Missing the obvious for 2020?

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I'm surprised so many Sanders followers support Tom Perriello, given he is arguably the Bernie Bro equivalent of Hillary Clinton -oozing with insincerity and inauthenticity.  He only changed his stripes from being a moderate conservative Virginia congressman to becoming basically a Sanders Democrat when he licked his forefinger and stuck it up in the air to see which way the wind was blowing.  

I thought that was why you absolutely hated her -unless, of course, it's okay if that candidate is one of yours. 

I am a Sanders supporter (who would probably vote Perriello if I lived in VA) who doesn't hate Hillary Clinton. Some of us supported him because we liked him, not because we disliked Clinton.

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Anyway, I think the reason he doesn't get brought up more often is because people don't want to count their chickens before they hatch. But if he wins, and decides to run for President, I'd seriously consider supporting him. The nice thing about him though is that he'll still be "young" in 2024 and 2028, so we can keep him as an option for the future.

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If Tom Perriello is elected VAGov, could he jolt to the front as a front runner in the Dem nomination?

 

I'd say he'll be more of a VP pick than a Presidential candidate. 

He's running for Governor, not Senate.

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If Tom Perriello is elected VAGov, could he jolt to the front as a front runner in the Dem nomination?

 

I'd say he'll be more of a VP pick than a Presidential candidate. 

How about a Gillibrand/Periello ticket?  Their slogan:

"Gillibrand/Periello 2020: Maybe a woman from New York and a man from Virginia can actually win this time?"

I think a better strategy would be copying a successful ticket: Schumer/Donnelly, Durbin/Coons, Castro/Freudenthal, or Beebe/Cohen.

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In seriousness, if the Dem. presidential nominee is *not* a white male, then I think Periello is as likely as anyone to end up on the VP short list next time....assuming he's elected governor this year.

Normally I'd agree, but I would be shocked if a Democrat chose a non-Senator as their VP.