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Skwmom

(12,685 posts)
Thu May 12, 2016, 08:32 AM May 2016

There is no VP that will define Clinton more than Clinton will define her VP.

Bill Clinton picked Gore who had the family image to help with voters back in 92. However, for many reasons this will not work in 2016. This in not 1992. Bill Clinton wasn't the poster boy for everything people were fed up with.



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There is no VP that will define Clinton more than Clinton will define her VP. (Original Post) Skwmom May 2016 OP
Amen, in a nutshell. I sure am fed up with what his policies have done to America and our politics. ViseGrip May 2016 #1
Her VP will someone who appeals to whatever demographics Hillary feels she needs to pander to, djean111 May 2016 #2
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2016 #4
Precisely. Lizzie Poppet May 2016 #5
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ViseGrip

(3,133 posts)
1. Amen, in a nutshell. I sure am fed up with what his policies have done to America and our politics.
Thu May 12, 2016, 08:38 AM
May 2016
 

djean111

(14,255 posts)
2. Her VP will someone who appeals to whatever demographics Hillary feels she needs to pander to,
Thu May 12, 2016, 09:06 AM
May 2016

and I would be surprised if is it not someone from the Third-Way advised New Democrat Coalition.

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Lizzie Poppet

(10,164 posts)
5. Precisely.
Thu May 12, 2016, 09:59 AM
May 2016

She's got the AA vote locked up (inexplicably...but that's the way it is). Trump's bloviating has the Latino vote locked up for her. The same is largely true of all but fairly conservative women. She's hopeless with young voters...but is probably counting on poor turnout from that segment.

So it's off to court white moderates (and rake in metric crap-tons of money from Bush donor oligarchs). Count on a Third Way type VP pick...

Princess Weathervane being Princess Weathervane.

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