Veep Stakes -- Make your predictions now

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Buffacuse · #1 Post by **Buffacuse** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 7:14 pm

Let's see who can nail this...

My picks are:

GOP--Kay Bailey Hutchinson

Dems--Sam Nunn (who isn't nearly as old as I thought he was)

clem21 · #2 Post by **clem21** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 7:24 pm

Okay I'll go with:

GOP-Rob Portman

Democrats-Bill Richardson

Admiral Stockdale · #3 Post by **Admiral Stockdale** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 7:32 pm

Hopefully it'll be someone completely irrelevant!

bazodee · #4 Post by **bazodee** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 7:55 pm

Democrats: Sen. Joseph Biden (Delaware)
Republicans: Gov. Sarah Palin (Alaska)

cindy.wellman · #5 Post by **cindy.wellman** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 8:00 pm

bazodee wrote:Democrats: Sen. Joseph Biden (Delaware)
Republicans: Gov. Sarah Palin (Alaska)

Ooh, I like Sarah Palin! In fact, I like her a lot. I don't know why I didn't think of her in that position until you posted it.

Dem: Bill Richardson

NellyLunatic1980 · #6 Post by **NellyLunatic1980** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 4:51 am

Jim Webb announced yesterday that he doesn't want the VP slot, so there went another one of my Top 10 picks.

NellyLunatic1980 · #7 Post by **NellyLunatic1980** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 4:54 am

My lists from a prvious post:

Obama's veeps
1. Ed Rendell (PA Gov.)
2. Hillary Clinton (NY Sen.)
3. Bill Richardson (NM Gov.)
4. Kathleen Sebelius (KS Gov.)
5. Jim Webb (VA Sen.) - out
6. Mike Easley (NC Gov.)
7. Evan Bayh (IN Sen.)
8. Ted Strickland (OH Gov.) - out
9. Phil Bredesen (TN Gov.)
10. Chuck Hagel (NE Sen.)

McCain's veeps
1. Charlie Crist (FL Gov.)
2. Willard Mitt Romney (former MA Gov.)
3. Tim Pawlenty (MN Gov.)
4. Bobby Jindal (LA Gov.)
5. Mike Huckabee (former AR Gov.)
6. Carly Fiorina (former Hewlett-Packard CEO)
7. Rudy Giuliani (mayor of 9/11)
8. Rick Santorum (former PA Sen.)
9. Joe Lieberman (CT Sen.)
10. Jeb Bush (former FL Gov.)

kroxquo · #8 Post by **kroxquo** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 7:30 am

FWIW, Rendell said on Today in May that he would not take the job either.

My picks -

Democrats - Bill Richardson
Republicans - Sam Brownback

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:My lists from a prvious post:

Obama's veeps
1. Ed Rendell (PA Gov.)
2. Hillary Clinton (NY Sen.)
3. Bill Richardson (NM Gov.)
4. Kathleen Sebelius (KS Gov.)
5. Jim Webb (VA Sen.) - out
6. Mike Easley (NC Gov.)
7. Evan Bayh (IN Sen.)
8. Ted Strickland (OH Gov.) - out
9. Phil Bredesen (TN Gov.)
10. Chuck Hagel (NE Sen.)

McCain's veeps
1. Charlie Crist (FL Gov.)
2. Willard Mitt Romney (former MA Gov.)
3. Tim Pawlenty (MN Gov.)
4. Bobby Jindal (LA Gov.)
5. Mike Huckabee (former AR Gov.)
6. Carly Fiorina (former Hewlett-Packard CEO)
7. Rudy Giuliani (mayor of 9/11)
8. Rick Santorum (former PA Sen.)
9. Joe Lieberman (CT Sen.)
10. Jeb Bush (former FL Gov.)

ne1410s · #9 Post by **ne1410s** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 9:26 am

Dems: Chuck Nagel

GOP: Doesn't matter.

DadofTwins · #10 Post by **DadofTwins** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 9:47 am

If I were a bookmaker, here are the odds I would give:

GOP:

Romney 4-1
Pawleny 7-1
Palin 8-1
Crist 8-1
Huckabee 9-1

Somebody Else 5-1

DEM:

Clinton 6-1
Sebelius 7-1
Hagel 9-1
Rendell 12-1
Richardson 12-1

Somebody Else 5-2

Rexer25 · #11 Post by **Rexer25** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 9:51 am

No one specific yet, but I bet both VP nominees are women.

