Who is on your short list as Obama's VP?

[cynatnite]

Mine:

Maxine Waters
Barbara Boxer
Hillary Clinton


Yes, they are all women and I really am hoping he'll pick a woman. :)

[Muttocracy]

1. Richardson, Biden. NOT CLINTON. nt

[Owl]

22. Same here.

[DJ13]

2. Richardson, Biden, Clark

[Ian David]

3. Barbara Boxer and John Edward.

[dubeskin]

4. Perhaps it's a long list...

Barbara Boxer
John Edwards
Al Gore
Kathleen Sibelius
Jim Webb
Claire McCaskill
Bill Richarson
Joe Biden
Dennis Kucinich

[DenverDem23]

59. Can Al Gore serve as VP again? Just a technical question..

Because I don't know... I assume he can, and would be the BEST VP of all the choices.

But I am wondering...........is there some technicality which makes him NOT elligible?

I don't think there is a problem, just want to be sure before suggesting he's the best choice.

[dubeskin]

63. I've never heard of there being a problem - thought it was only Prez with limits

As far as I know, and as far as technically possible, a Vice President could serve an indefinite amount of terms as VP due to the lack of limitations on Vice Presidential runs.

[Thrill]

5. Sorry but I don't think its going to be a woman

And he isn't going to pick Boxer over a woman who has been with him from the beginning like McCaskill

[VeraAgnes]

16. Yes, McCaskill.........

A friend of mine who worked with me on another campaign worked for McCaskills Senate Race. I love Clare!

[NotThisTime]

31. She's great!

[DenverDem23]

61. She's certainly a great choice... and very wonderful

But another liberal Dem Senator, no military experience, and do we need two Senators?

I'm all in favor if she is his choice, I like her a lot... just curious.

Is she the best choice to secure Independent and military votes?

[rebel with a cause]

51. Claire McCaskill yes

Caroline Kennedy (I know impossible)
Keith Olbermann (I know impossible)
Jon Stewart/Stephan Colbert (I know impossible)
Star Jones (I know-God help us if that happened)

Really I don't know who I would want or who would be a good one. I will wait and see who they chose.

Oh my gosh, on The Daily Show, and Hillary's speech was I, I, I, I.

[Haole Girl]

6. John Edwards. nt

[BlueJac]

7. No Senators

We need them all

Richardson

[godai]

8. Webb, Richardson, Rendell n/t

[Nite Owl]

9. Short list

there are many in the dem party who would be excellent

Richardson, Biden, Wexler, Sherrod Brown (not in any order)

and not Hillary

[Barack_America]

10. Kaine, Webb, Feingold/Richardson.

That last spot is tricky.

[Shakespeare]

11. Webb, Webb and Webb. n/t

[onehandle]

12. Clark, Edwards, or Clinton. nt

[virtualobserver]

13. Danny DeVito

[BeyondGeography]

14. Webb/Warner, Richardson, Sebelius and Schweitzer

[featherman]

15. Schweitzer (MT), Warner(VA) , Clark (AR), McCaskill (MO)

[featherman]

54. Addendum: Poblano has some in depth info about Schweitzer over

on his blog. A very good read for those who are interested in this guy. I do believe he is on Obama's real short list

http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/

[cynatnite]

17. I really hope it is NOT Richardson...

He believes homosexuality is a choice. I'd rather he just go home and stay there.

[JeanGrey]

24. He can bring the hispanic vote.

[Muttocracy]

27. didn't know that - not good. nt

[MadBadger]

18. Jim Webb, Janet Napolitano, Bill Richardson

[itsrobert]

19. Oprah

or Kenneth Parcell

[Gore1FL]

20. mine is pretty short indeed

Edwards
Sebelius

[CitizenLeft]

21. Schweitzer, Sibelius, Richardson, in that order.

edit: SHIT, I forgot Edwards. How could I...

Schweitzer, EDWARDS, Sibelius, Richardson, in THAT order, LOL.

[JeanGrey]

23. Biden, Richardson, Sebelius.

[Splinter Cell]

25. Clark

I think General Clark would add everything to the ticket Obama needs.

