Booker stokes speculation about Clinton VP job

[NWCorona]

"New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker is now referring questions about whether he is being vetted as a potential running mate for Hillary Clinton to her campaign -- a shift from as recently as two weeks ago, when he flatly denied he was in the running for the job.

"I'm just referring questions about the vice presidency to the woman who is going to have to make this decision," Booker told CNN's Brianna Keilar in an interview that aired Sunday on "State of the Union." "You should talk to the Clinton campaign."

Booker's tightly guarded answer is a marked difference from how he responded to that question last month, when he told MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell: "I'm not being vetted."

Booker is one of several Democrats believed to be under consideration by Clinton. Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro, Labor Secretary Tom Perez, Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Rep. Xavier Beccera of California have all been floated as potential choices.

One factor that potentially could work against Booker is that he's from a state with a Republican governor, meaning his seat in the Senate would almost certainly be replaced by a Republican were he to be elected vice president."


https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2016/07/03/politics/cory-booker-hillary-clinton/index.html

I'm really wondering who it will be.

[Mass]

1. I saw Sherrod Brown and Beccera this morning

They also refused flatly to answer the question. Not sure this means something concerning Booker (or the 2 other ones or anybody else), but it certainly means that the campaign is in its last phase of vetting VP candidates and close to announcing.

[NWCorona]

2. I'm thinking Hillary will announce just before the Republican convention.

[Renew Deal]

3. And after any FBI report

[NWCorona]

4. Agreed! I think if that hurtle is cleared it will really be game on for Hillary

I just want her to wait until after he's locked in.

[AC_Mem]

7. I really like Sherrod Brown

Sounds like she had some good candidates if reports are to be believed.

[Txbluedog]

5. She should wait until AFTER the republican convention

Make sure Trump makes it out of there

[whistler162]

6. I would be comfortable with

Castro, Beccera, Perez, Duckworth, Baldwin, Cantwell, or someone in their age group.

[JustAnotherGen]

8. Nooooo!

Those of us in red districts in NJ need him to stand up for us against our Congress Creatures! When I want to be heard I go to him and Bob . . . Never ever Lance.

[Snotcicles]

9. Thomas Perez would be a great choice. nt

[brentspeak]

10. Booker isn't so much a US senator as he is a hedge fund lobbyist

Half his agenda is obliterating the teacher's unions and handing as much taxpayer money as possible over to private equity firms.