Hillary Clinton’s VP shortlist has leaked. Here are the pros and cons of each.

[DonViejo]

by Dylan Matthews on June 16, 2016, 5:00 p.m. ET

On Thursday, the Wall Street Journal’s Laura Meckler and Colleen McCain Nelson broke the news that Hillary Clinton is vetting Elizabeth Warren for the vice presidency — but not vetting Bernie Sanders. In the process, they provided a shortlist of candidates that Clinton is considering:

Beyond the Massachusetts senator, other prospective candidates include Labor Secretary Tom Perez; Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro; Sens. Tim Kaine of Virginia, Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Cory Booker of New Jersey; Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, and Reps. Xavier Becerra of California and Tim Ryan of Ohio, several Democrats said.

Now, this isn’t necessarily an exhaustive list, and Meckler and Nelson note that the vetting is still in early stages, using publicly available information rather than asking candidates to submit tax returns and the like.

Nonetheless, this list is the best information we've gotten about who Clinton is considering, and it includes some names that haven’t popped up in prior media speculation. All of these candidates have obvious strengths that have put them on this list, but of course, they each have their weaknesses as well. Here’s a rundown:

http://www.vox.com/2016/6/16/11954878/hillary-clinton-vice-president-veepstakes

[sufrommich]

1. I'm hoping it's Sherrod Brown. That would be my choice .nt

[Bobbie Jo]

3. +1

My favorite as well.

[DonViejo]

4. He's said he doesn't want it and not interested...

in large part because Kasich would appoint his replacement.

[sufrommich]

5. I know. I don't realistically think it's going to be him,but

I would be very happy to be wrong about that.

[MH1]

27. Ugh, that's too bad.

I would have really liked him as VP too, but I understand the reasoning.

[Florencenj2point0]

16. Love him but, do we need another white male boomer?

[sufrommich]

19. We need Ohio and someone who can articulate how

bereft of sanity republicans are without having to be polite about it,that's Sherrod Brown in my opinion.

[Florencenj2point0]

35. Okay, I can see that

[JonLeibowitz]

51. Race discrimination in the Democratic party. Lovely!

[CorkySt.Clair]

23. I would be very happy with Brown as well.

[zonkers]

2. Scratch off CA and NJ. Booker and Garcetti. We have the NE and West Coast locked.

[Florencenj2point0]

11. being from NJ I LOVE Cory, but...

Christie would appoint his replacement and he would probably appoint himself.

[zonkers]

12. Christie, Christie, Christie. There should be a picture of him when you google "blowhard".

[mcar]

34. NJ requires an election

Christie would not be able to appoint his replacement. Each state does it their own way.

[Florencenj2point0]

36. I have only lived here a year and five months

I did not know that, thank you for edjumacatin me!

[mcar]

47. My pleasure!

[Ilsa]

6. Castro could help swing Texas, I bet.

I'm really hoping she picks Julián Castro.

[L. Coyote]

43. I doubt it. Texas votes red, just ask Wendy Davis.

[okasha]

56. Texas is now minority-majority.w

Julian Castro is walking in the footprints of Henry Cisneros, who would quite likely have been the first Hispanic VP candidate if he hadn't gotten chewed up in a scandal of his own making.

[Attorney in Texas]

61. Not a chance in hell in 2016.

[lunamagica]

7. I hope she picks Xavier becerra

[swhisper1]

9. I like him so far, dont know him well enuff yet

[Florencenj2point0]

13. Me too

I think he would also help swing a lot of states in the south west including TX. I would love a two woman ticket but EW is another boomer. We need to reach in to the next generation.

[TheKentuckian]

42. I like that he isn't a sitting Senator especially and generally been a good egg to my

recollection.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. Tim Kaine? Barf. I sure hope it's not him.

[sufrommich]

10. Agree. He would be my absolute last pick on that list. nt

[Florencenj2point0]

14. come on, don't barf. He is a great guy and exactly what Virginia needs

we never would have won VA with a more liberal person. But yes I agree he is more conservative than I like.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

18. He might be fine for Virginia but Hillary needs a liberal VP, not somebody

who is even more conservative than she is. In interviews I've seen with him he strikes me as being bland and not even slightly charismatic - she also needs somebody with some fire to inject more enthusiasm into her campaign.

[Florencenj2point0]

22. I agree I am just saying there is no need to be rude about the guy

it takes all kinds of democrats to make the party a national party. I am more liberal than Hillary but I am in awe of her. I adore her. You can like and admire people for all kinds of traits and Tim Kaine is an honorable man.

[geek tragedy]

15. Castro seems to be the worst choice of the group,

but all of them have at least one compelling weakness, (it sucks that Kasich is governor of Ohio)

[Florencenj2point0]

17. Can anyone tell me about Tim Ryan

[geek tragedy]

33. economic populist, but HORRIBLE on a woman's right to make her own medical decisions nt

[Demsrule86]

38. Tim Ryan is my Congressman

He is a great guy...and I have voted for him in spite of his pro-life stance which changed a year or two ago. I asked him about it once...and he said he doesn't like abortion but has decided...women should have the right to choose what happens to them. I thought he was sincere. I know others who evolved on this issue and as I said he is great on all the other issues...great union guy...went to bad for Delphi workers who were screwed over by the bankruptcy...really works to help his constituents. I like him a lot.

[HarmonyRockets]

49. Tim Ryan was a YouTube sensation

back in late 2006, early 2007, in the early days of youtube. If you were on any political forums back then, you had to have seen some of his videos. The guy gives fiery, passionate speeches on the House floor better than just about anyone. Similar to Alan Grayson, but more likeable IMO. Go look on YouTube. Besides maybe Warren, he would be the best attack dog and speech maker on the list. A clip of a passionate speech he gave on the house floor about Trump actually got a little bit of play on cable news a couple weeks ago.

