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RealAmericanDem

(221 posts)
Sat May 21, 2016, 10:34 AM May 2016

Cuban: I'm 'absolutely' open to Clinton VP spot



Billionaire businessman and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban would "absolutely" be Hillary Clinton's running mate if asked, but with conditions.

"You joke that you would love to be Clinton's running mate, as long as you were allowed to throw bombs at Trump. If she really did come to you, would you listen?" NBC News' Chuck Todd asked Cuban in an interview set to air Sunday on "Meet the Press."

Cuban responded, "Absolutely. But the key would be that she'd have to go more to center."

"I like the fact that Senator Clinton has thought-out proposals. That's a good thing because at least we get to see exactly where she stands," Cuban said, adding that Bernie Sanders "has dragged her a little bit too far to the left.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/mark-cuban-hillary-clinton-vice-president-223424#ixzz49Iiwgsun
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I would love to see Cuban in this spot. He's richer and so much smarter than Trump.
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Cuban: I'm 'absolutely' open to Clinton VP spot (Original Post) RealAmericanDem May 2016 OP
So am I. Let me just state for the record, sufrommich May 2016 #1
He would get destroyed in a debate Renew Deal May 2016 #2
That guy is an asshat, an asshat with enough money to buy himself a ton of public relations. TheBlackAdder May 2016 #3
Mark Cuban is so far off my radar as possible VP candidates... CincyDem May 2016 #4
He's not on anyone's radar. sufrommich May 2016 #7
If she picked him Clinton supporters would talk about how great he is. JRLeft May 2016 #5
Move her more to the Center??? is he insane..... a kennedy May 2016 #6
A SELF MADE billionare on the ticket would devastate Trump RealAmericanDem May 2016 #8
btt RealAmericanDem May 2016 #9
"The key would be she would have to move more to the center." liberalnarb May 2016 #10

CincyDem

(6,358 posts)
4. Mark Cuban is so far off my radar as possible VP candidates...
Sat May 21, 2016, 10:38 AM
May 2016


...that when I read the title of the OP, all I could wonder is "We open up relations with Cuba and suddenly a Cuban wants to be VP?".

a kennedy

(29,661 posts)
6. Move her more to the Center??? is he insane.....
Sat May 21, 2016, 10:41 AM
May 2016

No thanks Mark.......move along, nothing to see here. I want her to move MORE TO THE LEFT.

RealAmericanDem

(221 posts)
8. A SELF MADE billionare on the ticket would devastate Trump
Sat May 21, 2016, 10:45 AM
May 2016

And Cuban is correct. Once the primary's are over both sides WILL NEED to move to the middle. General elections are decided by the middle of the road independents.
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