Peter5858 · #12 Post by **Peter5858** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:00 am

GOP: Gov. Pawlenty (Minn)
DEM: Gov. Sibelius (Kan.) I wonder if she would pick Finlandia as her theme.

nitrah55 · #13 Post by **nitrah55** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:03 am

Other people are making back up guesses, so I guess I will, too:

Dem: Bill Richardson (I'd put money on this) or much less likely, Jeanne Sebelius (I like the idea of the VP having the same name as the only great composer to come from Finland)

Rep: This one's harder. The McCain campaign seems to be very cautious, so I would say Mitt Romney. If they get out of their doldrums, Susan Collins.

trevor_macfee · #14 Post by **trevor_macfee** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:05 am

Not sure about predictions, but two interesting non-candidates:

1. Colin Powell. He'd be ideal for EITHER Obama or McCain, but has disavowed any interest in VP.

2. Jim Webb - until he bowed out yesterday, would've thought he'd have made a great VP Candidate for Obama with his military background and his being from a battleground state (VA).

So, as for predictions?

DEM - Sam Nunn (Obama needs a National Security-strong running mate) or Bill Richardson (foriegn policy experience, endorsement of Obama after he dropped out is a plus for him)

REP - Bobby Jindal (he's young, he's southern, he's "ethnic," and, according to the article in last week's New York Time's Magazine, he's Rush Limbaugh's choice for the future of the Republican Party)

earendel · #15 Post by **earendel** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:07 am

I'm not a very good prognosticator, but I think it's highly unlikely that either candidate will choose another Congressperson as a running mate - too much "Washington insider". They are likely to look at state governors or possibly former legislators.

SportsFan68 · #16 Post by **SportsFan68** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:12 am

Bill Richardson

Colin Powell

TheCalvinator24 · #17 Post by **TheCalvinator24** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:15 am

GOP: Pawlenty or Crist.
DEM: Not a clue, but I'd put money on the Field as opposed to Clinton.

If MCain picks Romney, he will assure his defeat.

Buffacuse · #18 Post by **Buffacuse** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 4:37 pm

Bringing this forward on request...my picks still stand.

NellyLunatic1980 · #19 Post by **NellyLunatic1980** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:21 am

Uh-oh! I think I just heard Sarah Palin's name being crossed off the VP list. It appears as though the woman who brought sexy (and non-corruption) back to Alaska got caught in a mini-scandal involving her soon-to-be-ex-brother-in-law:

http://community.adn.com/adn/node/127456

All three of Alaska's 2008 races (House, Senate, and President) are toss-ups, and the last thing Alaska Republicans need is another scandal.

gsabc · #20 Post by **gsabc** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 6:35 am

Buffacuse wrote:Bringing this forward on request...my picks still stand.

Had to look back to see them. Seems reasonable.

In one of the dumbest comments I've seen, a local paper had pros and cons of various veep candidates. Nunn's con was that he was too old and "might come off like Obama's father". Hello? Dick Cheney and W? Was this a problem in 2000 and 2004?

Better a counseling father than a manipulative conniver. Cheney and Rove crossed that line long ago.

NellyLunatic1980 · #21 Post by **NellyLunatic1980** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 7:45 am

Jindal took himself out of the running.

dodgersteve182 · #22 Post by **dodgersteve182** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:14 am

These won't happen but they would be the biggest stories IMHO....
Colin Powell and Hillary Clinton (or Al Gore).
Governor of Mn. likely for McCain and well known Dem. other than the above for Obama. Probably will be the biggest buildup/let down stories of this election season because everyone is anticipating something phenominal to happen.

wintergreen48 · #23 Post by **wintergreen48** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 12:55 pm

In every national election since 1976, the Republican ticket has included someone named George Bush or Bob Dole. They seem to be in a rut, so I predict that the GOP VP candidate will be someone named George Bush or Bob Dole.

NellyLunatic1980 · #24 Post by **NellyLunatic1980** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 1:08 pm

wintergreen48 wrote:In every national election since 1976, the Republican ticket has included someone named George Bush or Bob Dole. They seem to be in a rut, so I predict that the GOP VP candidate will be someone named George Bush or Bob Dole.

You mean McCain is gonna pick Jeb's son George P. Bush?

gsabc · #25 Post by **gsabc** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 1:10 pm

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:
wintergreen48 wrote:In every national election since 1976, the Republican ticket has included someone named George Bush or Bob Dole. They seem to be in a rut, so I predict that the GOP VP candidate will be someone named George Bush or Bob Dole.
You mean McCain is gonna pick Jeb's son George P. Bush?

If P is to serve anywhere, it shouldn't be in Washington but in Iraq or Afghanistan.