One twin for governor, the other for VP. I like 'em both. And when a person gets the nod (Reply #73)

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Sun Oct 27, 2013, 11:42 PM

IrishAyes (6,151 posts)

73. One twin for governor, the other for VP. I like 'em both. And when a person gets the nod

for the keynote speech at the national convention, you know that's almost an anointing. Brother Bill will be campaigning his heart out as always, so who he likes for Hillary's running mate will definitely factor in.

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135 replies	Author	Time	Post
Any Thoughts on "Plan B" if Hillary Doesn't Run..Or, Declares and has Health Problem and Withdraws? [View all]	KoKo	Oct 2013	OP
What makes her everyone's Plan A?	NoOneMan	Oct 2013	#1
She's not even my Plan Z	bigwillq	Oct 2013	#3
+1	ScreamingMeemie	Oct 2013	#17
That's because we are so cool!	bigwillq	Oct 2013	#21
That game was craaaaazy!	ScreamingMeemie	Oct 2013	#25
So happy the Lions won.	bigwillq	Oct 2013	#38
30-31 good news for #NYG, yup.	FogerRox	Oct 2013	#42
She's my plan 9 from outer space.	winter is coming	Oct 2013	#62
Who do you think would run in the primaries?	KoKo	Oct 2013	#4
I don't have a clue	NoOneMan	Oct 2013	#5
+1	davidpdx	Oct 2013	#47
The Clinton disinformation machine are the Planners of Plan A.	Whisp	Oct 2013	#98
How you extrapolated that bogus posit is awe inspiring.	cliffordu	Oct 2013	#100
Always glad to awe. n/t	Whisp	Oct 2013	#103
17 million votes in the 2008 Primary	brooklynite	Oct 2013	#104
No, it doesn't count.	NoOneMan	Oct 2013	#110
...except that Hillary's 17 million represented virtually the same vote total that Obama got...	brooklynite	Oct 2013	#116
You don't get it. That was the 2008 primary. There is supposed to be a 2016 primary	NoOneMan	Oct 2013	#118
You're waiting for candidates to present themselves...	brooklynite	Oct 2013	#119
Its 2013! Yes, I am waiting	NoOneMan	Oct 2013	#122
Hey Gang! Let's put on a show!	brooklynite	Oct 2013	#123
No one has her brand recognition	leftstreet	Oct 2013	#2
That's why we should find someone else.	RC	Oct 2013	#37
Sadly, we don't have a bench.	DURHAM D	Oct 2013	#6
I wonder why we don't have a Bench. And back ups.	KoKo	Oct 2013	#13
Warren would handle the criticism the same way Obama did..	JimDandy	Oct 2013	#56
Sez who?	tabasco	Oct 2013	#7
Says...Asking...Who do You think is a Back Bencher for Dems....	KoKo	Oct 2013	#16
Personally...	CherokeeDem	Oct 2013	#8
My post is about ...What if Hillary doesn't decide to run..Health Problem or whatever..	KoKo	Oct 2013	#18
+1 to Gov. Martin O'Malley of MD!	Agschmid	Oct 2013	#80
I second the O'Malley nomination. n/t	FSogol	Oct 2013	#114
What about Joe Biden?	meadowlark5	Oct 2013	#9
As much as I love Biden	davidpdx	Oct 2013	#48
Actually, I think if Hillary didn't run	Le Taz Hot	Oct 2013	#134
I'm not sure about that so I'll respectively disagree	davidpdx	Oct 2013	#135
Joe is currently 70. He will be 73 in 2016. That makes me a little hesitant.	kestrel91316	Oct 2013	#57
Great OP subject, Koko. Thanks!	Zorra	Oct 2013	#10
I..know...I kept thinking who could be alternatives.	KoKo	Oct 2013	#14
I think that's the whole point.	pangaia	Oct 2013	#29
Like it's going to make a difference?	TorchTheWitch	Oct 2013	#11
Well, if not Hillary, then I'd like to see	clydefrand	Oct 2013	#12
