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Hoof Hearted Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 08:40 PM
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25. No, because strategically that would be a bad idea. Nominees chose VP's that
fill in their gaps, vote wise.

Gore felt he needed a moderate, "family values" guy and the fact that Lieberman was Jewish weighed in very, very heavily considering Florida's tight race, a strategy that worked, btw.

Bush needed a VP that would fill in his woeful lack of any meaningful policy experience, hence, the Lord of Darkness.

Kerry needed a VP that would make him appear less . . . . boring.


I would bet everything short of my life that there is no way in hell Hillary will pick a woman for VP. It would be nice, but it wouldn't be smart.
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