I thought back then that he would become a really popular politician or someone's VP pick, and then I kind forgot about him. I heard him do some interviews on NPR a few years later about how he practices Buddhist mindfulness techniques. I was into Buddhist meditation and that kind of stuff at the time so I got a kick out of the fact that it was the guy I remember for yelling speeches so loud in the House. He actually wrote a book called A Mindful Nation.

Buy anyways, he does have a fairly moderate voting record. I think progressives would still like him once he starts to speak though. He seems to be well liked in Ohio so it may help in winning that state. The main thing that will come up with him is the fact that he was pro-life up until only about a year ago I think.

[Florencenj2point0]

20. Why no other women on the list...wait is this a fake out?

maybe she is protecting her very top of the top list which has Amy Klobuchar on it...

[geek tragedy]

26. that's who I want to be her VP nt

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

28. Klobuchar is another centrist windsock, but at least we have a Dem governor

here in MN who would replace her with a Dem, so there's that. And she gives good interviews.

[CK_John]

21. She needs Joe Biden the most, her weakist demographic.

[Florencenj2point0]

37. nooooo, I love Joe, but no

he is too old, he was already VP, he really wanted to run and I think asking him would be a slap in the face. Is he a lawyer? Appoint him to SCOTUS.

[L. Coyote]

44. You appoint young talent to the Supreme Court or you can lose the seat quickly.

Very lame strategy to appoint someone old to the courts.

[CorkySt.Clair]

24. Good to see Bayh and vilsack have seemingly fallen out of the mix

I think I would have been rolling my eyes alongside Sanders supporters if either of them were the pick.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

25. Yeah, they'd have been the worst.

I like Sherrod Brown the best so far.

[geek tragedy]

30. and thankfully Joe Lieberman and Papa John Edwards are no longer options nt

[CorkySt.Clair]

32. Oh FFS...Dark days, man. dark days.

i was so in the tank for gore I remember spending days half heartedly trying to convince myself and like minded friends Lieberman wasn't so bad.

[Demsrule86]

39. You were right Gore and Lieberman would have been way better than Bush and Cheney. nt

[CorkySt.Clair]

40. Of course, but it's been 16 years.

The statute of limitations on admitting to ourselves Lieberman was a terrible pick expired a while ago.

I fell in love with Gore the first time he ran, Btw, in 1988 and still love the man.

[Chasstev365]

29. Sherrod Brown is too valuable in the Senate.

I like Castro and Ryan!

[TrueDemVA]

31. Tim Kaine is Pro-TPP

He has been promoting it here in VA, so he gets a no from me.

[Attorney in Texas]

62. I'd literally rather see RINO Brian Sandoval over DINO Tim Kaine

[TrueDemVA]

67. It's crazy what our party has become

[Metric System]

41. I'm stuck on Warren.

[swhisper1]

59. no, shes vital in the senate

Xavier told Ryan to shut up and let him argue a point, tactfully

[firebrand80]

45. Corey Booker has more talent then the rest of that list combined nt

[HarmonyRockets]

50. No accomplishments though

unfortunately. His coziness with Wall Street could be a minor problem with more progressive folks too. The guy does PR better than anyone though.

[MyOwnPeace]

55. Sorry, but..............

Corey's history says that he would be as disappointing as our own President Obama (and I TRULY hate to say this) has been regarding education and schools.
Corey was working hand-in-hand with Chubs Christy to get charter schools, Teach For America, vouchers, and privatization into NJ schools while he was the "Mayor."
Nope, sorry, he may have "more talent" but he's not applying it in a way that would be good for the USA. That trail that he followed then is one that I will never go down.

[swhisper1]

60. but he is filthy corp

[Nedsdag]

46. Do not expect Warren, Brown, or Booker to be chosen.

All come from states with Republican governors.

Knowing Hillary, she'll choose a safe pick like Tim Kaine, who comes from a state with a Democratic governor.

[Lord Magus]

57. Seems like that's Kaine's only advantage.

Well that and he's from a swing state that basically ends the election if Hillary wins it. But if all he has going for him is being from Virginia that's not a compelling resume for VP.

[oswaldactedalone]

48. Chris Murphy

For VEEP. Love what he did last night.

[BlueStater]

52. I like Brown and Becerra most on that list.

It's too bad that Ohio has a Republican governor. Sucks.

Fuck Castro. No way, no how. I'll vomit if she picks that empty suit.

[ram2008]

53. Becerra please, not empty suit Castro

Becerra voted against the Iraq War, CAFTA and has sterling progressive credentials, but can also reach into the middle.

He has the experience to be President on day one, doesn't lose us a Senate seat and is also fluid in Spanish. No brainer!

[chascarrillo]

54. So much for gender diversity. -nt-

[oasis]

58. Xavier Becerra would be fine by me. (eom)

[glennward]

63. What about Joe Manchin W.VA?

What are his cons?

[BootinUp]

64. Excellent article. nt

[azurnoir]

65. well if I've come to understand Clinton style triangulation it'll most likely be

either Cory Booker or Julian Castro

[Number23]

66. Why in the WORLD would she be vetting Bernie Sanders for VP? That's the most idiotic thing

I've heard all day. I'd love to see Susan Rice in the job.

I would be okay with Warren, I think. I think that Castro would be a good choice as well.

[Cha]

68. Mahalo, Don!

Xavier Becerra of California.. he's on the list!

[jimw81]

69. Franken

Is the dark horse.