[MercutioATC]

26. Schweitzer, Webb

Not Clinton, Kerry or Gore.

[NotThisTime]

Biden, Edwards, Clark (and secretly Caroline Kennedy that'll never happen)

[JimGinPA]

28. Biden - Webb - Obama's Pick de jour

[benddem]

29. Not a female

that would be cutting off your nose to spite your face. Lots of people don't like change and this would be too much change. We need to find a Governor who is a Vet. There must be one!

[Fresh_Start]

30. The most deserving Democrat would be Howard Dean

hands down

[goclark]

32. I'm from California

and Maxine would NOT be a good choice at the moment.

There are many here that have supported her for years and are very,very upset that she
supported HC.

Including me.
Edit to Add: Now BOXER would get raves! :)

[cynatnite]

37. Her support of Hillary should not be a disqualifier, IMO n/t

[goclark]

69. Ask her former supporters in LA

They can not stand her at all.

Trust me now or trust me later.

And can you imagine America getting ready for two African Americans at the top of the ticket, I can't and I'm African American.

Maxine is a very polarizing figure and I have known her for at least 20 years and worked in most of her campaigns.

[BlooInBloo]

33. Schweitzer, Richardson.

[wvbygod]

34. Kucinich or Hillary

I can live with either rather than a hawkish male.

[u2spirit]

35. Schweitzer, Clark, Biden, Webb, Richardson

I'd be happy with any of them but Schweitzer is my personal pick.

[Lucky 13]

36. Edwards, Wexler, Webb

I know this is messed up, but I think he needs a plain old white dude to be his running mate. Another minority or a woman will be too "crazy" for many people.

I am ashamed to admit, but members of my own family have on more than one occasion said, "The blacks and the mexicans are taking over this country!" Can you imagine their reaction to a black/latino or a black/woman ticket? Their heads would implode! And they don't even live in WV or KY!

There's a lot of white people that still feel that way. A plain southern white dude would even out the ticket and assuage the rednecks ridiculous fears that white people ain't in charge no more.

I like Edwards. He was my first choice in candidates this year. I like him for many reasons. He's been THOROUGHLY vetted. He's a name. He has the good ole boy accent that will loosen up some of the rednecks.

Wexler is a good choice too. young, handsome. One of the "newer" politicians (i.e. can also represent change) He could help deliver Florida. And he's been an ardent supporter of Obama for sometime. I think Barack needs someone he knows will have his back.

Finally Jim Webb. He fills in the military hole in Barack's resume. He would assuredly turn Virginia blue. As a Vietnam Vet he somewhat counters McCain on that. And I THINK his son was in Iraq. He could speak to military families that wouldn't ordinarily vote anything but Republican.

In the end, it's Barack's choice. I trust him to be my President, so I trust him to make this decision too.

[Zynx]

38. Clinton, Webb, or Kaine.

[damntexdem]

39. Kathleen Sebelius.

And not Boxer -- no sitting senator, especially in a state with a Republican governor.

[Born_A_Truman]

40. Schweitzer

I hope he's on the short list.

[saltpoint]

41. Of your three, I'd go with Boxer as a personal choice.

Obama may surprise us with someone we don't expect.

Graham of Florida, Schweitzer of Montana, or even Tom Harkin of Iowa.

[cynatnite]

44. I've wondered how much of a surprise we'll get on this n/t

[KT2000]

42. Biden; Clark; Richardson

[Steerpike_Denver]

43. No one seems to mention the on I think is obvious

Bob Graham
First of all, he's from Florida, and is very popular there;
He was a Rep, Senator and Governor of that state, was is a former chairman of the Senate Foreign Intellignece Committee
He balances Obama in every way: White, southern, experienced, respected by the military and intelligence comminites
He is also older. This is a potentially HUGE advantage, as, like Cheney, he would not be expected to seek election in 2016. This would give Hillary, or possibly another Democratic up-and-comer a chance to step in.

[truthisfreedom]

45. Whoever it is, and whatever happens, I'm voting for the Democratic Candidate for President of the US

And that's something you can take to the bank.

