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Related: About this forum5 people Hillary Clinton might pick as her vice president
5 people Hillary Clinton might pick as her vice presidentBy Chris Cillizza at the Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/04/22/5-people-hillary-clinton-might-pick-as-her-vice-president/?postshare=7041461344009874&tid=ss_fb-bottom
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5. Amy Klobuchar: We know from Clinton's campaign chairman, John Podesta, that Clinton will have a woman in her final vice presidential mix. The only question is who. Klobuchar fills that slot for now as an up-and-coming star in the party who represents a state Minnesota where Democrats would be favored to hold a seat in the Senate. But this could be Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) or former Homeland Security secretary and Arizona governor Janet Napolitano or a woman we are not even thinking about right now.
4. Tom Perez: The Labor secretary checks two boxes for Clinton (and, yes, some of vice presidential picking is box-checking): He's well regarded in liberal circles, and he's Hispanic. Also, he's not named "Elizabeth Warren" or "Bernie Sanders" neither of whom Clinton wants to pick. The problem for Perez? This Politico report gets at it: "Aside from the wonkiest of Washington circles and the most progressive corners of the left, no ones heard of Tom Perez. He isnt young or handsome. He has zero foreign policy experience. The highest office hes been elected to is a suburban county council." Yup. That.
3. Tim Kaine: The Virginia senator was among the first if not the first major elected official to endorse Clinton's presidential campaign. (He said he was for her in May 2014.) That's Kaine's MO; he endorsed then-Sen. Barack Obama in February 2007. Kaine's profile Christian missionary, fluent Spanish speaker, governor and now senator of a swing state is outstanding. The one issue for Kaine: He's a white male with "senator" before his name right now.
2. Sherrod Brown: Stylistically, Brown, who has been a member of Congress, Ohio secretary of state and now a U.S. senator, is Clinton's opposite. Gruff to her polished. Populist to her, um, not populist. Blue collar to her white collar. And he's from Ohio one of the swingiest states in the country. Brown could also be and would likely relish the traditional vice presidential role as an attack dog against the Republican ticket. One downside for Brown: Picking him and winning puts a very competitive Senate seat in play at a time when Democrats are trying to win back control of the chamber.
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5 people Hillary Clinton might pick as her vice president (Original Post)
applegrove
Apr 2016
OP
Skink
(10,122 posts)1. Sherrod Brown would be good
However it will be Julian Castro
Algernon Moncrieff
(5,790 posts)2. Agreed
..and Trump will pick Rubio.
RufusTFirefly
(8,812 posts)3. Other possibilities among her ardent supporters
Seriously though, I'm surprised that Cory Booker didn't make the short list. He's young and charismatic and definitely meets the Third Way, Wall Street loving requirement. Guess he's a fail from a regional standpoint though.
dsc
(52,164 posts)5. He also would have his replacement appointed by a Republican
ChairmanAgnostic
(28,017 posts)4. Gross, grosser, grossest.
Yeah. Let us unlock our doors sign blank checks and let Wall take ALL of our money. And screw with our social security, Medicare, and other benefits.