A veep for Hillary

[NYCButterfinger]

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Who do you think would be good choices for Hillary Clinton as vice president? Who would you NOT want to see on the ticket? I personally would want to see Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine; Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack; and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro as her VP choice. Other choices could be Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill, former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, and a dark horse: Former Indiana congressman and former Ambassador to India Timothy Roemer. Who can you see Hillary Clinton picking as her running mate?

[elfin]

1. Going to be Julian Castro

I would be shocked if it were anyone else.

[SheilaT]

2. Aside from the fact that it's totally premature

to be second-guessing the VP slot, I have a few thoughts.

With all due respect to Ms. Clinton and the other fine women you've named, it would be a huge mistake to have two women on the ticket. If Hillary does get the nomination, you will see a degree of sexist crap that will make everything thrown against her so far look like girl scout cookies.

In fairness, I am not at all a fan of hers, but if she does get the nomination, her VP pick would need to be a man who would strike the balance between having the requisite maleness that has so far always been a requirement to become President, being appropriately subordinate to her (unfair, but we live in a sexist world) and someone that lots of people will be wildly enthusiastic about. I haven't a clue who that could be, other than to say it most likely will not be any of the Democrats currently running for the nomination. It will be interesting to watch it play out.

[Laxman]

3. I Heard Yesterday....

that Corey Booker was among those being vetted for consideration. I thought that was an interesting prospect.

[ericson00]

4. if only Bill Richardson hadn't betrayed the Clintons,

then he'd have been perfect. from a swing state and swing area, Hispanic, experienced, etc. But since he's not a contender, I'd go with Steve Beshear, gov of Kentucky. Even if Hillary doesn't win there (Bill did twice), she'll have some proximity to Missouri and Arkansas as well as Ohio and Indiana. He's also next to WV, which Bill won by a mile twice. Castro, idk, because he's got no swing states in his proximity but he could boost Hispanic turnout in other swing states.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. You're assuming she'll get the nomination.

Don't count your running mates before they're hatched.

[Sissyk]

6. Locking.

Please consider reposting in General Discussion: Primaries.

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