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May 19, 2008 - 9:57am.
With control of Congress so important in the next few years, I highly doubt that anyone who is currently a senator or representative will be chosen for a VP spot. Neither party will want to give up a seat in Congress and with 2 Senators as nominees, the last thing they will want to stink up the ticket with is another member of Congress. So that means no ticket with Senators Obamam or Clinton. And more than likely no ticket with McCain/Leiberman either. Personally, if Senator Obama wins, I think he should pick Democratic Governor of Arizona -- a caucasian woman. She could go behind John McCain and tell the facts about his record and not the HYPE. But because John McCain is going to make National Security an issue, I think the winning ticket will be Obama/Richardson. I have heard many Democrats say that they do not believe Senator Obama can win because of the racism in our country. Personally, I think that is really pathetic but then I remember that this is the same country stupid enough to reelect GW Bush, the worst president in the entire history of the US, for a 2nd term. So it is ESPECIALLY important to have a popular and strong VP nominee. Governor Richardson has extensive experience in the Executive Branch of the Gov't. His Hispanic background and experience with immigration, energy and Natonal security issues will bring a powerful punch to the ticket. So when the Genuises of Propaganda (GOP) try to say Senator Obama doesn't have enough experience to be President, we must remind them that GW Bush has ABSOLUTELY NO EXPERIENCE with ANY matters pertaining to the Federal Gov't or Executive Branch and that the ENTIRE PURPOSE of adding Dick Cheney to the ticket was because of the vast experience in the Federal govt that he brought to the ticket. Using the same logic, a Obama/Richardson ticket would DWARF ANYTHING that John McCain could come up with except the very unlikely possibility of a McCain/Paul ticket.
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Richardson would be a solid
Submitted by Flapsaddle on May 19, 2008 - 2:35pm.Richardson would be a solid choice for the Democrat's VP slot, adding geographic, demographic and experience balance to the ticket. Another good choice would be Wes Clark.
Most sincerely,
T. J. Flapsaddle
I totally agree with you.
Submitted by pollchecker on May 19, 2008 - 3:43pm.I totally agree with you. However, I do not think that adding a Caucasian male to the ticket will help gain more caucasian votes.
Since the hispanics are the majority in many states and vote the least of any overall ethnic group, I would go with Richardson and hope to bring to the ballot box some of those non-votes that have contributed to Democratic losses in the past 2 presidential election cycles.
I just can't imagine Hispanics supporting John McCain in any large numbers. If not Richardson, then it is likely they will continue to be the lowest voting ethnic group (by percentage) in America.
Richardson is half Hispanic,
Submitted by Flapsaddle on May 19, 2008 - 7:59pm.Richardson is half Hispanic, on his mother's side. As a Congressman, he was chairman of the House Hispanic Caucus. In fact, not too long ago I believe that our host commented on having made his foray into politics by being a part of the team that won that election for Richardson. He might be able to energize the (non-Cuban) Hispanic vote.
Among Hispanics, Cubans are the most active politically; they tend to be socially conservative and, IIRC, generally favor Republican candidates at the national level. However, their influence appears to be largely confined to southern Florida.
Most sincerely,
T. J. Flapsaddle
I like Richardson!
Submitted by Sandra Price on May 19, 2008 - 5:03pm.I like Richardson! Excellent commentary Pollchecker....
PC: Which of the states have
Submitted by Ted Remington on May 19, 2008 - 7:10pm.PC:
Which of the states have an Hispanic majority?
As to not wanting to take away a Democratic Congressman I don't see that as a really heavy player. Judging by the three by-elections we have seen these past few weeks in which Democrats took three seats formerly firmly held by the Steal and Spenders, I predict the Dems will end up with very close to 260, perhaps 265 seats in the House. Certainly they can find a very safe House seat from which to recruit a Vice Presidential candidate. And even if it means giving up a seat, one probably isn't going to make much difference this cycle.
I think the Senate will end up closer to 55-45, perhaps one or two better for the Dems, but certainly not 60. Not unless there is one hell of a massive turnout in the fall.
Just between you and me and the lamppost, I think Obama has already promised John Edwards the other spot on the ticket. No one should count that guy out. He's a heck of a good politician and will certainly pull in a lot of women sympathy voters (not to mention those who are bowled over by his looks, which my wife assures me are not inconsiderable, though he doesn't do a thing for me personally.) And he certainly must have gotten a good quid for his pro quo endorsement at that very critical time in the nomination process.
Ted
I would love to see Edwards
Submitted by pollchecker on May 19, 2008 - 7:51pm.I would love to see Edwards as VP but he has stated categorically NO and considering his wife is so ill, I would think that he is good on his word.
If any deal was made, I would suspect with Richardson, who was a member of Prez C's cabinet.
As for hispanic majority, last time I looked at the statistics, hispanics were either in the majority or close to overtaking the majority in Calif, Arizona, NM, TX, Nevada and Utah..... just to name a few.
Well one would hope an Obama/Richardson ticket should inspire a massive turnout so we can get that magic 60 in the Senate.
PC: I know Edwards has said
Submitted by Ted Remington on May 19, 2008 - 8:31pm.PC:
I know Edwards has said no, but deep in my gut I have this feeling that it wasn't a NO no, just a no. If ya no what I mean.
None of the states you listed are close to having an Hispanic majority. NM wiki article: "Among U.S. states, New Mexico has the highest percentage of Hispanic Americans, comprising both recent immigrants and descendants of Spanish colonists."
The NM white population in 2005 was at 86 percent (rounded), and about 42 percent of the total in the state considered themselves to be white of Hispanic origin. This means that 44 percent of the state were white not of Hispanic origin, if I read the tables correctly, though they are a bit confusing. I was pretty sure that there were no states where Hispanics were even close to being in the majority.
Ted
well, I read a story
Submitted by pollchecker on May 19, 2008 - 9:33pm.well, I read a story recently (will have to go back and dig for the link) that stated in overall population (including illegals) that there either was or would be by a certain year an hispanic authority. So perhaps, and I won't state categorically until I find the link, the population was more current or perhaps your statistics did not take the illegal population into account.
However, that said, there is a statistical fact that hispanics are the biggest undervoters in any state.