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Question: Should young man Obama go West to find his VP?
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I love Tim Kaine's eyebrows		  
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« on: July 30, 2008, 10:46:22 PM »
Should Obama pick Brian Schweitzer?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Schweitzer
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« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2008, 10:49:47 PM »
YESYESYESYESYES.

But he won't. Sad
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« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2008, 10:50:01 PM »
Schweitzer is my second-favorite realistic VP candidate, after Sebelius. But, unlike Sebelius, I doubt he'd want to have anything to do with a Presidential campaign.
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« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2008, 10:50:36 PM »
Quote from: Verily on July 30, 2008, 10:50:01 PM
Schweitzer is my second-favorite realistic VP candidate, after Sebelius.

I'm not sure if I would classify him as that realistic.
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« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2008, 10:51:19 PM »
Quote from: Nick Naylor on July 30, 2008, 10:50:36 PM
Quote from: Verily on July 30, 2008, 10:50:01 PM
Schweitzer is my second-favorite realistic VP candidate, after Sebelius.

I'm not sure if I would classify him as that realistic.

Well, okay. I suppose I'm thinking in a bit of a June mindset still. Realistic against, say, Mike Bloomberg or Cory Booker as VP.
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« Reply #5 on: July 30, 2008, 10:55:25 PM »
Clearly, the solution is...
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« Reply #6 on: July 30, 2008, 10:56:53 PM »
Another point to consider. Losing Brian Schweitzer would be a blow to the MT Democratic Party, as would Tim Kaine's depature be on the VA Democratic Party. If one were to weigh the magnitude of these decisions (the importance of a bluing VA vs. a bluing MT), one should determine that VA is a more important state to Democrats.

If Kaine leaves, the common wisdom is that Bill Bolling will be very difficult to defeat. If he's popular, he could help the GOP pick up the one seat they need to flip the State Senate. Then the GOP would once again control all of the VA state government and they could redistrict Democrats to a near-certain minority party status for the '10s.

Schweitzer is also a more affable and witty speaker. He would likely 'win' the VP debate for Obama and could be a potent wing-man on the stump. He'd also make a great POTUS candidate down the line.
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« Reply #7 on: July 30, 2008, 10:57:39 PM »

What the Hell did you do to his eyes and eyebrows?
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« Reply #8 on: July 30, 2008, 10:57:56 PM »
Quote from: Verily on July 30, 2008, 10:50:01 PM
Schweitzer is my second-favorite realistic VP candidate, after Sebelius. But, unlike Sebelius, I doubt he'd want to have anything to do with a Presidential campaign.

unlike sebelius, schweitzer is a gun nut.

but honestly, hed probably be the stronger pick.
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« Reply #9 on: July 30, 2008, 10:59:18 PM »
Quote from: HardRCafé on July 30, 2008, 10:57:39 PM

What the Hell did you do to his eyes and eyebrows?

Tim Kaine transplant!

As for his eyes, they came that way.  God's fault, not mine.  Sad
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« Reply #10 on: July 30, 2008, 11:01:18 PM »
Brian Schweitzer has always scared me a little.  "Hello Time Bomb" and all that.
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« Reply #11 on: July 30, 2008, 11:06:51 PM »
Quote from: Verily on July 30, 2008, 10:50:01 PM
Schweitzer is my second-favorite realistic VP candidate, after Sebelius. But, unlike Sebelius, I doubt he'd want to have anything to do with a Presidential campaign.

Ah, the quest for the ring, the golden fleece, and all of that, for that special person. I am still waiting for my phone to ring. Hey, I'm competent damn it!  Tongue
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« Reply #12 on: July 30, 2008, 11:08:57 PM »
Quote from: Torie on July 30, 2008, 11:06:51 PM
Quote from: Verily on July 30, 2008, 10:50:01 PM
Schweitzer is my second-favorite realistic VP candidate, after Sebelius. But, unlike Sebelius, I doubt he'd want to have anything to do with a Presidential campaign.

