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    The Vice President Thread

    This thread is for discussion of potential vice presidential candidates. Who will be the running mates for McCain and Obama or Clinton?

    To start off, here's some of the internet buzz; April's top 20 VP candidates according to search popularity.

    "April's Most-Searched Veep Possibilities:

    1. Barack Obama (D): Illinois senator and presidential candidate
    2. Hillary Clinton (D): New York senator and presidential candidate
    3. Condoleezza Rice (R): Secretary of State
    4. Antonin Scalia (R): Supreme Court Justice
    5. Mitt Romney (R): Former Massachusetts governor and recent presidential candidate
    6. Mike Huckabee (R): Former Arkansas governor and recent presidential candidate
    7. John Edwards (D): Former North Carolina senator and recent presidential candidate
    8. Sarah Palin (R): Alaska governor
    9. Bill Richardson (D): New Mexico governor and recent presidential candidate
    10. Lindsey Graham (R): South Carolina senator
    11. Sam Nunn (D): Former Georgia senator
    12. Charlie Crist (R): Florida governor
    13. Jim Webb (D): Virginia senator
    14. Evan Bayh (D): Indiana senator
    15. Bobby Jindal (R): Louisiana governor
    16. Ted Strickland (D): Ohio governor
    17. Tim Kaine (D): Virginia governor
    18. Joe Lieberman (I): Connecticut senator and former vice-presidential candidate
    19. Tim Pawlenty (R): Minnesota governor
    20. Mark Sanford (R): South Carolina governor

    Mind you, the Search ranking above is about name recognition. In queries that paired names with the words "vice president," Romney led the pack, followed by Rice, Richardson, Jindal, and former South Dakota senator Tom Daschle (D). Giuliani made this top 10, barely beating out former president Bill Clinton (D)."

    http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/91386


    I think it's interesting that Democrats still want to see that "Dream" Ticket with both Obama and Clinton, even after all the bickering that has taken place.

    I also read somewhere that both Rice and Scalia would decline the GOP VP honor if offered it.

    As for most of these others, I just don't think there's enough name recognition to help out the candidates. I think recent presidential candidates like Romney or Huckabee are really the best bet in terms of name recognition for both parties' VP candidates.
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    Obama/Richardson, and McCain/Jindal would be VERY interesting. Not likely, particularly in the latter case, but still very interesting.
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    • #3
      Bush/Cheney '08
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      • #4
        Originally posted by LordShiva
        Bush/Cheney '08
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        • #5
          Obama/McCain '08
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          • #6
            McCain/Lieberman and Obama/Lieberman.

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            • #7
              McCain-Huckabee.

              Three thumbs up!
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              • #8
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                • #9
                  THEY!!111 OMG WTF LOL LET DA NOMADS AND TEH S3D3NTARY PEOPLA BOTH MAEK BITER AXP3REINCES
                  AND TEH GRAAT SINS OF THERE [DOCTRINAL] INOVATIONS BQU3ATH3D SMAL
                  AND!!1!11!!! LOL JUST IN CAES A DISPUTANT CALS U 2 DISPUT3 ABOUT THEYRE CLAMES
                  DO NOT THAN DISPUT3 ON THEM 3XCAPT BY WAY OF AN 3XTARNAL DISPUTA!!!!11!! WTF

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                  • #10
                    Jindal would be an awesome VP.
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                    • #11
                      Obama-Schweitzer (Montana gov)?
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                      • #12
                        Condoleezza Rice (R): Secretary of State, but she probably won't.
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                        • #13
                          barely beating out former president Bill Clinton (D)."

                          Now isn't that just a swell idea?
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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by SlowwHand

                            Now isn't that just a swell idea?
                            A Clinton/Clinton ticket? Yeah, I think I may be sick...
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                            • #15
                              Scalia? He'd be a horrible choice for VP. For a number of reasons. Who actually suggested that?

                              Richardson would be good though.
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