Elizabeth Warren. Al Gore. I suppose Biden's always a possibility.	Warren DeMontague	Oct 2013	#15
Who is Gavin Newsome and why do you like him?	KoKo	Oct 2013	#19
Gavin Newsom is the current Lt. Governor of California.	Warren DeMontague	Oct 2013	#44
He looks young...and has good Issue...what else do you know about him	KoKo	Oct 2013	#45
I admit that when he first ran for SF Mayor I thought he was a blow-dried Marina yuppie.	Warren DeMontague	Oct 2013	#49
than whoever wants to run will run like they always do ?	JI7	Oct 2013	#20
As Dem...who would you like to see run? That's what this post is about...	KoKo	Oct 2013	#23
Three years until 2014?	randome	Oct 2013	#22
+1	treestar	Oct 2013	#26
The Democrats can't get organized. OWS can't get organized. Even DU CAN'T GET ORGANIZED!	randome	Oct 2013	#28
Agreed.	Vashta Nerada	Oct 2013	#35
We can't wait until after 2014 to start on 2016.	Chan790	Oct 2013	#77
That work was not done by us.	jeff47	Oct 2013	#113
Any one who runs without opposition gets no media attention and lets the GOP put on a circus.	CK_John	Oct 2013	#24
If it's Hillary...should Candidate run to the LEFT or the RIGHT of HER..for	KoKo	Oct 2013	#30
Martin O'Malley	treestar	Oct 2013	#27
O'Malley I'd consider after getting to know more about him	davidpdx	Oct 2013	#50
there are certainly many possible scenarios	reddread	Oct 2013	#31
I'd like to see Karen Gillibrand run if Hillary doesn't n/t	SamYeager	Oct 2013	#32
I think you mean Kirsten Gillibrand?	RFKHumphreyObama	Oct 2013	#63
D'oh	SamYeager	Oct 2013	#65
who knows?	arely staircase	Oct 2013	#33
She's not my Plan A.	Vashta Nerada	Oct 2013	#34
mine neither	AtomicKitten	Oct 2013	#85
And who is that going to be?	JoePhilly	Oct 2013	#96
Then it becomes a lot more challenging to beat Chris Christie	OmahaBlueDog	Oct 2013	#36
Thank you for at least providing a List of Dems we could "check out"	KoKo	Oct 2013	#40
People seem to think Christie will run	davidpdx	Oct 2013	#52
Christie will run. Tht became clear when he announced the weight loss surgery.	OmahaBlueDog	Oct 2013	#74
My #1 would be Brian Schweitzer, but he's said any, many, times	napi21	Oct 2013	#126
imo Plan A better involve a populist Dem, not another corporate Dem...	polichick	Oct 2013	#39
It's 2013, for crissakes. 9 months into PBO's second term.	X_Digger	Oct 2013	#41
Warren	FreeJoe	Oct 2013	#43
O'Malley sounds like a new name. Why would you support him...where does	KoKo	Oct 2013	#46
He's a fine governor (MD,)	elleng	Oct 2013	#55
okay..will do some research on him on my own. Thanks! n/t	KoKo	Oct 2013	#60
Ugh Klobuchar and Cuomo -nt-	DireStrike	Oct 2013	#59
Julian Castro - San Antonio's popular mayor	TBF	Oct 2013	#51
Hey the Irish & Latino ticket.....	Historic NY	Oct 2013	#54
As VP maybe	Rstrstx	Oct 2013	#71
Very successful mayor of top 10 city -	TBF	Oct 2013	#90
Joe Biden, Eliz Warren,	elleng	Oct 2013	#53
Sherrod Brown	protect our future	Oct 2013	#58
I like him..!	KoKo	Oct 2013	#61
Mark Warner -Elizabeth Warren	RFKHumphreyObama	Oct 2013	#64
I can't see those two running together.	Chan790	Oct 2013	#79
Agreed. Warner serves the 2%	emsimon33	Oct 2013	#86
Mark Warner (corporate puppet) is really more of a Republican than a Democrat	emsimon33	Oct 2013	#84
Warner's a conservative - that's all we need. nt	TBF	Oct 2013	#91
Howard Dean still has my heart	mainer	Oct 2013	#66
