Longshot Veep PIck
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barking_iguanaSomeone I've long dismissed as a naive pick (the pick being naive, not the person). And he's not warm, which would be a big plus. But if he'd take the job (and I think he could be persuaded for the good of the country and the world) Al Gore would actually be a very good choice.
He's already proven he can act as a loyal #2 while not seeming like a lackey with no virtue other than loyalty.
I think he has enough faith in Obama to play that role again, likely with his heart even more in it than last time. Though he didn't endorse in the primaries, so I can't be sure of that.
He's got big Wow! factor. It's not all positive, to be sure; he'd be a polarizer.
The question would be does he still have strength among the demographics that supported in his 1988 run for the Democratic nomination for President. That is, moderate Whites, especially those with Southern and Appalachian roots. Those are also the demographics that include the some of the most strident anti-Gore sentiment now. But he doesn't need to appeal to all of them; those most likely to dislike him now are generally going to vote against the Black guy with the Muslim name regardless of whether Gore is on the ticket. If Gore's presence can vouch for Obama's Americanness with even some of his old core constituency, he's just what the doctor ordered.
He'd probably go back to being wooden again, at least some of the time, if he went back to his old role of electoral politician. But some of the public loosening up he'd done would probably stick.
He's got both experience and outsiderness.
I guess one downside is he might make Hillary Clinton livid. They were rivals throughout Bill's presidency.
I think he's trading at 4 or 5 percent. If I had money to play with, I think I'd buy at anything under 10, and maybe higher.
ETA: I'd also keep an eye on Schweitzer.
He's already proven he can act as a loyal #2 while not seeming like a lackey with no virtue other than loyalty.
I think he has enough faith in Obama to play that role again, likely with his heart even more in it than last time. Though he didn't endorse in the primaries, so I can't be sure of that.
He's got big Wow! factor. It's not all positive, to be sure; he'd be a polarizer.
The question would be does he still have strength among the demographics that supported in his 1988 run for the Democratic nomination for President. That is, moderate Whites, especially those with Southern and Appalachian roots. Those are also the demographics that include the some of the most strident anti-Gore sentiment now. But he doesn't need to appeal to all of them; those most likely to dislike him now are generally going to vote against the Black guy with the Muslim name regardless of whether Gore is on the ticket. If Gore's presence can vouch for Obama's Americanness with even some of his old core constituency, he's just what the doctor ordered.
He'd probably go back to being wooden again, at least some of the time, if he went back to his old role of electoral politician. But some of the public loosening up he'd done would probably stick.
He's got both experience and outsiderness.
I guess one downside is he might make Hillary Clinton livid. They were rivals throughout Bill's presidency.
I think he's trading at 4 or 5 percent. If I had money to play with, I think I'd buy at anything under 10, and maybe higher.
ETA: I'd also keep an eye on Schweitzer.
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Date: 2008-08-19 03:02 am (UTC)I’m just trying to identify that particular problem. He’d make a great vice president, though I’m probably more doubtful that he could be convinced it was his duty to serve again in that role. His guts would tell him that was wrong.