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Veep Speculation

T.A.M. said:
How about McCain-Rice (as in Condi)?

He gets some strong support from the black and female community as a plus, but has the association with the BUSH admin as a minus.

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I don't think Rice could pull more than 2-3% of black votes away from the Dems, and would alienate the Reps that think of GWB as the Right's version of Jimmy Carter.
 
Rice would probably be better off staying out at least one election cycle to let the heat from this administration die down.
 
Drudgewire said:
Rice would probably be better off staying out at least one election cycle to let the heat from this administration die down.
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...or the stink from this administration.

Honestly, after having screwed up in her last two jobs, I don't think Rice will be a player in this election or any election in the future.
 
McCain - VP Colin Powell
Obama - VP Richardson

Richardson has pretty good international experience that Obama might lack, Powell would make good on McCain's desire to appear to be 'non Washington insider'. Also, Powell might be interested in a return to public life to restore some lost self respect after working for Bush.

Hillary could also go with Powell as vp, now that would be an interesting ticket.

Romney might be easier to say who he would NOT pick as vp. McCain might well see this as his last opportunity to be in the white house, I don't think he would be too proud to accept vp nomination.
 
I wonder why no one is suggesting Ron Paul as a running mate. Certainly wouldn't have anything to do with the belief one of his nutball supporters might try to take steps to elevate him to that top spot. :p
 
Kopji said:
McCain - VP Colin Powell
Obama - VP Richardson

Richardson has pretty good international experience that Obama might lack, Powell would make good on McCain's desire to appear to be 'non Washington insider'. Also, Powell might be interested in a return to public life to restore some lost self respect after working for Bush.

Hillary could also go with Powell as vp, now that would be an interesting ticket.

Romney might be easier to say who he would NOT pick as vp. McCain might well see this as his last opportunity to be in the white house, I don't think he would be too proud to accept vp nomination.
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Powell is not interested in running for public office. He has made this clear,and seems to be very sincere about it.
 
Some outside the box choices for the Dems:
Brian Schweitzer (MT)
Mike Easley (NC)
Phil Bredesen (TN)
Ted Strickland (OH)
Dave Freudenthal (WY)
For Obama only (Some may see a ticket with two women as unelectable):
Kathleen Sebelius (KS)
Janet Napolitano (AZ)

All are Democratic Governors of red states. All are pretty popular in their home states, it may at least force the GOP to spend money in a state where they normally don't have to.
 
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McCain-Lieberman isn't entirely out of the question, though Lieberman's probably slated for SECDEF.

Clinton-Clark or Obama-Richardson/Dodd.
 
Drudgewire said:
I wonder why no one is suggesting Ron Paul as a running mate. Certainly wouldn't have anything to do with the belief one of his nutball supporters might try to take steps to elevate him to that top spot. :p
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Oh golly. That would be a bad choice in many ways, and that's one of them. It wouldn't help politically either (it would probably repel 9 voters for every 1 it attracted)
 
Rice will never be a player on the national sceen again, IMO. She blew it big time and we will be paying for her and this Administrations mistakes throught the rest of her professional life.

IMO, if it is Hillary or Obama, they will need to "balance" but balance isn't necessarilly a governor or hispanic. Balance is a white male. Look for either of them, IMO, to take a very serious look at Webb. He was Navy Sec. (Administrative experience), Military hero, former Republican, seems like a straight shooter, pro-gun, Southern State. Very anti-war...but can talk about having been in war and match-up with Macho statements by McCain and GOP.
 
Kopji said:
McCain - VP Colin Powell


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IMO...Powell is also dead meat. He carried too much water for this Administration. He seems like he lost to Cheney on every important decision. You can imagine the debate where the Dem. is demanding that Powell apologize for his performance in front of the UN and demanding that he say he was too easilly mislead by the CABAL at the white house on the war and how it was fought. After his Tenure at state, IMO, Powell looks like a weak sister and running for VP isn't how he will regain his reputation.
 
headscratcher4 said:
Look for either of them, IMO, to take a very serious look at Webb. He was Navy Sec. (Administrative experience), Military hero, former Republican, seems like a straight shooter, pro-gun, Southern State. Very anti-war...but can talk about having been in war and match-up with Macho statements by McCain and GOP.
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Assuming McCain is the nominee (and I think he will be), Webb would be a great choice, especially if the dem choice is Clinton. You can bet a McCain vs Clinton campaign would, from McCain's camp be all about war on terror, macho he-man stuff. I can see the swift boat ad now. We'd see shots of OBL and some terror bombing and then see clips from Clinton's recent choking up episode with a voice over talking needing a big tough guy like McCain to handle them.

America needs Tough not Tears for Terrorists.
 
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Indeed...my point is that the Dem needs an anti-war veteran white guy...who comes across as macho and not effete (a'la Kerry)...Webb is the one that stands out in that catagory....Webb would be able to take on the cost of the war, its preperation and execution, and statements by McCain that we need to be there 100 years and sound as credible...
 
marksman said:
I think there is a good possibility of a McCain-Fred Thompson ticket (the oldest ticket!).
I think there is a decent chance at a Romney-Huckabee ticket (the godliest ticket!).
I think a Clinton-Clark ticket would be a strong ticket (the "Cl"-iest ticket!).
I have no idea who Obama might select.

I don't think Edwards will be the Veep candidate unless neither Clinton and Obama have enough delegates going into the convention and Edwards is the tie-breaker. (Edwards has 52 delegates.)
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And even if he keeps placing and showing, he will have many more than that come convention time. Edwards made it clear back before the campaigns started that he would not accept Veep to some candidates but at the time I think it was a direct reference to Kerry who was also considering a run at that time. I would prefer him at the top of the ticket, and still would not support either Clinton or Obama, if they had him as their Veep, it would restore a bit of confidence in that ticket. If for no other reason than that after wading through the mess this administration will have left for a term or two under Clinton or Obama, there would be a chance for America to finally head in the right direction.
 
corplinx said:
I think Edwards and Obama both know that a veep role in the Clinton administration would be a typical sit-around-and-wait-for-them-to-die role versus an active role like Dick Cheney had.
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Hard to say. Ever since Carter/Mondale, VP's (except Quayle) have tended to have more participation in running things than historically. Cheney is the real outlier. It never happened before Cheney that the VP has had more to do with running things than the real president. It's not likely to happen again any time soon. Bush is a strange case of someone so disinterested in running a government having the wherewithall and luck to actually get himself elected installed as president.
 
headscratcher4 said:
Indeed...my point is that the Dem needs an anti-war veteran white guy...who comes across as macho and not effete (a'la Kerry)...Webb is the one that stands out in that catagory....Webb would be able to take on the cost of the war, its preperation and execution, and statements by McCain that we need to be there 100 years and sound as credible...
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Sounds like a pretty good pick.
 
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