Does yesterday's primary make a clearer case for RICHARDSON as VEEP??

[polichick]

He's got the experience people seem to want; he can help Obama in Western states ~ and it would be a big plus for Latino voters.

[RiverStone]

1. Richardson is my first choice for Obama's VP

:hi:

[TBF]

51. I wish he had military experience, but I agree with the guy on every issue so I'd

definitely be in favor of him for VP.

[sfam]

2. Definitely! How else will we win P.R. in the GE?

Seriously speaking, I don't think this changes things at all. That said, there is already a solid case for considering Richardson. 10 of the swing states have Hispanic populations of 10% or more.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

3. I would really like Biden as VP or SecState.

RIchardson is a a fine choice, too.

[polichick]

21. I really like Biden as SOS!

[ChairmanAgnostic]

25. compare and contrast

condi with Joe.

that one move would increase global cooperation 10 fold, while reassuring our enemies and esrtwhile friends, that rational thinking has, at long last returned to the US and A.

[Eurobabe]

40. I agree 100%. Good taste anti!

:hi:

[HereSince1628]

4. I like the idea of Richardson, why isn't anyone really talking about him?

:shrug:

[SoCalDem]

13. Richardson's a nice guy, but I'd rather he remain governor

There's just something about him.. cannot put my finger on it..

[DevonRex]

5. Richardson is the best choice in my opinion. nt

[rucky]

45. What Z said. nt

[Bullet1987]

6. I think people need to get out of their heads that Obama will pick

Richardson. He's not even in the talks in the MSM or anywhere else. He's VERY qualified, but this country is not ready for a Black man and a Hispanic on the same Presidential ticket...which sucks. Look at all the vitriol being spewed at Obama!

[Skwmom]

8. Sadly, I agree.

[XemaSab]

16. If people have a problem with Richardson as VP

they're going to have even more of a problem with the black man at the top of the ticket.

I don't think we have any hope of winning racist voters to begin with. :shrug:

[polichick]

20. So, does that also mean no women and no Jewish veeps?

[KittyWampus]

7. No, Richardson apparently issues with how he interacts with women. I say apparently,

but if Steve Clemons brings up the possibility, it may not be empty gossip.

[newmajority]

9. I've been saying that's the Ticket for some time now.....

Look great together, don't they? :)

[polichick]

24. They do look great - and I think they'd really enjoy working together.

[BlooInBloo]

10. He's my #2 preference.

[TexasObserver]

11. Richardson helps in California, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado,

and probably other states. I like him on the ticket. I think he gives us points in every state, and doesn't hurt us in any state.

[Swamp Rat]

12. ¡Si se puede!

:)

[XemaSab]

14. I like him for VP

I would be happy with him, Webb, or Schwietzer. :)

[frogcycle]

22. webb for secdef

[ChairmanAgnostic]

27. No, I'd prefer him in a far tougher job.

head of all intel units, while removing the intel offices from the DOD, except for battle planning.

In fact, I'd like to see much of the octopus that Rummie and Cheney built to be dismantled. DOD should remain solely DOD. FEMA needs a new lease on life. CIA, NSA MUST be independent, and non-military, and fuck that presidential order which required all intel agents to follow the political needs of the president.

[XemaSab]

28. I think he'd rather stay in the senate

:shrug:

[berni_mccoy]

15. Wexler would be a good choice (helps with Florida).

[wvbygod]

17. Only if race is a player in the election would it make the case

We can also not rule out that it may be Hillary choosing the VP.

[Robeson]

18. He's been my choice for VP. I wanted Kerry to pick him back in 2004...

...I hope Obama takes a real hard look at Richardson.

[Yukari Yakumo]

19. No. PR =/= All other latinos

Plus Richardson is a dud at debating. I don't know what, if anything, he'd bring to the ticket.

[XemaSab]

26. He's got an impressive resume

Executive experience, foreign experience, energy experience... Having a VP fluent in Spanish would also help a lot in resolving some of the standing bs in Latin America.

