Sherrod Brown (D-OH) for VP?

[Eric J in MN]

I want us to win Ohio.

Opinions on Sherrod Brown for VP?

[andyrowe]

1. Definitely him over Strickland.

n/t

[Jane Austin]

2. He has terrible posture and is perpetually rumpled-looking.

A veep has to look well turned out.

Besides, he voted for the Military Commissions Act which did away with Habeas Corpus.

[Johnny__Motown]

5. Like Cheney does?

[Jane Austin]

16. Ugly as he is, Cheney is generally well-dressed.

WWII memorials to the contrary, notwithstanding!

[Johnny__Motown]

17. ok, but he still looks kinda "rumpled" to me. Maybe it is his skin not his clothes

[Jane Austin]

19. Nah, it's his soul.

Shriveled up and wrinkled!

[jackson_dem]

Solid choice and a good fair trader

He has 15 years of experience in Congress so he isn't inexperienced. If it isn't going to be Edwards I would like us to go with someone from Ohio or Florida, assuming we still have a shot at Florida. If our nominee disenfranchises Florida at the convention we will have surrendered the fourth largest state to McCain. Then we are left with the choices of Brown or Strickland from Ohio. Bob Graham is probably the best pick. He has executive experience as a governor and national security credentials via the intelligence committee when he was in the senate.

[NJSecularist]

8. Does he really have the push to swing Ohio our way?

[Eric J in MN]

21. In 2004, we didn't get the electoral votes of these states

OH 51-49
FL 52-47

Ohio was closer, and I think that putting someone from Ohio on the ticket would get us Ohio's electoral votes.

We could lose Florida even with Bob Graham on the ticket.

[jackson_dem]

24. Yes but in 2000 the opposite was true

Florida was a cliffhanger while we lost Ohio by 4-5. What they should do is look at their polling and see if we are running better in Ohio and Florida, assuming we retain our slim hold on Pennsylvania and Michigan. If we are trouble in PA and MI we may need someone from those states. If Ohio and Florida are about equal and we are still leading slightly in PA and Michigan we should opt for someone from Florida simply because FL has 7 more electoral votes than Ohio, equivalent to Iowa.

[Eric J in MN]

26. If we can't win Michigan without someone from there on the ticket,

...then we can't win in 2008 at all.

[jackson_dem]

28. It depends on what happens at the convention

Ordinarily I would agree with you but if Obama wins the nomination and insists on not seating the Michigan delegation then we will probably lose Michigan. If he does that he will also do the same for Florida so we would need someone from Florida to even have a shot. Basically we can't win unless we win three of the big four swing states: Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Michigan. A lot of people talk about Missouri and to a lesser extent Colorado, Minnesota, and Wisconsin but the real big swing states are FL, PA, OH, and MI.

[Alexander]

3. No. He just became a Senator.

[jackson_dem]

4. He has been in Congress since 1993

[Bozita]

6. Senator Brown is a guest tonight on the Tavis Smiley Show.

[Johnny__Motown]

7. Should be on the short list, can't say if he defiantly should be the one to pick

[EffieBlack]

9. A very good man

Love him! He'd be a great VP candidate and a great VP.

[OhioChick]

10. I Like the Sherrod Idea

But Want Him Here! :)

[Extend a Hand]

11. Paul Hackett would be great

to have on the ticket , especially for a run against McCain when he trots out his "I'm a war hero" spiel.

[jackson_dem]

13. Maybe with Clinton

Obama needs someone with experience.

[rucky]

12. Not sure we can fill the seat with another D

we need the Senate to get anything done.

[davidinalameda]

15. the Ohio governor is a Democrat

so he'd appoint a Democrat to fill the seat

[derby378]

14. I can't see it

I think the ticket will need a little more diversity in order to secure Southern and Western states.

[DemReadingDU]

20. my choice would be Richardson

Brown needs to stay as Senator, and Strickland needs to stay as Governor

[RBInMaine]

18. Definitely a short list candidate.

[scheming daemons]

22. Jim Webb.... turn Virginia from Red to Blue......

....and still have a shot at Ohio too...

[Eric J in MN]

27. Ohio was closer in 2004 than Virginia.

I think there is more potential to swing Ohio through the VP nominee.

[stahbrett]

23. No - it's going to be someone with executive and/or top-notch foreign policy creds

Bill Richardson is an obvious choice for a bunch of reasons. It's not (hopefully) going to be a Senator (unless that person also has executive/foreign policy creds).

[Riley133]

25. Check Ohio forum for Sherrod Brown article posted. nt