Right now my favorite VP candidate with Hillary would be one of the Castro fellows.	IrishAyes	Oct 2013	#67
The question is who can raise a billion dollars? Can we have Twin VPs? One of them, definitely.	libdem4life	Oct 2013	#68
I meant one of the Castros, not both at the same time.	IrishAyes	Oct 2013	#70
Sorry...tongue in cheek a bit...who could choose one of them for VP?	libdem4life	Oct 2013	#72
One twin for governor, the other for VP. I like 'em both. And when a person gets the nod	IrishAyes	Oct 2013	#73
One of the Castros for VP is a great idea	emsimon33	Oct 2013	#87
Didn't mean to leave out up-and-comers like Wendy Davis either	IrishAyes	Oct 2013	#92
Two words:	Cali_Democrat	Oct 2013	#69
Good question, Koko!	DevonRex	Oct 2013	#75
Brian Schweitzer	LTR	Oct 2013	#76
How about a Gillibrand/Schweitzer ticket?	CTyankee	Oct 2013	#106
HOWARD DEAN	Th1onein	Oct 2013	#78
Great idea. I posted Elizabeth Warren before I saw your post!	emsimon33	Oct 2013	#82
I think Dean/Warren would be a great team.	Th1onein	Oct 2013	#88
Elizabeth Warren as Plan A	emsimon33	Oct 2013	#81
Corey Booker	Pretzel_Warrior	Oct 2013	#83
He's a treasure. Literally. His entire campaign was funded by the dreaded, evil corporations.	libdem4life	Oct 2013	#97
so he'd be perfect for president according to some here.	Pretzel_Warrior	Oct 2013	#99
He'd get my vote, absolutely. Pragmatism is another word for Winning.	libdem4life	Oct 2013	#105
She was the frontrunner in 2006. She was inevitable. It was going to be a coronation.	Spider Jerusalem	Oct 2013	#89
Jeb Bush and his Hispanic wife. Governors can get away with being oveweight, but can't	libdem4life	Oct 2013	#93
Good points you make there. The money is key.	KoKo	Oct 2013	#94
Pragmatism. I tend to believe that since Democrats seem to be able to think outside a box, as you	libdem4life	Oct 2013	#95
What waning?	jeff47	Oct 2013	#108
Not Fox, Limbaugh and Beck ... Wall Street Funding, Chamber of Commerce, and yes, Moderate	libdem4life	Oct 2013	#128
Even Fox News is "waning" a bit.	libdem4life	Oct 2013	#131
You think there would be a long list of candidates, given how much some	JoePhilly	Oct 2013	#101
I'm not sure she's plan "A"	lumberjack_jeff	Oct 2013	#102
you and at least 20% of Dems	Pretzel_Warrior	Oct 2013	#107
Just like in 2008.	jeff47	Oct 2013	#111
I'll support Hillary if she's the nominee.	lumberjack_jeff	Oct 2013	#112
Same as Plan A.	Tierra_y_Libertad	Oct 2013	#109
Why are you repeating our mistake from 2010?	jeff47	Oct 2013	#115
But you misunderstand...	brooklynite	Oct 2013	#117
No, I completely understand	jeff47	Oct 2013	#125
I've seen Kirsten Gillibrand's name discussed.	HuckleB	Oct 2013	#120
The sitting VP is one serious option	Motown_Johnny	Oct 2013	#121
But..Biden would get the vote of the young....? And, believe me	KoKo	Oct 2013	#124
Younger voters overwhelmingly support more progressive policies.	Motown_Johnny	Oct 2013	#127
I never have a problem: A Democrat. Whoever, from whatever wing. n/t	UTUSN	Oct 2013	#129
If Hillary doesn't run I might actually get to vote for a democrat, as long as that democrat is	liberal_at_heart	Oct 2013	#130
Who could emerge to the Left of Hillary?	KoKo	Oct 2013	#132
No one ever mentions Chris Van Hollen.	bunnies	Oct 2013	#133

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