If you could get a paid position on any 2008 campaign, who would you work for?

[Hamlette]

Say you're a young, recent poli sci graduate who just received an email saying "they are all suiting up, you want a job? For a presidential candidate or a senatorial candidate? Let me know, I can get you a job if you want."

Seems like you'd want to pick someone who will go "all the way" either as prez or VP.

Which campaign should he join.

[Cobalt-60]

1. I'd work for the Re-puke candidate

not too efficiently, and with regular transmissions to Howard Dean.

[Hamlette]

3. lol, not an option, but a good plan!

[barb162]

4. Hahahaha

That's great!

[JackRiddler]

6. Of course you're joking

Since what you describe is illegal and would rightly make you throw conniptions if it were done by a Republican operative to Democratic candidates. Oh yeah, something like that was done in the 1972 election... related maneuvers went down in history as Watergate.

Long as we're doing fantasies here (paid position!) my pick is Bob Bowman.

[Hamlette]

8. why Bowman? n/t

[Bukowski Fan]

16. Don't be so sure

This stuff happens all the time in races a lot smaller than Presendential ones. I've caught 3 spies in my time as a campaign hand.

[Little Wing]

7. my thought exactly

[villager]

2. the follow-up question: is there a tacit assumption you'd want a job

in Washington D.C. from 2008 - 2016?

[Hamlette]

5. uh, yeah, that would be the goal, to work in the WH n/t

[Kelly Rupert]

9. Katherine Harris.

Man, that would be a wild ride while it lasted. ;)

[lpbk2713]

14. This is too good to let it fade off into obscurity

just because the election is over.

(Click)

[Viva_La_Revolution]

10. Gore

since we're dreamin'...

[NastyRiffraff]

11. I second Gore

Second choice would be Edwards.

[Hamlette]

12. actually, we aren't dreaming...or at least he's not

he wants to work for Obama but I'm afraid the star will fade to fast (and there is the "can a black be elected" problem). But if does go with someone who doesn't make it through the primaries, he can get on to law school sooner! But honestly, if he could work for someone who will be president, law school can wait!

[peacetalksforall]

13. Gore, Al.

[Wwagsthedog]

15. DK or AG nt

[TreasonousBastard]

17. Anybody who would...

A. Pay me

B. Has a half chance of winning

[AtomicKitten]

18. President Al Gore.

If he doesn't run, I'm looking seriously at Obama and Clark.

Hell, I'll work gratis for any of them.

[calimary]

19. Gore. Without question.

Still got a candle in the window for him.