Who will Obama chose as VP?

6/2/08 | self

[Jean S]

It won't be Hillary imo. What do you all think?

[Jean S]

Forgive me for this vanity. I don't post more than one a year.

[Cicero]

Too bad Stalin and Lenin are both dead.

[Argus]

The whitest middelaged woman he can find who’s not Hillary Clinton.

Sebelius?

[ought-six]

The pressure on him to pick a woman will be enormous. I’m thinking he’ll tab Sebelius of Kansas.

[pnh102]

Ted Strickland.

[ConservaTexan]

Because of hispanic problem, my guess would be Bill Richardson

[KingSnorky]

Ohio Governor Ted Strickland

[RightWhale]

He should choose the skinhead that lives up at the corner.

[narses]

Maxine Watters. Please let it be Maxine Watters.

[Righter-than-Rush]

Why would Hussein go for a moderate partner when his campaign is all extreme? I say Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton.

[dynachrome]

He’ll pick a woman: John Edwards

[byteback]

John Lovitz...

"Yeah! That's the ticket!"

[unkus]

Woosley Clark

[griswold3]

Please, please, please...
I hope he resigns first though.

But Bill Richardson would be my guess.

[Salamander]

LOL!

[Jeff Head]

Edwards? Hehehe.

[irishjuggler]

He’ll pick someone “military” to bolster his obvious weakness in that department. Jim Webb, possibly.

[Cementjungle]

You’re assuming he’ll get the nomination. You know what they say about “assume”?!

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Methinks Richardson.

[skinkinthegrass]

John "Silk Pony" Edwards

[buccaneer81]

No way on Strickland. Yes, he's an attractive choice on RKBA and he's more fiscally conservative than the past two Republican governors of Ohio, but he and Obama are oil and water.

Strickland has stuck with Clinton, and I doubt if he'll jump ship. He's way too conservative for Obama's taste, he's a minister (and about as unlike Wright as one can get) and 275 miles from Chicago to Columbus does not equal geographic balance.

[skinkinthegrass]

John "Breck Girl" Edwards

[PhilDragoo]

[KarinG1]

I don't know what to think. Hillary and her co-candidate have done everything in their power to tear down Obama's candidacy. It follows that no sane, reasonable person would partner with someone who has behaved in such a manner. On the other hand, no sane, reasonable person would abandon his religious beliefs and renounce his church and, by implication, his God in a quest for earthly power. Nothing either of them does will surprise me.

[Enchante]

JANE FONDA!!

He’ll really lock down the ‘60s leftover vote, plus he’ll prove that he doesn’t hate all “typical white person” caucasian females (of course, Hanoi Jane is not exactly a TWP).

[darkangel82]

Anyone right of Marx would be too conservative for Obama, but Strickland is a Joe Lieberman fake “moderate” DemocRAT.

[Jean S]

People keep mentioning Richardson. This country is not ready for a black-muslim-hispanic ticket. At least I hope not. If that’s racist, sorry.

[skinkinthegrass]

Maxine Watters. Please let it be Maxine Watters....
Your right, Who could forget her....
and help "balance out the (Marxist) ticket".

[kempo]

I believe he should pick a southern white male that would be perceived as a moderate if he wants to win but I don’t think he is smart to think that deep. I do believe McCain, the weakest Republican candidate for President in a long time, will kick Obama’s butt.

[vietvet67]

Ahh go for the whole ball of wax.

Louis Farrakhan

[allmendream]

good one! I never saw it coming, and like all good comedy....

‘it’s funny cuz it’s true’

[Who is John Galt?]

What do you all think?

I'm absolutely, 1000% sure it will be McCain. He'll cross the isle in a heartbeat, courtesy of his psychotic focus on "bipartisanship" ('going along to get along'), rather than real conservative principle. Plus, he had discussions with Kerry on the exact same issue a few years back, so everyone involved (D@mocrats & McCainiacs) are completely comfortable with the idea!

Oh... that's right... forget what I just said...

[unkus]

He’ll pick someone “military” to bolster his obvious weakness in that department. Jim Webb, possibly.

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Woosey Clark. General in name only.

[MIchaelTArchangel]

I suspect he will pick Jim Webb, the junior senator from Virginia because he needs Virginia to defeat McCain.

[Aria]

If a major Democrat player I know is any indication, it’s Richardson.

[Anti-Bubba182]

Jim Webb

[BunnySlippers]

Richardson IMO. Solves a few issues.

[Cobra64]

[buccaneer81]

I'm thinking...

Sibelious

Richardson

Olympia Snowe (No, I'm not kidding. She's a RINO and then some and she would sell her soul to be on the ticket. Imagine the MSM applause for "reaching out across the aisle".)

[Aria]

People keep mentioning Richardson. This country is not ready for a black-muslim-hispanic ticket. At least I hope not. If that’s racist, sorry.

Except that Richardson is 1/2 anglo and Obama is 1/2 white. They'd have a lot of bases covered for those who focus on this sort of thing.

[Ratblaster]

Khalid Abdul Muhammad

[buccaneer81]

but Strickland is a Joe Lieberman fake “moderate” DemocRAT.

It really pains me to say this, but Strickland has been more positive for Ohio in 16 months than Voinovich and Taft were for 16 years. I'm not exaggerating.

[Cobra64]

Cynthia McKinney

[matt1234]

I think he needs to balance the ticket: David Duke.

[Jean S]

Olympia Snowe

I doubt it. No one except political junkies have ever heard of her and her state can't deliver many votes.

[darkangel82]

I would not have voted for him if I still lived in Ohio, but I’ve never voted ‘rat anyway.

[pogo101]

Webb or Strickland.

[Cvengr]

OTOH, for those who focus on that sort of thing, it’s the 1/2 white portion they’ll oppose and hate him more than 100% white for trying to play on both sides of the fence.

[buccaneer81]

her state can't deliver many votes.

Same number of electoral votes as Wyoming, if you get my drift.

[buccaneer81]

I would not have voted for him ...

I didn't. I voted for Blackwell.