2016 Postmortem

Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts) Sun May 22, 2016, 04:50 PM May 2016

A genuinely successful businessman as Hillary's running-mate would be a huge contrast to Trump,

and would throw Trump's many failures into the spotlight.

Someone who built up a business from scratch instead of inheriting $200 million from Daddy. Someone who doesn't have four bankruptcy filings on his record. Someone who didn't start a fake "university" that ripped people off and is now being sued. Someone who didn't start an airline shuttle that failed. Someone who never had a vodka brand or steak brand that went under. Someone who never started a travel website that quickly folded.

Such a person would help destroy the myth of Trump's "success".

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A *genuinely* successful businessman as Hillary's running-mate would be a huge contrast to Trump, (Original Post) Nye Bevan May 2016 OP

Bono, maybe? 2banon May 2016 #1

Like who? One of the banksters? hobbit709 May 2016 #2

It definitely won't be anyone from Wall Street. Nye Bevan May 2016 #5

Nobody on Wall St wants to take that much of a cut in pay be more like it. hobbit709 May 2016 #7

Plenty of Wall Street people take huge pay cuts to go into public service. Nye Bevan May 2016 #9

Marc Cuban, right? nt 7wo7rees May 2016 #3

I think she'll choose a politician,I think her pondering sufrommich May 2016 #4

As she stated her number 1 condition is that they would be a strong BootinUp May 2016 #6

She's letting the vulgar talking yam dictate the conversation cali May 2016 #8

2banon

(7,321 posts)

1. Bono, maybe?

Reply to Nye Bevan (Original post)

Sun May 22, 2016, 04:51 PM

May 2016

I know he's a big fan.

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)

2. Like who? One of the banksters?

Reply to Nye Bevan (Original post)

Sun May 22, 2016, 04:52 PM

May 2016

The head of Uber, or Amazon, Whole Foods, or the like?

Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts)

5. It definitely won't be anyone from Wall Street.

Reply to hobbit709 (Reply #2)

Sun May 22, 2016, 04:54 PM

May 2016

No need to piss off Bernie supporters that she wants to switch to her.

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)

7. Nobody on Wall St wants to take that much of a cut in pay be more like it.

Reply to Nye Bevan (Reply #5)

Sun May 22, 2016, 04:56 PM

May 2016

Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts)

9. Plenty of Wall Street people take huge pay cuts to go into public service.

Reply to hobbit709 (Reply #7)

Sun May 22, 2016, 05:34 PM

May 2016

When Jon Corzine went from Goldman Sachs to the Senate, for example.

When these people have more money than they will ever need it's not uncommon to go into politics out of ego or boredom.

7wo7rees

(5,128 posts)

3. Marc Cuban, right? nt

Reply to Nye Bevan (Original post)

Sun May 22, 2016, 04:53 PM

May 2016

sufrommich

(22,871 posts)

4. I think she'll choose a politician,I think her pondering

Reply to Nye Bevan (Original post)

Sun May 22, 2016, 04:53 PM

May 2016

aloud about choosing a successful business person was a dig at Trump.

BootinUp

(47,165 posts)

6. As she stated her number 1 condition is that they would be a strong

Reply to Nye Bevan (Original post)

Sun May 22, 2016, 04:55 PM

May 2016

good President. That is exactly what I listed in my little list of VP requirements. So I like the way she thinks.

cali

(114,904 posts)

8. She's letting the vulgar talking yam dictate the conversation

Reply to Nye Bevan (Original post)

Sun May 22, 2016, 04:59 PM

May 2016

I have nothing against successful, honest business people. My father was one. An anthropologist by training, he built a successful business inventing and manufacturing. But, I really don't think this is a good idea. I want someone who knows the ins and outs of the legislative process, with experience working with congress.

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