Obama's Running Mate?

[FOTD]

Sam Nunn......the Southern strategy.

Win Georgia and North Carolina with several other potential states.

Eat a peach for peace!

[Conan71]

I'm surprised you approve.  He's almost as old as McCain.  It would be an interesting strategy on Obama's part to tab someone who is admittedly more conservative as a veep, just so long as we don't wind up with another vice president running the country.

[Hometown]

To save the party from a deep irreparable split, it better be offered to Clinton or all bets about being good Democrats are off.

[pmcalk]

I would like to see either Janet Napolitano or Kathleen Sebelius on the ticket, although that ticket might go down as the most un-pronouncable candidates ever.  Hillary would be good, too.  I wish Edwards were interested.  I would also like to see Richards either as VP or in a high position.

[sgrizzle]

quote:Originally posted by Hometown

To save the party from a deep irreparable split, it better be offered to Clinton or all bets about being good Democrats are off.

Nope, Hillary as VP would mean she couldn't run for pres again until 2016. I don't think she's that patient.

[waterboy]

If he wants to carry Texas, Oklahoma and perhaps a lot of the south western states, he could tack on Ron Paul.

My choice is Edwards.

[we vs us]

I see the logic in offering Hillary the VP slot -- and why it could help mend fences (though HT, it's starting to sound like your fence may be unmendable).  But she's just not a VP player, IMO.  Apart from the guy currently holding the position, VP is second fiddle, and not necessarily for the better.  Not that she couldn't fill out the role in her own way, but it would leave her leadership abilities mostly untapped.  

I still think she could serve the party exceptionally well in the Senate; she has the ability to be a one of the pivotal members of the new Democratic majority (that is, if the sea change the numbers indicate turns out to be a real sea change).  That's not to take away other opportunities to run for president, of course.  I just think she's one of the strongest members of the Democratic team, and I'd hate to see her sidelined at VP for 4-8 yrs when she could be so crucial in another position.

[Goodpasture]

With a slogan of "Change" he is going to have to go for someone substantially younger. A democrat version of Quayle maybe. I doubt there is any one on the short list that has a national prominence. It might very well be a woman, but one in her late 30's or early 40's. Someone like Lauren B. Goode of Ohio (a conservative rust belt state that would respond to Obama's populist message), or some other young Democrat. I really don't think it is necessary for Obama to cater to the deep south. Being black is going to carry a tremendous amount of weight with many southern voters, and when you couple that with the antipathy that McCain endures, I really do not see the south (with the possible exceptions of Texas and Florida) up for grabs.

I think a large midwest state, such as Ohio or Pennsylvania will supply the VP choice. If I were looking I would get someone clean, not a inside the beltway person, probably female, young (+-40), with a strong background of winning local and regional elections in their home state. Locking up a large blue collar state will do more than a regional choice like Sam Nunn.

[YoungTulsan]

He needs a VP that will win him Florida and Ohio.  At least according to Realclearpolitics, Obama currently loses to Mccain in opinion polls.  Clinton wins versus Mccain.  I don't see Clinton playing VP, so I'm guessing it would have to be someone else.  Hardly anything else matters, states like OK will still go for Mccain, states like CA will still go for Obama.  Yet another year of listening to crap about "swing states" I'm afraid.

[pmcalk]

^^Having spent a substantial amount of time in Florida, it really concerns me that they would be the ones to decide who is president.

The way our system works now, there is no incentive for politicians to spend any time in states like Oklahoma.  Instead, Ohio is bombarded to the point that they are sick of it.  I think that we need to abolish the winner take all system at the national level.

On a side note, I hear Edwards is going to endorse Obama tonight.

[mdunn]

He would be smart to choose Al Sharpton,that way nobody will want to assassinate him!

[rwarn17588]

quote:Originally posted by Goodpasture

With a slogan of "Change" he is going to have to go for someone substantially younger. A democrat version of Quayle maybe.

That brings back horrible memories. ((((shudder))) No thanks.

What was it with the Bushes and their veeps? One was a pinhead, and the other is no-good SOB.

[FOTD]

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0508/CNN_reports_on_formal_talks.html

"There's talks of vice presidency, and the Clinton sources say there would be "civil war" in the party if she wasn't offered the job."

I get the impression the Obama geniuses who got him to this point know Billary is not that important to their continued success. They got this far without her.

The witch has unleashed her bat rat spider monkeys.... She adds nothing to our party. Keep the Clinton's far from power. I look forward to Rudy taking her out of the Senate.

[RecycleMichael]

quote:Originally posted by FOTD
The witch has unleashed her bat rat spider monkeys.... She adds nothing to our party.

You are the problem FOTD. You make me ashamed to be a democrat.

[FOTD]

I'll one up you RM, I am ashamed to be a human being.[:O]

BTW, still liken Nunn. Who else has military/foreign policy experience who can lock up several neccesary states?