Pivoting to the GE, Rolling Stone presents its shortlist of candidates for Hillary's VP (HRC Group)

[Godhumor]

Text cross posted from GDP.


Their shortlist includes:

Tom Perez - Labor Secretary

Sherrod Brown - Ohio Senator

Julian Castro - Secretary of HUD

Cory Booker - NJ Senator

Bernie Sanders

Elizabeth Warren

The full piece has pluses and minuses for each.

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/who-would-hillary-clintons-vice-president-be-20160303?page=3

[exboyfil]

1. Who helps in Florida?

That is the big question.

[Stuckinthebush]

7. Castro

I'd guess. I think he helps in southwestern states as well

[book_worm]

2. Good list...my thoughts

I don't want to take anybody from the Senate. The Senate is too important to take a chance on a special election giving a Republican an opportunity to take a seat (nobody thought that we would lose Ted Kennedy's seat, for instance) so in my view this rules out Sherrod Brown, Cory Booker, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie (who I don't believe would take it anyway).

Of the others I like both Julian Castro and Tom Perez and both would be huge assets to the ticket. However, I think that Castro would be the stronger choice. I think Tom Perez would make an excellent Attorney General or Supreme Court nominee.

So at this point I'd vote for Castro.

[Starry Messenger]

3. I love Perez, but he's kind of a nerdcore political junkie pick.

Unless you are really glued to labor politics, he can seem a bit obscure.

I'm still wedded to Castro as a pick. Cute young family.

[stonecutter357]

4. Julian Castro .

[shenmue]

5. John Conyers

[northoftheborder]

6. A good bunch of possibilities...

I would hate to see any of those great progressive senators be plucked from the Senate... too risky that the seats could be lost to Repubs.... they have much more power there than in the VP. I'm very familiar with Castro, love him and his twin brother. He would be a very attractive running mate for Hillary; young, charismatic, darling wife and family, and from a fine Hispanic family in San Antonio. I don't know Perez, but he sounds interesting also.

[jmowreader]

8. I don't want a Democratic senator, and I DEFINITELY don't want Bernie!

Throw Bernie on the ticket and the Bernie Bullies are going to claim carte blanche to try to force Hillary into adopting Bernie's policies while abandoning her own. Plus, the Sanders campaign is the dirtiest one I've ever seen, and I've seen quite a few.

Julian Castro would be the best choice; he'll be a good president someday and serving as Hillary's VP will be good grooming for him.

[DemonGoddess]

9. No Bernie, he can feel the bern in his backyard from this point

I like Castro.

[Setsuna1972]

11. as far as Im concern

Sanders can go feel the Bern up his ass !!!

[Setsuna1972]

10. where is Juian Castro from again ?

I remember hearing about him before, but my mind is drawing a blank

[jrandom421]

12. Julian was mayor of San Antonio

His brother is the representative of the congressional district.

[Cha]

14. And, now Julian Castor is HUD Sec.. President Obama chose him.

[Loki]

13. Elizabeth should be

the new Majority Leader in the Senate and there she can do the most good. I'm leaning toward Julian Castro.

[Cha]

15. sanders? Oh please, Rolling STone.

[George II]

16. We can shorten that short list even more - drop the last two.