Clark/Rubin 2004 -- Dream Ticket -- or Nightmare?

[dolstein]

Clark takes care of foreign policy. Rubin takes care of economic policy. A match made in heaven? Or DLC hell?

[Brucey]

1. Can Rubin get any votes?

Where's he from? Great for the cabinet, but does he help in the election?

[dolstein]

2. Did Cheney get any votes?

Last time I checked, Wyoming was solidly Republican. What he did was shore up a perceived weakness of Bush -- the lack of foreign policy experience.

Robert Rubin is the single most respected Democratic voice on economic policy -- indeeed, now that Greenspan blew his credibility by supporting the Bush tax cuts, Rubin is arguably the most respected voice on economic policy of either party.

But I agree, Rubin would be better as Secretary of the Treasury.

[Avatar13]

5. Cheney added overall "gravitas" more than anything

I can't really put into words what "gravitas" really means in politics, but Clark IMO has enough of it to afford a running mate that could help out electorally - and Rubin shouldn't be the one. (I think he's from NY or MA. Was definitely registered in MA at one time)

Add: He's D-NY

[Avatar13]

3. I don't see Rubin as the type to get involved in politics

I don't see him getting actively involved in the mud-slinging, blood-sporting apparatus of presidential politics. A nice, docile job like the Treasury, the Fed Chair, or Economic advisor seems better suited for him.

Better to trumpet him around as the core of the economic braintrust a Clark administration (or whoever) would have until the election, then after the election, put him in one of the jobs I mentioned. Lawrence Summers would be a good pick too.

[GainesT1958]

4. Who threw Rubin's name out, and for what?

Is he slated to be the next Fed Chairman ( should Gen. Clark win next year)? Must've missed something...

B-)

[WhoCountsTheVotes]

6. Why not Rubin for Chair of the Federal Reserve?

He is well respected and a true Democrat.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=435812

[dolstein]

8. I'd rather keep him at Treasury

I think his role might be too constrained at the Fed.

[Carmerian]

7. I'd prefer

Clark/Krugman, but I know it won't happen :)

[WyLoochka]

12. Since were "dreaming" here

I'd like to see a Krugman/Feingold ticket.

[w4rma]

9. Who? That's what people will say: Who's that?

Note, *I* know who Rubin is, but the VP pick needs to be better known than Rubin, IMHO.

[Kahuna]

10. Rubin is still a republican isn't he?

If he switches parties, I have no problem with him.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

14. Bob Rubin Has Always Been A Dem

The smart Wall Street boys know the Dems are better stewards of the economy....

[Yupster]

11. Neither one of them has ever

run for any office before. That would be a risk I would think.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

13. I'll Say One Thing....

I agree with Clinton....

"Bob Rubin was the best Secretary of the Treasury since Alexander Hamilton."


The proof was in the pudding...

[Wickerman]

15. I thought Jerry Rubin died in 1994?

:evilgrin:

[CMT]

16. Rubin is a good guy

and so is Clark but this type of ticket would not exactly motivate the liberal base that we need to turn out in record numbers to win, imo.

Rubin might make a marvelous Fed Chairman.