[Tatiana]

46. Mine

Bill Richardson (the only VP who can truly deliver a state)

Wes Clark (National Security cred, will help with Southern states)

Brian Schweitzer (love his background, shore up the rural voting base, would be totally unexpected)

Tim Kaine (would be effective pounding the economic issues, respected governor)

[OzarkDem]

47. Hillary Clinton, John Edwards n/t

[peoli]

48. Biden,

[Dems4HowardDean]

49. Howard Dean, Edwards, Hillary....

[FatDave]

50. I thnk Biden would be a most excellent choice, but he will be pretty old come 2016.

He'll be 73. Compare that to John McCain who's now 71. It's a drag, because I think he'd be an excellent VP and an excellent campaigner, but I also want to be able to run an incumbent VP after Barack's two terms.

Muryan made an incredible argument for Feingold to me earlier in another thread:

Only senator to vote against the Patriot Act, one of 23 against IWR. Hes jewish and strong on gay rights, which shores up some perceived weaknesses of Obama within the party (key word being perceived). He has a somewhat centrist record on gun issues, and hes also fiscally responsible.

"The Concord Coalition, a nonpartisan advocacy group that pushes for fiscal responsibility, placed him on its "Senate Honor Roll" every year since 1997, and ranked him in the top two every year since 1998, making their suggestion that Feingold is also one of the top budget hawks in Congress"

Its hard for the republicans to attack him on taxes when he rates higher than almost all of the senators on fiscal responsibility. Only issue that the repubs can hit him on for being too liberal is gay marraige, and thats a wedge issue they already pulled out of the closet in 2004.

[Muttocracy]

57. That's why I wanted Biden / Obama :-( - interesting stuff on Feingold - def. on my list.

[LibDemAlways]

52. He needs someone with a military background.

I'm thinking Clark or Webb.

[cynatnite]

56. Yeah, the military background has really helped...

:sarcasm:

I'm not sure if I want anyone with a military background in the WH at all. I'm a vet, too.

[LibDemAlways]

64. I am only looking at someone with military credentials as

a way to deflect the coming attacks on Obama's lack of military service. Expect to hear the war hero label applied to McCain in the corporate press about a million times between now and November. Obama can shut the critics up in a hurry with a strategic VP choice.

From a strictly personal point of view, I couldn't care less if his VP has ever served in the military, but I'm not responsible for crafting the strongest possible ticket to go up against a decorated war hero vet.

[cynatnite]

66. military service will not matter...

Bill Clinton had no military service and Al Gore was a Vietnam vet. They still went after Clinton during his campaign about his lack of military service...even with Al Gore on his ticket.

It will matter very little to the RW machine anyway. Remember the Swift Boat Jerks and how they attacked Kerry's record? What about Cleland? Assholes went after his record, too. The RW machine won't care.

[DaLittle Kitty]

53. There Is NOOOO Other Choice Aside From John Edwards... The rest are crap!!!!!!

The "CHANGE" objective goes right into the DITCH w/ AnY DLC'er! Edwards preserves "CHANGE" and in fact will bolster Obama if he starts to "slip" off the "CHANGE" effort... Clinton "KILLS" the change thing... Just say NO to Clinton!

[WA98296]

55. John Edwards, MAYBE Wes Clark if Obama wants to flush out foreign policy creds

[PBS Poll-435]

58. My List?

Hillary Diane Rodham

Hillary Rodham Clinton

Hillary Clinton




And...

Tim Ryan - (D-OH)

Barbara Boxer (D-CA)

Patty Murray (D-WA)

[Labors of Hercules]

60. Sebelius, Richardson, Webb, Napolitano

or the Goracle.

nuf said.

[Secret_Society]

62. Clinton, Edwards, Clark, Bayh...No Webb or Hagel

[livingmadness]

65. Edwards, Webb, Wexler, Sebilius, Richardson

[ellisonz]

67. Webb, Schweitzer, Richardson.

[muryan]

68. Feingold, Webb, Schweitzer

<3 Feingold

[cloudythescribbler]

70. Barbara Boxer, possibly MI Sen Stabenow and Sebelius -- poss Bob Graham if a male (less preferred)