CTyankee
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Fri Feb-01-08 10:06 AM
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Am I the only one here thinking Obama may be considering Claire McCaskell for VP slot? |
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Midwestern state governor. Smart, articulate woman. No Hillary baggage. BUT I really don't know that much about her...
I may be jumping the gun here, but when I saw her on the news I couldn't help wondering about the possibility of him choosing her. It was a nice thought...
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Fri Feb-01-08 10:07 AM
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1. Thats one bad suggestion |
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2 1st term senators, you must be joking.
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Fri Feb-01-08 10:10 AM
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3. You are right. I was confusing her with Kathleen Sebelius who is a governor. |
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Fri Feb-01-08 10:08 AM
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between the two of them they have one term in the senate.
The VP will almost certainly not be a senator.
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Fri Feb-01-08 10:24 AM
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12. Jim Webb's name gets floated a lot... |
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and he has strengths that balance areas Obama may be perceived as weak in (not to mention that his time in the Reagan administration counters talk of inexperience). So...I wouldn't say 'almost certainly not', yet.
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Fri Feb-01-08 10:25 AM
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14. again 2 ist term junior senators, not gonna happen |
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Fri Feb-01-08 10:29 AM
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It won't be Jim Webb either.
The only people "floating" these names are people here on DU.
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Fri Feb-01-08 10:30 AM
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21. You mean like Tim Kaine, right? |
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Didn't know he was here on DU.
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Fri Feb-01-08 10:32 AM
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22. Never heard him say it |
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but I guess it's possible.
NOnetheless, two first-term senators will not be the team. I doubt it will be two senators at all.
Wes Clark would be an obvious choice for either candidate.
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Fri Feb-01-08 10:34 AM
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http://www.fcnp.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2481&Itemid=33And I agreee that Clark is an obvious choice, for largely the same reasons Webb is mentioned (military credentials, Southerner, etc).
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Fri Feb-01-08 10:42 AM
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I missed that yesterday.
I was thinking Kaine himself would be an obvious choice, but Obama/Kaine sounds like a painkiller.
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Fri Feb-01-08 10:10 AM
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4. It's possible. Claire's formidable. |
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There are a lot of people who would likely be pleased to serve as vice president in 08 on our side. It may be a tougher sell over on the Red Team.
Like em or not, and most will do over any Republican, there's Claire McCaskell. General Clark. Governor Richardson. Senator Bayh. Tom Daschle. Gov. Napolitano. Bill Bradley. Max Cleland. Russ Feingold. Tom Harkin. Alexis Herman.
I could live with a Democratic White House and would love to see Bill Bradley or Alexis Herman get the veep nom.
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Fri Feb-01-08 10:22 AM
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That ticket would upset the freepers so bad! They wouldn't know WHO to attack first! Race or religion? One who uses the Koran, the other doesn't believe Jesus died and rose again....
Personally, I would LOVE to see Feingold in the Obama cabinet if not VP. he is a great guy and very principled.
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Fri Feb-01-08 10:23 AM
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11. Your praise for Sen. Feingold is strong, and I think you've got it just right. |
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He's earned strong praise.
It wouldn't upset me one iota to see him play as huge a role as possible in the future of my party.
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Fri Feb-01-08 10:17 AM
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5. Claire's voting record isn't something to be proud of. |
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Barack has enough negatives to deal with without piling on more baggage.
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Fri Feb-01-08 10:24 AM
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13. Claire "i barely squeaked a senate seat" McCaskill |
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Fri Feb-01-08 10:28 AM
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15. Claire McCaskill is my Senator and I voted for her...... |
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but, she's got some 'splainin' to do about her FISA/Telecom Immunity votes!
Claire has been very disappointing to me at times - I consider her the Mary Landreiu of Missouri.
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Fri Feb-01-08 10:29 AM
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20. Landrieu = not good. Not good at all. |
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I put Mary in about the same category as Joe Lieberman. And of course, that's about as bad as you can get without having an official (R) after your name. :(
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Fri Feb-01-08 10:17 AM
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Fri Feb-01-08 10:21 AM
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7. I would think Kathleen Sebelius |
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Edited on Fri Feb-01-08 10:22 AM by Zueda
Would be a good choice. Was Claire a governor?
on edit: Sorry. I just now read the thread
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Fri Feb-01-08 10:21 AM
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8. He'll lose a lot with her on the ticket. Why not just finish the job |
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by adding Landrieu instead...
C'mon folks.
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Fri Feb-01-08 10:22 AM
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10. Maybe Sebelius, especially after her Vogue spread. |
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She has the advantage of the governor creds.
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Fri Feb-01-08 10:28 AM
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16. I have a lot of respect for Gov. Sebelius. |
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Barbara Boxer is a wonder.
I'm less inspired by Sen. Bill Nelson but it wouldn't surprise me if he were on a short list for veep noms. Florida matters, and he will be the co-leader of the defiant "Florida delegation" in Denver.
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Fri Feb-01-08 10:29 AM
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18. I believe Ms. McCaskell supports telecom immunity. |
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This can be checked out. If true, she would be a disaster on the ticket.
Maybe Barack will choose Rahm Emanuel, good friend of his campaign manager Axelrod. That would set heads spinning.
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Fri Feb-01-08 10:29 AM
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Fri Feb-01-08 10:48 AM
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25. If Obama gets the nomination, he will choose a white male as VP. |
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Fri Feb-01-08 10:49 AM
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But she has less time in the Senate than Obama.
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Fri Feb-01-08 10:49 AM
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27. Why? Because she tried to give him an excuse for turning his back on Hillary at the SOTU? |
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