Who would be the best VP choice for Clark?

[Myra]

Edwards, Graham, or other?

Since Kerry supporters are speculating.
(And *boy* is it speculative.)

I'm leaning Edwards...
That would be some serious charisma between the two of them.

[Dark Star]

1. Edwards or

someone not running for the nomination. Perhaps Myra, xultar, Jack Dawson or Newjerseycoa...

[phillybri]

2. Hey, I started that thread!

So go easy...

I think he'd go w/ someone out west like Bill Richardson.

:dem:

[Mobius]

3. Dean

im not kidding

[Dark Star]

6. You really have to be!

[Mobius]

14. come on

who would get the most votes? We had Qualyle for a VP, dont try to tell me Dean would be worse than Quayle.

[Hippo_Tron]

30. Bush was branching off of an administration that was re-elected...

With 49 states. I don't think Dan Quayle made a difference.

[Hippo_Tron]

31. Dupe

n/t

[rogerashton]

20. I agree.

Not another southerner -- regional balance. The ticket would be strong against the wrong war at the wrong time -- both candidates are in the same (correct) place on that -- while Dean's populism is a good balance for Clark's informed pragmatism. Is there such a thing as emotional balance?

[MrSlayer]

4. I'd say Edwards.

Could be looking at 16 years of prosperity.

[Myra]

9. Good point MrSlayer. In 8 years Edwards will only be 38 years old.

Kidding! I know he's 50. But that's ideal looking forward...

[eileen_d]

5. Clark/Edwards would be a seriously kickass ticket.

I'm really looking forward to next week's results, esp. for C & E.

[madmax]

7. Edwards

Clark/Edwards what a team. Thinking ahead 8 years, Edwards be just right for President by then.

[incapsulated]

8. Edwards as well

He is great on domestic issues, shore up southern votes, charisma and some inside the beltway experience is helpful.

[Qutzupalotl]

10. Edwards would make the ticket unstoppable.

They've run a clean, positive, hopeful campaign. They give people reason to vote FOR them, instead of just AGAINST Bush. Gotta have that carrot and stick to get people to the polls!

I can see Richardson too. He's one of the good guys.

[LandOLincoln]

19. Edwards, definitely.

But keep your mitts off Richardson. We badly need him right here in New Mexico, and besides he's vowed to finish out his full term as governor.

[Arbustosux]

11. How about Bill Richardson?

He is hispanic and would represent a previously underepresented portion of the population and will silence Repub claims we are anti-hispanic.

Best of all is who did Bush call on when he needed a special envoy to North Korea? Bill Richardson! We could use that against shrub.

[ewagner]

12. As always....I'm cautious about this

I really, really like Bob Graham for VP but admit that Edwards would also be dynamite.......

Graham's experience in knowing which buttons to push in Congress is great, but then Edwards youthful exhuberance is eqaully good.


<sigh> I think too much

[kerry-is-my-prez]

13. Gephardt, Edwards or Richardson.

n/t

[Ivote]

16. Havent

thought it out yet.

[kclown]

15. Charlie Rangel

Clark-Rangel could not be beat.  

[OKNancy]

17. I think he will pick someone really surprising

a woman or a minority for sure.

[Gato Moteado]

18. clark's short list should include

richardson
edwards
hillary

and, yes, dean. i would love to watch dean run dirty dick through a sausage grinder in the vp debates.

[lovedems]

21. Dick Durbin anyone????

That man kicks some serious butt! He is good on all the issues.

[Tummler]

22. Bob Graham

Graham has the legislative experience to help the "outsider" Clark in dealing with Congress. Graham has the executive experience to step in as President, should misfortune befall President Clark (God forbid). Graham has decades worth of Democratic Party credentials to reassure those Democrats who are uneasy with a political newcomer at the top of the ticket. Perhaps most critically, Graham would keep Florida in play (BBV issues aside).

What would Edwards really add to a Clark ticket? Clark already appeals to Southerners and centrists. Edwards wouldn't bring any particularly impressive experience (political or otherwise) to the ticket. Unlike Graham, Edwards wouldn't put any critical states in play; heck, I doubt that Edwards in the VP slot would guarantee victories in either of the Carolinas.

OK, so Edwards could use the VP position as a platform for a future Presidential run. So what? Winning NOW is more important than attempting to hand Edwards some kind of vague, theoretical advantage in 2012. Besides, Edwards could use his Attorney General role in the Clark Presidency to maintain/heighten his profile in preparation for that 2012 campaign.

On edit: having said that, Edwards would still be in my top three to join Clark on the ticket. He's a relatively safe choice.

[Dark Star]

24. A friend pointed out

to me how delightful it would be to smash Bush in Floriduh with Graham as Clark's VP. It's something to think about anyway!

[Hippo_Tron]

33. Does Florida even like Graham?

I mean, would he have won re-election had he decided to run again?

[Lurking Dem]

23. Edwards.

Kerry wouldn't be bad either.

[SeveneightyWhoa]

25. Edwards.

Definitely Edwards!
At this point even though I've liked Clark since the beginning, I'm really in love with the possibility of an Edwards-Clark ticket. It just sounds right.

[lcordero]

26. Feingold

Because it will further reinforce that he is honest about transparency in government, his commitment to the Constitution, and quell a Progressive revolution/exodus.

on edit: and it would help to create the next generation of Democrats.

[ludwigb]

27. I like Graham

He's obviously an exceedlingly competent and patriotic old geezer so he matches well with Clark. I would just hope he would be amenable to being replaced in 2008 with someone younger like Edwards. Gephardt would also be a good choice--gives the ticket an extra infusion of old fashioned decency and it might make Missouri competitive and help mobilize labor. I like Edwards a lot too--having 2 southerners might help open up a lot of states, and Johnny could help appeal to women.

My heartfelt choice for Clark would be Russ Feingold, but Clark should be able to win Wisconsin on his own. I've never actually seen Richardson so I don't know about him, but he sounds great.

[MR. ELECTABLE]

28. I've heard a name being floated around: Evan Bayh

The rumor I heard is that the "DLC" candidates Kerry, Edwards, and Clark (although I DO NOT think he's part of the DLC) have already agreed to Evan Bayh as the VP choice. He's from my old home state of Indiana which is always nice BUT he's one of the founding members of the DLC.

YUCK!!!

[SadEagle]

29. Graham, Kerry, or an another senior Democrat.

Not based as much on election chances (I think they're pretty good either way), but on needing a person w/long congressional experience to help deal w/the congress.

[Hippo_Tron]

32. Clark's already from the south, And Edwards'...

Fairly liberal voting record isn't going to get him any more swing votes in the south.