If you led the candidates' vice presidential search teams...

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...what would your shortlist be?

For Clinton:

Xavier Becerra
Cory Booker
Al Franken
Tim Kaine
Tom Perez
Elizabeth Warren

For Trump:

Marsha Blackburn
Scott Brown
Chris Christie
Ted Cruz
Mary Fallin
Newt Gingrich

[Crumpets]

I like your Clinton list. For Trump:

Chris Christie
Joni Ernst
Newt Gingrich
Jeff Sessions
Jan Brewer
Tim Scott

Dark Horse candidates I'd look into:
Dave Brat
That crazy anti-Muslim general

[Santander]

Clinton
Tim Kaine
Evan Bayh
Mark Warner
Mike Beebe

Trump
Scott Brown
Chris Christie
Mike Pence
Kelly Ayotte

[Southern Delegate matthew27]

...what would your shortlist be?

For Clinton:

Xavier Becerra
Cory Booker
Al Franken
Tim Kaine
Tom Perez
Elizabeth Warren

For Trump:

Marsha Blackburn
Scott Brown
Chris Christie
Ted Cruz
Mary Fallin
Newt Gingrich

Trump
Chris Christie
Newt Gingrich
Mitt Romney
John McCain

He needs a moderate that isn't down right anti-government to win

Hillary
Bernie sanders
Bill nye
Xavier Becerra
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Michio Kaku

She needs someone popular and pro-science.

[evergreenarbor]

Trump
Newt Gingrich
Jeff Sessions
Mary Fallin
Brian Sandoval
Nikki Haley

Clinton
Tom Perez
Cory Booker
Elizabeth Warren
Sherrod Brown
Al Franken

[Kingpoleon]

Donald Trump:
Bobby Jindal
Newt Gingrich
Joni Ernst
Condoleezza Rice
Scott Brown
Jon Huntsman
Dave Brat
Mitch Daniels

Hillary Clinton:
Keith Ellison
Mark Pocan
Al Franken
Eric Swalwell
Tim Kaine
Dick Durbin
Ron Wyden

[President Johnson]

My shortlist would consist five people for each candidate.

THE HILL:

- Tim Kaine: experienced, swing state, nice guy, safe pick
- Michael Bennet: youth, swing state, legislative experience
- Martin Heinrich: see above minus swing state
- Sherrod Brown: popular with leftists, swing state
- George Clooney: outsider, popular, could play the attack dog


THE DONALD:

- John Kasich: broad experience in executive and legislative branches, foreign and defense policy experience, a solid record as gov, nice and calm guy, appeals to moderates and Democrats, swing state (absolute favorite)
- Brian Sandoval: latino, executive experience, popular in the west plus swing state
- Jon Huntsman: executive and foreign policy experience, popular
- Nikki Haley: woman, executive experience, daughter of immigrants, youth, popular with GOP base
- Michael Flynn: credible outsider ticket, bipartisanship (could attract dissaffected Democrats), foreign and military experience

[daveosupremo]

Clinton:
Xavier Becerra
Tim Kaine
Al Franken
Michael Bennet
Tammy Baldwin
Gavin Newsom
Tom Perez
Brian Schweitzer
Cory Booker

Trump:
Ted Cruz
Scott Walker
Condoleezza Rice (the only pro choice option)
Nikki Haley
Mitch Daniels
Mike Pence
Jim Jordan