Strongest Democratic Ticket?

[Ford]

Which Democratic runningmate would be the strongest? I left off Hillary and McCain because I view both as easy media stories as opposed to viable options.

[Yudolindo]

McCain won't run with Kerry...Edwards is the sexy pick...but I think it will be a Midwesterner; my best guess is Gephardt: can win Ohio and won’t upstage Kerry. I will, however, change my opinion in the next few weeks. Graham is also a good guess as well.

[PennSkinsFan]

considering Florida polls right now are Kerry 49/Bush 47, Graham woudl be the knock out blow in Florida. I think a Kerry/Graham ticket woudl win. Now, will that happen? Probably not. I think alot of this is just goign through the process, i think Edwards is already the man.

[Spence]

I went with Edwards because he is now a seasoned campaigner and recent polls in North Carolina and Tennessee indicate those states are, rather unexpectedly, very much in play for the Democratic ticket in 2004. Graham would be a nice, solid pick, too.

You're correct to disqualify McCain and Hillary Clinton, Dan. They are just media stories, as you stated. The Hillary Clinton thing is just whipped up constantly by the GOP because they know it agitates all those dittoheads. I've got as much chance to be on the ticket in 2004 as Hillary Clinton does.

[NamVet4]

I'm not sure, but selected Gephardt . . .
Old school, long time politico, stable ? ? ?

[MrWiggles]

Originally posted by NamVet4
I'm not sure, but selected Gephardt . . .
Old school, long time politico, stable ? ? ?

I think those are all negatives in this case. Given Kerry's long history in federal politics, I think the Dems would be better off to go with a governor or a recently elected rep. Furthermore, the Edwards advantage can be had without putting him on the ticket. He'll only reap major gains in a couple of southern states and those same advantages can be had simply by having him campaign there.

I know its a long shot, but I think former Sen. Robb could be very interesting. He's been out of the Senate long enough, and his recent appointment to the 9/11 commission by Bush makes it harder for the Republicans to attack him.

[Spence]

Originally posted by MrWiggles
I know its a long shot, but I think former Sen. Robb could be very interesting. He's been out of the Senate long enough, and his recent appointment to the 9/11 commission by Bush makes it harder for the Republicans to attack him. I think Robb's extracurricular sex activities will keep him away from national politics for the rest of his life.

[RedskinsDave]

He's too conservative to take any votes from Bush anyways.

[akhhorus]

Edwards would be the best pick for Kerry; he would get three southern states for Kerry

[MrWiggles]

Originally posted by Spence
I think Robb's extracurricular sex activities will keep him away from national politics for the rest of his life.

As long as there aren't any new indisrections (and lord only knows about that), I think that could be filed under old news. Regardless, it is an extreme long shot.

[Ford]

Originally posted by Yudolindo
McCain won't run with Kerry...Edwards is the sexy pick...but I think it will be a Midwesterner; my best guess is Gephardt: can win Ohio and won’t upstage Kerry. I will, however, change my opinion in the next few weeks. Graham is also a good guess as well.

I don't know that I buy into VP candidates winning states based on geography .. but I strongly disagree that Gephardt would pick up midwestern states. I mean .. c'mon .. he camped out in Iowa and based ALL of his presidential hopes on winning it. Off the top of my head .. if I remember the #'s right it was:

Kerry - 38%
Edwards - 32%
Dean - 18%
Gephardt - 11% or thereabouts

[Ford]

Originally posted by Yudolindo
McCain won't run with Kerry...Edwards is the sexy pick...but I think it will be a Midwesterner; my best guess is Gephardt: can win Ohio and won’t upstage Kerry. I will, however, change my opinion in the next few weeks. Graham is also a good guess as well.

I do appreciate a republican comin over and talkin democratic strategy though, no reason this thread has to be restricted to democrats, and i appreciate the cordiality :)

[suppitty]

i dont want edwards to be a vp. for some reason i like richardson. even though graham would make the most sense. i really liked graham early on before he dropped out. has no charisma though.

[Spence]

Originally posted by suppitty
i really liked graham early on before he dropped out. has no charisma though. At least he'd be paired against a guy [Dick "the walking corpse" Cheney] with even less charisma than Graham has.

[RedskinsDave]

That's absurd Tom, we all know Cheney doesn't really exist. :D