Obama: Hagel seems like the gutsy call. He’s a Republican from a red state who has strong foreign policy credentials and opposed the war from the start. He would hit on Obama’s big theme about moving past partisan bickering, while at the same time presenting a united front of anti-war types. And it would put Nebraska into play, which while small, would be like pick-pocketing the GOP. Hagel wanted to run with Bloomberg, but isn’t Obama an even better option?

McCain: I was going to go with Florida Governor Crist (you, know, to placate the Muslim world), but I might have to switch my pick to Vicki Iseman. And yes, she’s old enough this election cycle

Clinton: She can pick whomever she wants in Imaginary Land

McCain needs someone who backs up his thrust on the war and foreign policy. He needs someone to strengthen his message, which Hagel can do. McCain needs to campaign on his integrity, if swinging voters are to vote republican again they will need to be convinced of the candidates commitment to change on the war and integrity; a Hagel.

Obama needs someone who can stop him being too frightening to middle America without looking like he is picking someone who makes him look less frightening to middle America. Selecting a Republican, he avoids looking like a communist or a hippy and by selecting someone who has been against the war he will not lose the greatest part of his support base.

Or am I just guessing?

As McGluaghlin would said:
“Wrong! The correct answer is, Barack Obama will go for moderation and a military background and pick Jim Webb, the junior senator from Virginia!

Some say the senior senator from Arizona will pick Kay Bailey Hutchinson.

Wrong! The man who holds Barry Goldwater’s former seat will choose libertarian Ron Paul! Wrong! The correct answer is he will pick Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty because he is the best known person in the Republican party without any serious baggage. I never said it was a deep pool.”

http://vichydems.blogspot.com/2008/02/is-obama-richardson-in-works.html

For the Republicans…aw, hell, I simply don’t care anymore. Let ‘em choose chipmunk cheek Hayley Bahbah.

Obama and Harold Ford Jr. Nothing says change like TWO young black politicians.

Clinton and Gore. To save printing costs

Obama/Clinton. Assuming Senator Clinton gets the nod, there will be enormous pressure on her to suck it up and beg Senator Obama to be on the ticket, if he’s willing. If Senator Obama wins, I can’t see any scenario whereby Senator either Clinton would be comfortable with Hillary as a #2. In that case, I’d look for the Obama camp to tap Bill Richardson. Governor Richardson is Latino, he’s from a western state, and he has executive as well as foreign policy and national security experience.

Just my 2 cents.

For the GOP, I think Hutchinson would be a nice fit, but unlikely. I also like Haley Barbour), but he would be a problem for the GOP if Obama was the candidate (fat white guy from Mississippi, catch my drift). Besides, he just won re-election as Govorner, so I think he should wait until 2012. Lieberman would be great, but would suffer the wrath of both the ultra-liberal groups who feel he abandoned the Dems, as well as the wrath of the ‘Christian Conservatives’ who think McCain is already too liberal (plus *gasp* a Jew *gasp*).

As an independent/centrists, I would like to see:

Obama/Richardson vs. McCain/Lieberman (the minorities vs. the old white men!!)

I see the first as quite possible, but the second very unlikely. After watching Cheney for seven years, it is apparent that the VP can do more than sit around waiting to break a tie in the Senate (wtf did Al and Dan ever do, other than looking like idiots), so more than ever people should look at the combined ticket. Anyway, the 2012 election starts this December!!!

Scott

You win the prize for first person to choose an actual name for the Dems.

However, I’m buy you a nice dinner if Romney is the veep for McCain. Ain’t happening.