Citizen James
James42
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Political Matrix
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« on: June 14, 2004, 03:39:14 AM » |
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There'll probalbly have to be a careful vetting, as you can bet Rowe already has the plumbers working overtime on all the possible candidates. He'll have to counterballance the likely smear campaign against the pluses.
Richardson - probably lock NM and increase competitiveness in AZ (and possibly CO and NV as well), but you can bet that the past energy controversy will be in the rep talking points within the hour if he is nominated. Also, expect Bush to fire up the evangelicals amongst his supporters by pointing out they're both Catholic.
Vilsack - he's in the heart of the battleground midwest, and he's boring - which can be a double edged sword - little to attack but little to excite either.
Edwards - an interesting strategy. He definitely has a fair amount of charisma. I don't think he would deliver NC, but he could help amidst blue collar 'reagan democrats' in Ohio and PA and the other battleground states. Of course, you can bet Rowe has the billboards from his days as a tort lawyer all lined up and ready to go.
Gephardt - nah. He had enough trouble in the primaries. for a midwest strategy, Vilsack has less baggage.
Napilitanmo - Could help deliver Arizona, and maybe help in NM, but probably not much more.
Clinton - don't bet on it. Highly divisive, and New York's a lock anyway.
Clark - He'd be a wild card. The 'WW3' comment from British general Michael Jackson might be a liability, as would upstaging the top of the ticket. I'd still like to see him somewhere in the administation though.
Biden? I think I'll see if I can copy someone elses notes.
Other Possibilities:
Mary Landreau - If he want's to pick a woman, she's a much better choice than Clinton. Might even make LA competitive for a change.
Ed Rendell - A DLC-leaning Governor in the battleground of PA. He'd probably help in PA and possibly parts of OH as well. He might still be a bit green for prime time, though that didn't stop Bush 4 years ago.
So, Best bets:
Rendell
Vilsack
Edwards
Richardson
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