Who Will be Hillary's Running Mate?

[waltky]

Brain357 wrote: Bill would be guaranteed win.

More likely he'll lose it for her...

... as he did for Kerry the weekend before his run for the Presidency...

... what a dumb move - the silent majority doesn't forget.

 

[JakeStarkey]

Walt, my friend, you are dead wrong. Bill lost nothing. There was no way to overcome the swift boat assassination. That was great politics.

The number of Pub contested seats are like 16 to 1 Dem. If the Dems take 7, the have 51 or 52 votes (I don't remember which). They are more likely to take up to 12.

 

[Moonglow]

Probably Reid, he's already blind in one eye and can't see out of the other...Someone to shine light upon her royal dummy highness......

 

[g5000]

Who Will be Hillary's Running Mate?

Satan.

 

[Rozman]

Someone Hispanic I'm sure...

 

[g5000]

Someone Hispanic I'm sure...

And illegal, I'm sure.

 

[washamericom]

if biden doesn't want bader ginsburg's seat, hillary will take it.
same deal as vp or sos in 08

 

[Political Junky]

Julian Castro

 

[Eaglewings]

O'Malley

 

[amrchaos]

John Boehner--A retired Republican that hate the GOP in Congress!!

With his advanced knowledge on Republican procedure tactics and goals, Hillary is assured to not only win the Oval office, but run roughshod over the Republicans.

 

[BIG YANK BAL 1976]

It will have to be someone at LEAST a decade younger than her, she will be 69 in 2017, her first year in office IF she wins , she's getting kinda long in the tooth..

I keep hearing Castro's name , but if she passes away, a former Mayor doesn't have the experience to run the World's largest economy, Military, or the savvy to run a country of over 300 million, and be the most powerful person in the free World, it just isn't there..

Maybe 4 year senator from Jersey Corey Booker, he looks like an NFL quarterback, and he will be just 48 in 2017, he seems to be a rising hot shot, with youth on his side, in a party were a lot of guys are getting too old, to be effective anymore, Harry Reid is done..

 

[Zander]

Oprah.

 

[Rexx Taylor]

I thought for sure that Huma was on the short list.

 

[Clementine]

Biden, Clark, Sanders or anyone from the clown union...

That bitch should have a cell mate, not a running mate.

 

[jillian]

Biden, Clark, Sanders or anyone from the clown union...

get your own material. the clown car is yours.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Running mate or cell mate?

 

[konradv]

O'Malley

Being from MD I had hopes that as a "favorite son", he'd be the Veep choice. But MD is a usually safe Democratic state, while Texas is a state that's going to be in play in the coming years, if not '16. So, now I'm thinking Castro is the better choice.

 

[rightwinger]

Since Hillary Clinton is Pretty Much a 'LOCK' To Be the DNC's 2016 Candidate, barring any surprises by the FBI, who is Going to Be Her Running Mate?


POTENTIAL CANDIDATES:

1. BILL 'SLICK WILLIE' CLINTON:
I don't think Hillary wants to live in any kind of shadow of her husband, so I'm saying (NO)

2. JOHN KERRY:
I don't see Hilary wanting to gin up the 'Swift Boat' Crowd again.... (NO)

3. D-Va SENATOR MARK WARNER:
A white male business executive with a super clean and apparently virtuous background. There’s nothing remotely threatening to either political party with him. This is good for Hillary, as she is quite a polarizing figure herself. (HILLARY WON'T TRUST A VIRTUOUS PERSON TO BE HER RUNNINGMATE - NO)

4. D-COL GOV JOHN HICKENLOOPER:
'Birds of a Feather', their political views match up well. (VP HICKENLOOPER? IT DOESN'T 'SING' - NO)

5. D-Tx SAN ANTONIO MAYOR JULIAN CASTRO
Shores up the Latino vote (POTENTIAL)

6. D-Tx SENATOR WENDY DAVIS:
Very popular, from the 'south', but all-woman ticket might be much (NO)

7. D-MARYLAND GOV MARTIN O'MALLEY
His name has been thrown around but his popularity doesn't extend much past Maryland (NO)

8. D-MISSOURI GOV JAY NIXON:
Extremely popular, reputation of winning...but wouldn't it be funny as hell that Hillary started off involved with a Nixon and would end up joining with a Nixon! (NO)

9. D-Va SENATOR TIM KAINE:
He has a strong political history, having been lieutenant governor of Virginia, and then governor of Virginia, before moving into the U.S. Senate. He has strong Democratic credentials in a state that often votes red. However, the state of Virginia already clearly loves him, and Hillary is going to need Virginia’s electoral votes to make a strong showing in the election. Only drawback is being seen as a 'Washington Insider'. (POTENTIAL)

10. FORMED D-MONTANA GOV BRIAN SCHWEITZER
One of only Dems elected in a strong GOP state / area; well known (POTENTIAL)

11. EVAN BAYH
A former Democratic politician from Indiana, Evan Bayh has held a variety of positions in that state’s government over the course of many years. During the time he has been a fixture of Indiana politics, he has gained a lot of experience in many different areas that could be really good assets for Hillary.

