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Question: who do you THINK will be the Democratic Vice Presidential nominee? [last Intrade transaction price in brackets[
#1
Jim Webb [18.7]
 
#2
Hillary Clinton [15.0]
 
#3
Kathleen Sebelius [10.0]
 
#4
Brian Schweitzer [10.0]
 
#5
Ed Rendell [9.2]
 
#6
Chuck Hagel [9.1]
 
#7
Michael Bloomberg [8.4]
 
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Bill Richardson [8.4]
 
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Claire McCaskill [8.0]
 
#10
Tim Kaine [6.4]
 
#11
Mark Warner [5.3]
 
#12
Wesley Clark [5.1]
 
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John Edwards [5.0]
 
#14
Evan Bayh [5.0]
 
#15
Joe Biden [5.0]
 
#16
Dick Gephardt [5.0]
 
#17
Al Gore [5.0]
 
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other
 
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Author Topic: who do you THINK will be the Democratic Vice Presidential nominee?  (Read 1796 times)
Lincoln Republican
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« on: June 11, 2008, 01:19:06 AM »

Obama/Webb

An untested inexperienced first term Senator with no national security credentials and a cranky middle aged first term Senator who flies too easily off the handle and alienates women.

Yes, a great pick for Obama.

I will pick as Obama's Vice Presidential running mate Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana.

I realize Illinois and Indiana are neighboring states, but does a Democratic ticket from Arkansas and Tennessee ring a bell?

My other pick is Senator Chris Dodd of Connecticut.
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Lincoln Republican
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« Reply #1 on: June 11, 2008, 08:36:46 PM »

Given that Obama is only polling at 61% of Hillary voters, does anyone think that he needs to pick her just to reunite his own party? Plus, she did get about 18 million votes. She's earned the spot. I'm not necessarily endorsing the move but I see the argument. Reagan picked Bush in 1980 even though Bush called his economic plan "voodoo economics".

We can only hope that Obama does not make Reagan's mistake of negotiating the powers of the Vice Presidency with Hillary Clinton, as Reagan did with Gerald Ford, in a foolish move by Reagan, almost amounting to a co-Presidency, thinking Ford would be the strongest pick, pointing out that Reagan did not understand the constitution.

It was after that that Reagan picked Bush.
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