So democrats, who else will be voting republican now?

[Drake Tungsten]

Not really. Just coincidence.

[Zkribbler]

I'd prefer Richardson/Obama or Richardson/Edwards.

IIRC, Richardson's New Mexico was 1 of the 2 states which did not run deficits in the 2001 recession.

[Drake Tungsten]

It doesn't work that way. The Mexican has to be the VP so the Prez won't get assassinated. If you flip them, you're just begging for someone to shoot the President.

[Zkribbler]

Ah ha! It's the ol' Bush/Quayle Bush/Chaney ploy

[Drake Tungsten]

Similar, but adapted for the protection needs of Democratic candidates. Potential assassins of a Dem prez (ie. Republicans) aren't going to care if an incompetent (Quayle) or evil (Cheney) VP becomes President, but they damn sure aren't going to want a Mexican in power where he can open up the border...

[Drake Tungsten]

BTW, the fact that Kerry picked Edwards as his VP just demonstrates how clueless Kerry really was. Where was the incentive for some redneck cracker not to shoot Kerry if he got into the Oval Office?

Even Gore was smart enough to pick a Jew for a little insurance...

[Zkribbler]

Hmm, wha?? There's a border?! Where???

[OzzyKP]

I'm pretty sure it was a Chris Rock joke, not Dave Chapelle.

[Drake Tungsten]

They both have bits about the danger the first black president would be in. I'm pretty sure Chappelle is the one who said he'd have a Mexican vice-president for some insurance, though. Called him "Mr. Santiago"...

edit: It's Chappelle. Bit starts at 44:50 in Killin' Them Softly.

[Dis]

can a fat candidate win presidencey?

it's happened before, but that was before live tv.

would voters choose a fat man over a woman?

[Zkribbler]

Didn't Richardson have a campaign ad where he was dressed as a sheriff and climbed onto a horse to go dispense justice and the horse let out a groan?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Originally posted by Zkribbler
Didn't Richardson have a campaign ad where he was dressed as a sheriff and climbed onto a horse to go dispense justice and the horse let out a groan?

Oh, and remember that Clinton was our 3rd-fattest prez ever. I don't think fat is a disqualifier.

[Zkribbler]

Are you sure you're not confusing him with Monica? She was the one in the black beret.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Originally posted by Zkribbler
Are you sure you're not confusing him with Monica? She was the one in the black beret.

Nope, Bill was huge. Tall, but still weighed in the 260s.