I love Bill Richardson as a VP for Obama but

[gabeana]

do you think it is feasible? Is America ready for not only a black man(1/2) but a VP that is a Mexican-American? Look at the racism that Obama has had to endure in this race and thats just from Democrats. Without a doubt Richardson was one of the most if not most qualified of our presidential candidates. With the Clinton's exploiting race in this election and seeing that at times it has limited success, unfortunately I don't see it happening.
This is a relevant concern

and yes Hill supporters the Clinton's have played the race card as recently at the debate when hill threw out farrakhan (SIC)without prompting
so don't deny it

by the way I am Mexican-American

[ingac70]

1. If whites who typically vote Dem...

decide to stay home or vote McCain because they are bigots, then this nation gets exactly what it asks for.

(* I'm white)

[gabeana]

5. you are right, but look at how many Hill suporters

in Penn won't vote for Obama, and their Bigotry also drags us down, look at the idiots that voted for Bush, they are still idiots, but we all paid the price

[Liberal Gramma]

2. I'd vote for that ticket!

I think Richardson brings a lot to the table in terms of experience and knowledge. He'd help win some western states, too.

[ingac70]

4. Yep. awesome ticket...

Definitely help in the Southwest.

[newmajority]

3. Do the sheeple even KNOW that Richardson is Mexican-American?

If his name was "Ramirez" instead of Richardson, it would be obvious even to them, but they might think of "Richardson" as an "American" name, and think he just has a decent tan because he lives in New Mexico.

[ingac70]

6. lol... so true. n/t

[gabeana]

7. You got a point there

[madeline_con]

10. Good point.

[woolldog]

14. Believe me, if he gets the VP slot

the media will make sure that everyone knows his racial origins. They will mention it constantly and ask whether whites will vote for a black-mexican ticket. Constantly. It's all we'll hear about.

So while I like Richardson, I think the safe choice (to make "race" as small a part of this election as possible) would be a guy like Sam Nunn, or Webb, a conservative white male Democrat with military/foreign policy credentials.

[scheming daemons]

8. Once America crosses one threshold... the other will be no big deal.....

[MADem]

9. Bill Maher, Obama supporter, called that ticket "too down with the brown."

I don't think he's a good choice. For EITHER candidate.

He's a polarizing figure for half the party right now.

[madeline_con]

11. But then, Bill is half full of shit...

getting more rightwing all the time. Weird...

[MADem]

17. Bill Maher is an enthusiastic Obama supporter.

And most of his girlfriends are black.

He calls himself a libertarian. I think he refusess to be categorized.

He wasn't saying it to be vicious, he was saying that the US electorate would view that ticket as "too minority." As he said, "Too down with the brown."

FWIW.

[JI7]

12. the racist wont vote for him anyways, so lets bring out the minorities, young people etc

in large numbers.

[sandnsea]

13. If he turns out the Latino vote

then the racists don't matter anyway. Maybe it's time to give them a lesson, once and for all.

[goclark]

15. I have seen many posters here that would pick Richardson

He would certainly be my choice.

I am African American and I believe I know how you feel.

If the situation was in reverse, I would think that OBAMA would be one too many minorities for PA and Ohio.

The good part about the Richardson lovers at DU is that they respect him for his honesty,political eperience and the content of his character.

Those are the qualities that elections should be about ~ :patriot:

[Beregond2]

16. I figure,

if people aren't going to vote for Obama because he is black, a Hispanic VP makes no difference. The racist vote is already out of the picture.

[AtomicKitten]

18. I am so happy many excellent Democrats have endorsed Barack.

He has a cornucopia of talent to choose from for his VP.