Schweitzer vs. Kaine- The best VP choice for Obama between those two is...

[Colobo]

Poll question: Schweitzer vs. Kaine- The best VP choice for Obama between those two is...

You choose

[Drunken Irishman]

1. How about Kaineitzer?

:D

[underpants]

10. SCHWAINE!!!

:bounce:

[gateley]

2. Schweitzer!!

Although somebody tonight posted he refuses to leave MT to move to DC. :( -- totally agree, though.

[MercutioATC]

3. Schweitzer's self-stated goal is to "change the world".

I think he can see that he'd be able to do that better as VP (and maybe Prez in 2016) than as the Governor of Montana.

Right now, he's a big fish in a small pond. I'm betting that he knows that he could also be a big fish in the big pond.

[saltpoint]

4. Voted Schweitzer in your poll, but have no complaints if it turns out to

be Kaine.

Both are governors. Both from strategic geographic regions we need to fight hard for. Both are Catholics. Both are blue winners in red states. Both are damned impressive minds. And IMO both would be fiercely loyal to a President Obama, both on the campaign trail and as inestimable allies in governing for the next 8 years, and both plenty young enough to stretch a Democratic White House from Obama's 8 years to an additional 16.

Sixteen years of consecutive judicial appointments by Democrats sounds pretty damn fine to me.

[TwilightGardener]

5. Biden. Neither of those two have foreign policy/national security creds.

Obama doesn't need a Governor--Obama has worked on state issues and budgets for Illinois for 8 years. He needs someone who knows the world, who's read intelligence reports, who knows how to twist arms or butter people up on Capitol Hill, IMO. So Biden or Senator Jack Reed, for me.

[MercutioATC]

6. I disagree. Americans today hate Washington. (look at Congress' approval ratings)

Why would anybody want to try for "experience"? McCain has been in Washington forever...he has "experience".

We need to sell change.

You don't do that with crusty Washington insiders as your VP.

[gateley]

13. Obama can surround himself with Foreign Policy experts -- and he LISTENS.

Schweitzer actually lived in the Middle East for 7 years -- speaks the language fluently and UNDERSTANDS the culture. That's invaluable experience. Maybe if we'd had someone like that five years ago, we wouldn't have thought we'd be welcomed in Iran with open arms and flowers.

[saltpoint]

7. But would Jag like it in DC? Jag looks to me as if he wouldn't leave those

wild Montana skies for nuthin'.

[PM7nj]

8. OMG, I love both of them!

I will be absolutely ecstatic if Obama chooses either of them. I voted Kaine though, because I think Obama-Kaine sounds better than Obama-Schweitzer. :shrug:

[gateley]

12. That's funny. When I used to go to the racetrack years ago,

that's how i'd choose my horse in the race -- its name!

[Colobo]

9. I agree with the majority so far- Schweitzer is the best choice for the change ticket!

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

11. It's a toss up for me, but if I had to choose, I would choose Kaine.

They both are popular governors but Obama has a greater chance of winning VA with Kaine that he does winning MT with Schweitzer. They both are unknowns on the national level. Each has a good quality. Schweitzer would appeal to Middle America and can talk to the so-called "regular people," as Tweety likes to say. Kaine speaks fluent Spanish but may not appeal as much to the working class voter. But I just like him better.