, they wonder why so many people don't bother to vote.

[emulatorloo]

74. No! Cannot get past his defense of Romney/Bain Capital

Additionally too conservative for me. I don't think he gives anything positive to the ticket.

Full disclosure: I want Warren

[woolldog]

85. There is no perfect candidate.

I disagree with his defense of Bain's business practices, but on balance, the good far outweighs the bad when it comes to Booker, imo.

Warren is an intriguing choice. But I don't think Warren is suited to playing second fiddle to anyone. And her selection would further erode Clinton's ability to keep to her gender gap problem with men, respectable, which she needs to do to win.

Thanks for posting your thoughts, however.

[Donald Ian Rankin]

76. I hope not, and I also hope it's not Warren or Brown.

Any of them would make a perfectly good VP, but there are lots of people who would make perfectly good VPs without giving up a senate seat.

[HarmonyRockets]

80. I'm still hoping for Tim Ryan