Ah, the quest for the ring, the golden fleece, and all of that, for that special person. I am still waiting for my phone to ring. Hey, I'm competent damn it!  Tongue
If you'd won the Governorship of Delaware and earned a 60% approval rating there, McCain might've considered you.
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« Reply #13 on: July 30, 2008, 11:11:34 PM »
If Obama picked him that might be enough to get me to convince me to vote for him.
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« Reply #14 on: July 31, 2008, 12:12:24 AM »
« Edited: July 31, 2008, 12:15:33 AM by Lunar »
I cashed in off of the Kaine buzz (realizing it before anyone else) on Facebook and invested every penny I have in Schweitzer, Bayh, Cantor, and Romney, but mostly Schweitzer.
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« Reply #15 on: July 31, 2008, 12:33:46 AM »
Schweitzer would be awesome and he is one of my favorite politicans but it just won't happen...
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« Reply #16 on: July 31, 2008, 02:46:16 AM »
Governor Schweitzer would be an excellent running mate for Barack Obama. The only bad thing about Schweitzer is that he's been Governor of Montana since January 2005, the same amount of time Obama has been in the United States Senate and has no interest to become a Washington "Insider", or so I have heard. Though saying this, Governor Schweitzer would be a better politician elected to office in 2005 for Barack Obama to select as his running mate. Kaine would be alright but nowhere as good as Schweitzer, if only he was elected into the United States Senate in 2000 then he would be a really good candidate for the Vice Presidency.
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« Reply #17 on: July 31, 2008, 04:32:13 AM »
Yes. Even though I do indeed love Tim Kaine's eyebrows.
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« Reply #18 on: August 02, 2008, 08:14:15 PM »
The main problem with Schweitzer is that he endorsed McCain in 2000.  While he could certainly spin it as a disillusionment with McCain - who is not the maverick he used to be - it is a definite minus.
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« Reply #19 on: August 02, 2008, 08:16:23 PM »
Quote from: Jeff from NC on August 02, 2008, 08:14:15 PM
The main problem with Schweitzer is that he endorsed McCain in 2000.  While he could certainly spin it as a disillusionment with McCain - who is not the maverick he used to be - it is a definite minus.


Like you said, it's not really a negative. It's all too easy to say, "The John McCain of 2000 and the John McCain of 2008 are two very different people" (whether it's true or not). Had he endorsed Bush in 2004 or something, it would be a lot more difficult.
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« Reply #20 on: August 02, 2008, 10:09:58 PM »
Schweitzer is one of my favorite democrats but that still would not get me to vote for Obama.
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« Reply #21 on: August 30, 2008, 09:50:23 PM »
Ah, yes, yes, yes. Brian Schweitzer! The new rock star and one time potential running mate for Obama.

Brian Schweitzer - He's a one term Governor. Little, if any, foreign policy experience. Governor of a state about the size of Alaska.

This is just a note for the sixteen people in this poll that thought Obama ought to pick this guy. Just be careful when you say something about Palin. I'm all about playing fair, my friends.
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« Reply #22 on: August 30, 2008, 10:18:10 PM »
Kudos.
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« Reply #23 on: August 30, 2008, 10:20:04 PM »

In an alternate universe, Mr. Moderate is LOL'ing at Schweitzer's bolo tie and I'm whining to GM3 in public posts about how desperate and afraid the Republicans must be if they're picking on him so much.
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« Reply #24 on: August 30, 2008, 10:23:41 PM »
Quote from: brittain33 on August 30, 2008, 10:20:04 PM

In an alternate universe, Mr. Moderate is LOL'ing at Schweitzer's bolo tie and I'm whining to GM3 in public posts about how desperate and afraid the Republicans must be if they're picking on him so much.

Well, yes, the bolo tie is annoying but I wouldn't be claiming that he'd be a disaster of a pick like some Dems are doing with Palin.

And, if anything, some of us would have a reason to laugh. It would at the very least appear that both the top and the bottom of the ticket isn't ready. Atleast McCain supporters can say that the top of our ticket isn't perceived as being inexperienced.

But in all seriousness, I'd say that he would be a strong pick.
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