October 27, 2007

Evan Bayh or Weslie Clark for Hillary?

Unless something drastic happens, it's HiLIARy for President, so who WOULD be the Veep? Here's one person's take .. point is ALL these guys are going to be STRATEGIC in implementing the Security and Prosperity Partnership agenda ..

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My List of Possible Dem VP's
Posted by: Matt Lewis at 9:22 AM


I don't spend too much time thinking about the Dem Primaries, but unless something dramatic changes, we're looking at facing Hillary. As such, here are my top 5 Dem VP predictions for Hillary:

1. Evan Bayh - This former Indiana governor endorsed Hillary, gave the key note at the 1996 Dem national convention, and is highly-regarded.

2. Mark Warner - The popular former Virginia governor unexpectedly decided not to run for president in '08. Might he have made a deal with Hillary? Perhaps complicating things, he is currently seeking the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by John Warner.

3. Bill Richardson - This Hispanic governor from a South-Western state could be a real asset to Hillary. Still, one has to wonder if his presidential bid has helped -- or hurt -- his chances.

4. Ted Strickland - The current governor of Ohio was blessed to follow a woefully inept Republican governor. Because of this, and the fact that Ohio is perhaps the most important electoral state in the country (arguably), he is in contention.

5. Barack Obama - This is the only non-governor on my list. Many insiders have ruled out a Hillary/Obama ticket. But it's not unheard of for former political enemies (Kennedy/Johnson, Reagan/Bush, Dole/Kemp, etc.) to patch things up for the good of the party.

Update: Wes Clark? One of my fellow Townhaller's says it's going to be Clinton/Clark.

Update:
From an email:

Don't forget about Brian Schweitzer:

Western, populist, pro-gun, culturally conservative. He would help them in Ohio also, and would be very strong in Colorado and New Mexico, I think. The netroots love him (though I don't think the Clintons care about that at all) and he's very charismatic from what I've heard. I don't think it'll be Bayh for that exact reason: he's a total snooze.

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