Chuck Todd: "Obama and Hillary will court Hagel as running mate."

[Ninja Jordan]

On Hardball just now, Chuck Todd indicated that if Obama or Hillary, a black man and a white woman, were to win the Democratic nomination, each would actively court republicans as running mates. I like Hagel, but he's about one of 5 republicans I can stand. Hagel has actually been awesome on the war. More outspoken than most democrats!

[tularetom]

1. By 2008, I think it is more likely that repub candidates

will actively court Dems as running mates. By 2016 you won't be able to find anyone in the US who will admit to ever have voted for bush.

[Robson]

27. Kerry - McCain

Remarkably I still see a few with Bush / W bumper stickers. They have no shame and no pride.

But remember the Kerry - McCain rumors that died after McCain said no dice. Things have ever been the same between them.

[rosesaylavee]

2. Don't be fooled.

He is as rw as they come.

[Gato Moteado]

3. repukes are all garbage

we've seen over the last 6 years what happens under repuke control of all three branches. why on earth would they want a repuke?

[jumpoffdaplanet]

4. All because of a pretend smackdown?

So instead of McCain, now that piece of crap Hagel is going to be the Democratic's hero? Because of that farce of a smack down Liebermann.

Well that's what this pretense of a smackdown was part of. This was just a step in weakening Democrats, and getting us to look to a rethug for help.

[Ninja Jordan]

7. I think it's more an issue of Hillary (a woman) and Obama (a black) having to compensate somehow.

And by adding a guy like Hagel, it may defend the apparent political weakness of being a woman or a black.

[mzteris]

10. COMPENSATE?

:wtf:

[Ninja Jordan]

12. Make up for perceived political liabilities accompanying being a woman and being black

Blame Todd.

[antiimperialist]

5. Hagel is a global warming denier

His chances are zero.

[xkenx]

6. Chuck Todd smokin' some powerful dope. Hagel may be honorable

and seen the light on the war, but his voting record is 90%+ right wing. What an insult that Dems. couldn't come up with a good Dem. VP! Ptui!!!

[saracat]

8. And the anti war stance is the only thing that counts? I am so sick of that bring the

only thing used as a litmus test.Hagel stinks on all social issues.

[Telly Savalas]

18. Indeed. Fred Phelps was against the war.

Might as well put that fucker on the ticket.

[Webster Green]

9. A repuke on the dem ticket?

How the hell would that work. They would change parties?

I must be missing something.

WTF is a Chuck Todd anyway? Never heard of him.

[tnlefty]

13. Chuck Todd (R to the max) is a frequent commentator on c-span's

Washington Journal, actually he has a segment on there just about every day. I think they call it the Hotline with Chuck Todd, but I zone out when I see the Ed Bryant for Senate signs displayed in the background. Ed Bryant??? Freaky rwing, fake christian, fake religious nutzoid from TN?

[Ninja Jordan]

24. Todd's wife works on Dem campaigns. I'm not sure how RW he is.

[bigdarryl]

11. OH PLEASE!!!! No way he is still a rethug don't be fooled by his stance on the war

[athena]

14. More media BS.

Obama is not going to have a Republican running mate, for a very simple reason: in the event that something happened to him, the country would end up with a Republican president. The same would go for Clinton, but she is most likely not going to be the nominee.

The media still haven't caught on to the major progressive movement going on in the U.S. right now. They've been going out of their way to characterize the outcome of the 2006 elections as a move to the right by the Democratic party, ignoring all the evidence to the contrary. With the public voting overwhelmingly Democratic in 2006, no Democrat will want to associate her/himself with the Republican party in 2008.

[KingFlorez]

15. Chuck Todd isn't always good at predictions

[AJH032]

16. "I like Hagel, but he's about one of 5 republicans I can stand."

so you like him or you can't stand him?

[Ninja Jordan]

21. Sorry, I wrote it quickly. I like him.

I don't like many republicans, but I think he is alright.

[peacetalksforall]

17. I've heard a lot of awful things today, but this one is the winner.

Hagel - vote privatizer, vote thief? How ironic! Todd is mad or clever. He just propelled Hagel.

NO WAY. I'll say it now - if any Dem teams up with Hagel - I'm not voting,

[w13rd0]

19. Based on?

Yeah, that's what I thought. The gas from my anus makes predictions too, doesn't mean I get a show on cable to air them out though.

[Telly Savalas]

20. Why should we believe this Chuck Todd guy?

At face value the idea is ridiculous.

[Ninja Jordan]

22. Because he has two first names?

[Telly Savalas]

26. That's as good a reason as any I suppose.

[benny05]

23. I seriously doubt that

I could see Hillary courting Joe Lieberman or Obama before Hagel as a running mate.

[Placebo]

25. I don't know how in the blazes that would work though.

Would Hagel then become a Democrat?

If Hillary or Obama were elected president for two terms, would he then succeed them garnering the democratic nomination as a...republican?

Tricky tricky.

[AtomicKitten]

28. I just don't see it.

I think I would go blind if I did see it.