12. FORMER D-FL GOV CHARLIE CHRIST
The former governor of Florida was once a Republican, but changed his party affiliation to Democrat in 2010 when he saw the Republican party moving away from what he thought were the most important issues in this country. (FL MAKES HIM A POTENTIAL)

13. JOE BIDEN
Obama’s VP has been a low-key, fun figure in Democratic politics for the past 8 years. Non-controversial, but with genuine public appeal, there is no reason he couldn’t be a gem of a VP for Hillary, too. People like Joe Biden. He’s a congenial, nice guy who doesn’t go poking his nose into politics any more than is required by his job. (NO)

14.TOM VILSACK
The Democratic U.S. Secretary of Agriculture also served two terms as the governor of Iowa. Those are political credentials that are hard to ignore. ('Vilsack'? Um, NO)

15. GENERAL WESLEY CLARK
Though he hasn’t served in any political office before, this doesn’t mean Clark’s name isn’t known in political circles. In fact, he is highly respected by politicians of both parties, and by voters. (Hillary HATES the military...and Secret Service...past and present...NO)

16. D-SENATOR NEW MEXICO MARTIN HEINRICH
This Democratic senator from New Mexico has also served a few terms in the House of Representatives for his state. He hasn’t been in the upper echelons of Washington politics for long, which is good. It helps him avoid that dreaded “Washington insider” status among voters.


WHO ELSE?

Bill Clinton has spent eight years as President. He is not legally able to be Vice President

I think Julian Castro is an obvious choice. Martin O'Malley would make a good candidate

 

[washamericom]

Since Hillary Clinton is Pretty Much a 'LOCK' To Be the DNC's 2016 Candidate, barring any surprises by the FBI, who is Going to Be Her Running Mate?


POTENTIAL CANDIDATES:

1. BILL 'SLICK WILLIE' CLINTON:
I don't think Hillary wants to live in any kind of shadow of her husband, so I'm saying (NO)

2. JOHN KERRY:
I don't see Hilary wanting to gin up the 'Swift Boat' Crowd again.... (NO)

3. D-Va SENATOR MARK WARNER:
A white male business executive with a super clean and apparently virtuous background. There’s nothing remotely threatening to either political party with him. This is good for Hillary, as she is quite a polarizing figure herself. (HILLARY WON'T TRUST A VIRTUOUS PERSON TO BE HER RUNNINGMATE - NO)

4. D-COL GOV JOHN HICKENLOOPER:
'Birds of a Feather', their political views match up well. (VP HICKENLOOPER? IT DOESN'T 'SING' - NO)

5. D-Tx SAN ANTONIO MAYOR JULIAN CASTRO
Shores up the Latino vote (POTENTIAL)

6. D-Tx SENATOR WENDY DAVIS:
Very popular, from the 'south', but all-woman ticket might be much (NO)

7. D-MARYLAND GOV MARTIN O'MALLEY
His name has been thrown around but his popularity doesn't extend much past Maryland (NO)

8. D-MISSOURI GOV JAY NIXON:
Extremely popular, reputation of winning...but wouldn't it be funny as hell that Hillary started off involved with a Nixon and would end up joining with a Nixon! (NO)

9. D-Va SENATOR TIM KAINE:
He has a strong political history, having been lieutenant governor of Virginia, and then governor of Virginia, before moving into the U.S. Senate. He has strong Democratic credentials in a state that often votes red. However, the state of Virginia already clearly loves him, and Hillary is going to need Virginia’s electoral votes to make a strong showing in the election. Only drawback is being seen as a 'Washington Insider'. (POTENTIAL)

10. FORMED D-MONTANA GOV BRIAN SCHWEITZER
One of only Dems elected in a strong GOP state / area; well known (POTENTIAL)

11. EVAN BAYH
A former Democratic politician from Indiana, Evan Bayh has held a variety of positions in that state’s government over the course of many years. During the time he has been a fixture of Indiana politics, he has gained a lot of experience in many different areas that could be really good assets for Hillary.

12. FORMER D-FL GOV CHARLIE CHRIST
The former governor of Florida was once a Republican, but changed his party affiliation to Democrat in 2010 when he saw the Republican party moving away from what he thought were the most important issues in this country. (FL MAKES HIM A POTENTIAL)

13. JOE BIDEN
Obama’s VP has been a low-key, fun figure in Democratic politics for the past 8 years. Non-controversial, but with genuine public appeal, there is no reason he couldn’t be a gem of a VP for Hillary, too. People like Joe Biden. He’s a congenial, nice guy who doesn’t go poking his nose into politics any more than is required by his job. (NO)

14.TOM VILSACK
The Democratic U.S. Secretary of Agriculture also served two terms as the governor of Iowa. Those are political credentials that are hard to ignore. ('Vilsack'? Um, NO)

15. GENERAL WESLEY CLARK
Though he hasn’t served in any political office before, this doesn’t mean Clark’s name isn’t known in political circles. In fact, he is highly respected by politicians of both parties, and by voters. (Hillary HATES the military...and Secret Service...past and present...NO)

16. D-SENATOR NEW MEXICO MARTIN HEINRICH
This Democratic senator from New Mexico has also served a few terms in the House of Representatives for his state. He hasn’t been in the upper echelons of Washington politics for long, which is good. It helps him avoid that dreaded “Washington insider” status among voters.


WHO ELSE?

wasserman shultz, all woman ticket, which is pretty great. too many skeletons in the political closet though.

 

[washamericom]

Her husband, of course.

Then she will resign for health reasons, and Bill will get a third term. And he will then appoint her as Veep.

The 22nd amendment says, "No person shall be ELECTED to the office of the President more than twice....", after all.

actually no, he can't ...


22nd amendment
Section 1. No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. But this article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President when this article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term.

Section 2. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several states within seven years from the date of its submission to the states by the Congress.

12th amendment
"no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice President of the United States."

i wonder if this will ever get to the supreme court, if they will define natural born.