[Jersey Devil]

35. He probably has more qualifications than all of them put together

I have no idea what kind of debater he is, however.

BTW, I agree about Puerto Ricans and other Latinos being very different people. As a long time resident of Hudson County, NJ, the most densely populated Cuban American area outside of Miami, if you mistook a Cuban for a Puerto Rican you had to be ready to defend yourself. There was no love lost between them, though I really don't know the reasons.

[latinolatteliberal]

23. I continue to like him.

I think the fears of two minorities on the same ticket are overblown. Those people are already not going to vote for a black man. In fact, they may be rubbed the wrong way even more by having a black man standing next to, but in a position superior to, a white woman/man.

[Clark2008]

29. I think he's got too many skeletons, myself.

Especially for a "change" ticket.

[crickets]

37. I keep hearing about this

but no one offers any details. What are his skeletons? I'm not being snarky, I'm being serious. I like Richardson and I think he'd be a great VP. If there are vetting issues which didn't come up during his own presidential campaign, I'd love to know what they are.

[Tom Rinaldo]

30. Great resume, not so great campaigner

Richardson didn't exactly electrify the latino world when he was a Presidential candidate.

[anonymous171]

33. I agree. A cabinet position definitely, but not VP.

[WA98296]

31. Not to me.

[Az_lefty]

32. Initially I wanted Clark but Richardson would be great. Put Clark in for SecDef.

that would probably work.

[harun]

39. Kucinich for SecDef. Nip it in the bud!

[liberaldem4ever]

34. Richardson would bring a lot to the ticket

I really like Bill Richardson. I think he would be a great choice for VP.

[polichick]

36. Wonder if Richardson's presence would open old "Judas" wounds...

...rather than appeal to Clinton's Latino base.

[uponit7771]

38. I think it would be a logical choice too! He was my guy before all of this started

[DangerDave921]

41. Depends -- will he shave the beard? eom

[polichick]

42. I love the beard!

[Carolina]

43. love Richardson but

Obama needs a white man... not a woman, not a Latino, not gay...

A good ole white boy (and no pejorative meant by the word boy).

A straight up, married with family, guy who also has military experience or foreign policy credentials.

[saltpoint]

44. For me the hinge on Richardson is the discussion about his

one or two comments in the earlier primaries and debates when he seemed to be a length behind on social issues, versus the potency of his resume in a general election and then on into governing.

If we want to fight for a larger percentage of Hispanic voters, while they do not vote as a monolithic block, they would seem to be more receptive to a man with common heritage who speaks their language, literally. Especially after 8 years of a president who could not even speak his own language, let alone Spanish.

Puerto Rico, very possibly, but certainly Richardson brings New Mexico back to blue, and helps us considerably in Colorado, Nevada, possibly Florida, Arizona, and California (as others have pointed out in this thread).

We face a global energy emergency; Richardson knows energy well.

We seem to be involved in repeated and frequent hostage situations; Richardson is an adept at diplomacy.

Not least, he's an experienced governor of a state West of the Mississippi in a year when we convene in Denver. A major plus.

He brings very significant achievement in more than one area.

[Strawman]

46. I thought he was terrible in the debates

But he has a good resume.

[weezie1317]

47. I love Richardson, but he won't be VP. For a while, I've been hoping that Obama does this....

That he names certain people who will be on his cabinet and other posts - Richardson, Clinton, Edwards... That will help him shore up the experience card and it will bring all the respective named people's supporters to him.

I know it won't happen for a bunch of reasons. Not the least of which is that no one wants to tie themselves to a candidate too much in case he loses. But I think it could work.

[Beacool]

48. Hell no, most people don't even know that Richardson is hispanic.

It was absolutely funny when a NYC TV station questioned hispanic people on the street how they felt about Richardson and more than 90% didn't even know who he was, let alone that he was hispanic.

[FatDave]

49. No, he needs a female latino war hero with foreign policy experience.

Barring that though, I like Richardson. I like Biden almost as much, but he'll be a bit old for the presidency in 2016.

[tigereye]

50. Richardson was my first choice - I would love to see him as VP