Hillary Clinton’s Campaign, Cautious but Confident, Begins Considering Running Mates

[karynnj]

30. From this, I think the "ideal" VP nominee is someone who does not exist - if you look at all

attributes wanted. It seems that you need someone, who:

- is seen as qualified to be President themselves
- is capable of accepting that Bill Clinton will likely have a big portfolio and they would have to work well with him
- is a good debater - including being prepared to be an attack dog for Clinton
- is unlikely to want to run for President in 2024. (Note they claim as given that Biden, like Cheney, had no interest in being President. I suspect that he did and was hurt by the media constantly stating he would not.)

This means an elder statesman who wants a VP job, even as defined as NOT a step to President and for which they might not be guaranteed a major portfolio, so much they are willing to have their last acts on the public stage being an attack dog for Hillary. If someone was promised either a major portfolio or who thought they would be an obvious possible nominee after 8 years, the offer might be worth the cost.

Looking at most such people, I can't find anyone likely to do so. For Biden, it would mean that he would go from being someone who did a great job for Obama on many things to a job that would likely be less powerful under Clinton.