Veeps

Willets Point
May 14 2008 08:15 PM

97 Senators are asked what they would do if asked to run for Vice President. Their responses are pretty amusing.

AG/DC
May 14 2008 08:18 PM

Lamar Alexander seems to be genuinely interested in the job, or at least the thankless job of Secretary of Energy.

Nymr83
May 14 2008 10:10 PM

Best answer:
]Sen. Bob Bennett (R-Utah)
“Of course. Big house, big car, not much to do. Why not?”

TransMonk
May 15 2008 10:27 AM

Lieberman:

"Once is enough. I already have the T-shirt and I’m proud of it."

I ran for vice-president and all I got was this lousy T-shirt.

Willets Point
May 15 2008 10:35 AM

Lieberman could run with McCain on the official candidates hated by much of their own party ticket (yes, I know Lieberman is officially an independent now, but the similarities are still interesting).

Benjamin Grimm
May 15 2008 10:40 AM

Larry Craig answered! Like there's a chance in hell!

I see that the three Senators who weren't asked were McCain, Obama, and Clinton.

Thing is, Clinton actually has a reasonable shot at getting asked. My hunch, though, is that Obama will select a female other than Hillary. He'll then get many of the Hillary voters, but won't have to deal with Bill. Or with Hillary, for that matter.

Elster88
May 15 2008 08:47 PM

Nymr83 wrote:
Best answer:
]Sen. Bob Bennett (R-Utah)
“Of course. Big house, big car, not much to do. Why not?”

Yeah that's how most republican politicans feel about their careers.

Benjamin Grimm
May 22 2008 12:50 PM

The Associated Press wrote:
It's all part of an effort to lay the groundwork for an aggressive kickoff to a general election campaign. Republican John McCain has a head start and has been building his effort for more than three months since the GOP primary wrapped up so much sooner.

McCain is hosting at least three Republicans mentioned as potential vice presidential running mates at his Sedona, Ariz., home this weekend — Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. A top aide said it's a social event with more than two dozen guests not meant for veep vetting.

Obama's campaign refused to talk about who was being considered, but possible options are Clinton; governors like Arizona's Janet Napolitano of Arizona, Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas and Tim Kaine of Virginia; foreign policy experts like former Georgia Sen. Sam Nunn, Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd or Delaware Sen. Joe Biden; or other senators like Missouri's Claire McCaskill and Virginia's Jim Webb.

He could look outside the party to people like war critic Nebraska Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel or independent New York mayor Mike Bloomberg. Or he could look to one of his early prominent supporters like former Sen. Tom Daschle of South Dakota or try to bring on a Clinton supporter like Indiana's Evan Bayh.

Willets Point
May 22 2008 12:52 PM

I heard that Obama is going to run with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. It was in an email so it must be true!

Nymr83
May 22 2008 04:36 PM

I heared Mahmoud declined, citing Obama's stances on social issues.