Last Chance For Wild Card/Dark Horse Dem VP Prediction

Oh man, Bill Bradley. That would be awesome. Twin Towers!!!

 

Al Sharpton

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I'm surprised you left Reed off your list. He's not out of the running yet.

I'd add Brian Schweitzer and Mark Warner to the dark horse list.

 

No surprises with Obama, throughly conventional safe pick. Hence all the excitement around the process.

 

For what it's worth, one of the big questions about Gore that stoked the speculation (why isn't he on the speaking schedule) has been answered. He'll be speaking at the Broncos stadium on the final night of the convention along with Obama.

 

Jenna Bush.

 

Bush I!!

 

How about McCain's first wife? Then the campaign would become a referendum on McCain's family values.

 

Doubtful. Somehow Republicans have become bulletproof when it comes to stuff like that.

Edwards (not even running for president nor a current member of Congress) has an affair and it's talked about for days. Yet the same people who criticize Edwards saying they would never vote for someone who cheated on their wife, don't even bring it up with regards to McCain.

 

I think it is about time for a female VP at least. With the support HillDog had its obvious USA is ready.

McCain should get Dr. Rice.

 

Tom Vilsack

 

My "dark horse" picks are Warner and Gore. Both are supposed to not want it and both would be fantastic selections by Barack, were they interested.




Impeach Bush/Cheney.

 

I think Gore's finally out of the running for good with the announcement that he's speaking on Thursday night. I wouldn't rule anyone else out based on speaking slots as they can always change the schedule but it doesn't make sense to announce this today, right before announcing, and then change it.

I can't help wondering if Warner might have some sort of worry about vetting. He had a lot of buzz going into the primary season and then suddenly dropped out of contention. I think he knows he could have the VP slot if he wanted it and he certainly knows that would make him the prohibitive favorite as the next Dem nominee. I also think that no matter what Shermanesque statement anyone makes, when a front-running nominee asks you to be VP, you just say yes. Unless you have a really good reason not to. Just a hunch. I hope it's wrong.

 

Can you imagine all this hype leading up to an early morning text that reads, "It's Vilsack!!"

I can't.

I think he was a top 5 pick for Hillary, but there's no way he's on Obama's list.

 

Anybody but Biden. It goes against the "change" mantra to pick someone who has been an insider for that long.

 

Ugh. God. I hope not. You just found someone I like less than Bayh.

 

That's your reachiest reach yet. Have you seen some data that shows Obama struggling with the tennis shoe demographic?