Who are the best and wrong VP choice for Clinton and Christie?

[moderatevoter]

Christie's best choice would be Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA).  He comes from a key swing state, he has experience sufficient for the job, and he's Jewish.  The GOP has missed some opportunities to make inroads in the pro-Democratic Jewish vote in a number of states.

Clinton's best pick would be Gov. Jay Nixon of Missouri.  He's still popular, and he represents a chance for the Democrats to extend the map.  

Christie's worst choice would be any one of these guys:  Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Mike Lee, Rand Paul.  They each have their own contentious personas, and none of them could be counted on to be loyal.

The wild card for Christie would be Jeb Bush.  Christie would run the risk of the waiter appearing to be a better cook then the chef.  On the other hand, Jeb could carry FL for Christie, and the Bushes have a track record of being loyal soldiers when it's called for.

Clinton's worst choice would be another woman.  Or a guy like Mark Warner, who has had success as the head guy in and out of government, and would probably let it show that being VP isn't really his bag.

Clinton's wild card would be Sen. Mark Pryor. provided he wins re-election.  He's a friend, he could bring Arkansas back into the fold, and he'd be loyal.  Hillary has never been personally popular in Arkansas.  She's not Southern, and she is considered to be one of the reasons Clinton lost re-election in 1980.  

No.
Cantor is such a polarizing figure. I am pretty sure he would not guarantee that the Republicans carry Virginia.

I just think it's bad strategy to pick someone from the House for the ticket as well. They have only been elected to their congressional district, which tend to be more extreme. Pick someone who has proven they can win statewide.

Had McDonnell not dealt with this Star Scientific stuff, he could have been a decent pick. I cannot think of any other Republican from VA who would be a good pick. Certainly not Cantor.

[moderatevoter]

Christie: Scott Walker/Susana Martinez
Worst: Cruz.

Clinton: Hickenlooper/Warner
Worst: McAuliffe

In general, I have a very hard time seeing Christie pick Cruz or anyone closely associated with the Tea Party. I think assuming Christie is the nominee, he'd pick another Governor; the anti-Washington strategy could work for him.

[moderatevoter]

Hillary Clinton
Good-Any sort of Progressive (Schweitzer, Warren, Feingold etc.), preferably with a populist stance on issues such as guns
Bad-Centrist or neoliberal Democrat (Cuomo, Warner, etc.) which Hillary would have locked up anyways

She won't pick Cuomo, or at least she can't, with the whole rule about picking two people from the same state and how you won't get the Electoral Votes awarded?

The issue is, Warner would likely mean Virginia goes Democrat, and that makes the map a lot harder for the GOP to win on. That's why, even though I agree he's kind of redundant, he would definitely be an asset.

Mark Warner, but Tim Kaine can't be taken seriously as a Vice President candidate. Hillary's opinion of Kaine as a candidate is well known.

Not all that well-known, considering I just did a google search on it and I still have no idea what you're talking about

Okay yeah, I'm curious about this too. I realize Kaine endorsed Obama in 2008, but I'd like to hear an elaboration on this?