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Obama’s 2012 Campaign Merry-Go-Round: Cuomo to Replace Joe Biden,Biden to Replace Hillary Clinton?
TheBlaze ^ | July 5, 2011 at 12:07am | Tiffany Gabbay

Posted on 07/05/2011 9:46:52 AM PDT by fight_truth_decay

Could President Obama be growing tired of Vice President Joe Biden’s seemingly endless gaffes, or of what some perceive is Biden’s increasing irrelevance? So tired he would actually choose another running mate to lead him into 2012? If prominent political strategists including William Powers — the GOP power broker responsible for electing Rudy Giuliani mayor – are correct, Obama might consider replacing his current Vice President with freshman New York governor Andrew Cuomo. In turn, strategists predict Biden might then fill Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s shoes. Seriously?

Cuomo, who found his way into the spotlight recently with his strong support of same-sex marriage in New York State, received all kinds of kudos from Powers, who believes the first term governor is a shoe-in to be Obama’s running mate. Powers tells the New York Post:

“Andrew had a fabulous session. It was fabulous. A property-tax cap, ethics reform and, for Democrats, gay marriage,” said Powers.

“I don‘t think there’s any doubt Obama is going to pick him as his running mate. The president is in trouble and [Vice President Joseph] Biden doesn’t bring anything to his ticket.

“The president will call him up later this year and say, ‘Andrew, you have to do this for the good of the country.‘ What’s Andrew going to say, ‘No?’ “

Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown also predicted

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: andrewcuomo; biden; democrats; elections; nobama2012; obama; vp2012
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To: fight_truth_decay

All three of them are more than prone to making repeated gaffes. At least Biden’s are kind of funny, because they always prove what a f**king moron he really is. I guess obama doesn’t like the competition. He’s got to be #1 at something.


21 posted on 07/05/2011 1:36:53 PM PDT by qaz123
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To: fight_truth_decay

All three of them are more than prone to making repeated gaffes. At least Biden’s are kind of funny, because they always prove what a f**king moron he really is. I guess obama doesn’t like the competition. He’s got to be #1 at something.


22 posted on 07/05/2011 1:37:56 PM PDT by qaz123
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To: fight_truth_decay
Obama’s 2012 Campaign Merry-Go-Round: Cuomo to Replace Joe Biden,Biden to Replace Hillary Clinton?

To make it completely incestious; Clinton replaces Obama.

23 posted on 07/05/2011 2:04:53 PM PDT by Mike Darancette (Pelosi: Obamacare indulgences for sale.)
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To: fight_truth_decay

OH NO.... If he picks Cuomo as his VP running mate in 2012, he will probably carry New York State. (/s)


24 posted on 07/06/2011 4:05:19 AM PDT by no dems (When I learn that a person, regardless of who they are, is a Democrat, I lose respect for them.)
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To: shalom aleichem

So where does Hillary go? Odd man out?
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That was my question!!! Where does Hillary go? Back home to retire and play house with Bill? Yeah; right.


25 posted on 07/06/2011 4:09:43 AM PDT by no dems (When I learn that a person, regardless of who they are, is a Democrat, I lose respect for them.)
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