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Question: Who should Hillary Clinton pick as her VP?
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Tammy Baldwin (WI)		  
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Joe Biden (DE)		  
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Cory Booker (NJ)		  
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Julian Castro (TX)		  
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Howard Dean (VT)		  
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Rahm Emanuel (IL)		  
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Al Franken (MN)		  
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Heidi Heitkamp (ND)		  
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Al Gore (TN)		  
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John Hickenlooper (CO)		  
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Amy Klobuchar (MN)		  
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Jack Markell (DE)		  
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Jay Nixon (MO)		  
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Martin O'Malley (MD)		  
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Deval Patrick (MA)		  
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Brian Schweitzer (MT)		  
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Mark Warner (VA)		  
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Elizabeth Warren (MA)		  
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Tim Kaine (VA)		  
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Mark Dayton (MN)		  
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Steve Bullock (MT)		  
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Maggie Hassan (NH)		  
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Peter Shumlin (VT)		  
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Terry McAuliffe (VA)		  
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Jeanne Shaheen (NH)		  
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Joe Manchin (WV)		  
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Sherrod Brown (OH)		  
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Claire McCaskill (MO)		  
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Joe Donnelly (IN)		  
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Jon Tester (MT)		  
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Maria Cantwell (WA)		  
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Michael Bennet (CO)		  
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Martin Heinrich (NM)		  
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Bernie Sanders (VT)		  
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Andrew Cuomo (NY)		  
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Kristen Gillibrand (NY)		  
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« on: April 13, 2015, 04:34:25 PM »
« edited: April 13, 2015, 06:10:15 PM by retromike22 »
This is a redo of the very first poll series that I did, in which the result was a tie between Brian Schweitzer and Mark Warner: https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=178133.0

Some of the first entries in that poll (that eric82oslo created) were ridiculous, like Oprah and Ashley Judd, but there are also some political figures who certainly will not be considered, such as Colin Powell and Bob Menendez.

I've kept some of the more reasonable choices, and have added many new ones. If you feel that a politician not listed here should be added, please mention this individual in your comments. Any individual(s) who receives the most comments will be added to the next poll.

Note: I originally did not include Gillibrand and Cuomo because of being in the same state as Clinton, but I ultimately decided to include them.

Who should Hillary Clinton pick as her VP? Every week the candidates with the lowest votes will be removed. The first candidate to 50% wins. In this round, you can vote for up to 18 candidates You can always change your vote before the poll ends.
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« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2015, 04:37:35 PM »
Voted for 10-12, but my top pick would be Steve Bullock.
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« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2015, 04:42:23 PM »
Write-in Barbara Lee.
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« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2015, 04:43:53 PM »
Quote from: Brewer on April 13, 2015, 04:37:35 PM
Voted for 10-12, but my top pick would be Steve Bullock.

ugh.  im guessing he is a gun-totin' right winger?
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« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2015, 04:49:12 PM »
Hillary doesn't need a 'game changer' as she is already historic (first woman). She doesn't need any specific type of ideological or experience gap balance. So I think she will go for a safe bet with some home state advantage, like someone from OH, CO, or VA. I still think Warner is the best choice (private sector experience, former gov and Sen) and I don't think his close call in 2014 is that big of a deal, but if so then Tim Kaine or look to CO or OH.
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« Reply #5 on: April 13, 2015, 05:09:40 PM »
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« Reply #6 on: April 13, 2015, 05:21:39 PM »
Booker, Castro, Kaine, Bullock, or Heinrich.
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« Reply #7 on: April 13, 2015, 05:34:50 PM »
Booker is out. Can't afford to give his Senate seat to some Chris Christie goon.
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« Reply #8 on: April 13, 2015, 05:36:25 PM »
Quote from: IndyRep on April 13, 2015, 05:30:38 PM
hikenloper he will give us 272 freiwal

No, seriously, Cuomo and Cantwell would be best for Republicans. Klobuchar, Booker or Kaine would be best for Democrats.

Castro will give us that and FL, then Hickenlooper and then Kaine.
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« Reply #9 on: April 13, 2015, 05:38:08 PM »
Gore, Bullock, or Heinrich. 
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« Reply #10 on: April 13, 2015, 05:41:59 PM »
Kaine, Bullock, Heinrich, Other (Gephardt), Warner, Castro.
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« Reply #11 on: April 13, 2015, 05:46:05 PM »
Quote from: bronz4141 on April 13, 2015, 05:41:59 PM
Kaine, Bullock, Heinrich, Other (Gephardt), Warner, Castro.

No Vilsack?
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« Reply #12 on: April 13, 2015, 06:01:39 PM »
Quote from: IceSpear on April 13, 2015, 05:46:05 PM
Quote from: bronz4141 on April 13, 2015, 05:41:59 PM
Kaine, Bullock, Heinrich, Other (Gephardt), Warner, Castro.

No Vilsack?

I guess him too (Other)
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« Reply #13 on: April 13, 2015, 06:07:45 PM »
Tammy Baldwin would be an extraordinarily bold choice. It could totally backfire, but something ballsy like that would be awesome to see.
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« Reply #14 on: April 13, 2015, 06:11:50 PM »
I've been thinking a lot about Sen. Sherrod Brown as a reasonable option.
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« Reply #15 on: April 13, 2015, 06:12:58 PM »
Quote from: retromike22 on April 13, 2015, 06:11:50 PM
I've been thinking a lot about Sen. Sherrod Brown as a reasonable option.
Democrats need his Senate seat.
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« Reply #16 on: April 13, 2015, 06:14:11 PM »
Quote from: WalterMitty on April 13, 2015, 04:43:53 PM
Quote from: Brewer on April 13, 2015, 04:37:35 PM
Voted for 10-12, but my top pick would be Steve Bullock.

ugh.  im guessing he is a gun-totin' right winger?

Based on your apparent definition (or lack thereof) of "right-wing Democrats", I honestly don't even know how to answer that. Tongue
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« Reply #17 on: April 13, 2015, 07:49:30 PM »
Where's Bill?
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« Reply #18 on: April 13, 2015, 07:55:22 PM »
I'd add Anthony Foxx as a plausible pick.

Similar record to Castro (young minority mayor tapped for cabinet post) but he comes from North Carolina.

Apparently the Clinton campaign was concerned about Chris Murphy. He's one of the most liberal Senators ever, and fairly young.

Xavier Becerra is a fairly highly qualified hispanic guy, who can help her with the US House.

Of the poll choices, I could see Cory Booker, Julian Castro, Mark Warner, Tim Kaine, Steve Bullock, Terry McAuliffe, Michael Bennet, and Martin Herinrich getting vetted.
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« Reply #19 on: April 13, 2015, 08:02:22 PM »
Dean, O'Malley, Tester, Kaine, Franken
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« Reply #20 on: April 13, 2015, 08:04:14 PM »
Elizabeth Warren
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« Reply #21 on: April 13, 2015, 08:11:30 PM »
She's needed in the Senate.
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« Reply #22 on: April 13, 2015, 08:15:05 PM »
« Edited: April 13, 2015, 08:18:39 PM by Beet »

I'm just saying from Hillary's perspective, I think she would be best.

Edit: And, I do think she'd have slightly more impact on a national ticket than in the Senate.
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« Reply #23 on: April 13, 2015, 08:17:31 PM »
A young and vaguely ethnic-looking male (D-Somewhere Southern).
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« Reply #24 on: April 13, 2015, 08:59:34 PM »
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