Other than Gore and Hillary...
Who else do you wish were in this field of candidates?
My nominee: Tom Harkin
Why Tom Harkin?
- - He is from a must-win swing state and would also guarantee Minn., Wisc. and would help in Mo. (Harkin-Gephardt?)
- - He would energize both labor and the Green/Dean base.
- - His work on things like ADA, etc. is so impeccable it would be interesting to hear Bush go after him.
- - Not only is he a veteran, but I'd love to see him take Bush on in a debate and just spank him.
I always thought Clinton made a mistake in 92 tapping Gore for Veep instead of Harkin- Harkin woulda won in 2000.
Some other thoughts on some choices in the poll below:
Richardson-- he is still high on the veep list. But he would have added a great voice for hispanics in the Democratic debate and is utterly serious on foreign policy.
Feinstein-- though she's a little conservative sometimes, she would have made a great impression. though Braun is quite impressive.
Cuomo-- who better to TALK about terrorism?
Bob Kerry-- Yeah, it woulda just been too confusing- but talk about another vet who could take it to Bush... and...
He should be on all of our VEEP lists.