Bill for VP

azndsh

United States4447 Posts

January 12 2008 09:30 GMT

So, if Hillary gets the Democratic nomination, could/should Bill be her running mate? I just did some Google searching, and it should technically be legal for him to do so.

That would be pretty funny, and as far as I remember, people tended to trust Bill's decisions, at least far more than the current president's decisions.

Come to think of it, her having any VP would seem pretty weird. I've never actually paid any real attention to VP selection, so I'm rather clueless on how much having different political views matter versus having appeal to voters.

hasuprotoss

United States4612 Posts

January 12 2008 16:24 GMT

VP's are generally used to draw a state over. Therefore, Bill might work since it seems Hillary is NY and Bill is AK.

Jibba

United States22883 Posts

January 12 2008 16:29 GMT

It would be a terrible move on her part, and he's not even a good lock to get AK.

defenestrate

United States579 Posts

January 12 2008 17:38 GMT

That'd be pretty good incentive for someone to shoot her

MannerKiss

United States2398 Posts

January 12 2008 20:40 GMT

VPs can also be used to tie two sides or ethnic groups together, for example of Obby won, he could chose Richardson to be both Hispanic, and west coast.

Jibba

United States22883 Posts

January 12 2008 21:14 GMT

On January 13 2008 05:40 MannerKiss wrote:
VPs can also be used to tie two sides or ethnic groups together, for example of Obby won, he could chose Richardson to be both Hispanic, and west coast.

Right, but people would lose huge amounts of respect for Hillary if Bill were her VP, because they'd all be hoping or believing that he's pulling the strings and not her. Cheney and Bush was one example where people believe the more powerful "second" is doing the job of the "first", and I think Hillary with Bill would be an even more extreme example of that.

fight_or_flight

United States3988 Posts

January 12 2008 21:22 GMT

I don't think this would be a politically good move. Besides, she already said that bill wouldn't have an 'official' role in her administration (if that means anything).

On January 13 2008 02:38 defenestrate wrote:
That'd be pretty good incentive for someone to shoot her

I guess he could solve two problems at once, lol.

XCetron

5226 Posts

January 12 2008 21:41 GMT

[QUOTE]On January 13 2008 06:22 fight_or_flight wrote:
I don't think this would be a politically good move. Besides, she already said that bill wouldn't have an 'official' role in her administration (if that means anything).

that just means he wont get any credits for pulling strings.

Raithed

China7078 Posts

January 13 2008 01:37 GMT

AK is alaska.
AR is arkansas.

Physician

United States4146 Posts

January 13 2008 05:40 GMT

#10

and
AL is Alabama
AZ is Arizona.

raiame

United States421 Posts

February 25 2008 00:57 GMT

#11

It's actually not legal. I think it's the 12th amendment (I might be wrong) where it says that all candidates running for VP have to be eligible to run for President, and Bill's not eligible for that.

fusionsdf

Canada15390 Posts

February 25 2008 04:03 GMT

#12

no
fuck no

considering the entire democratic base is against it
fuck no

J_J777

United States22 Posts

February 25 2008 04:05 GMT

#13

No it's illegal due to the fact that no one can be president for longer than 10 years total and since the VP is second in line for the presidency if something should happen it would make Bill ineligible to run for President. But I mean who would want Hillary as president....

Ancestral

United States3230 Posts

February 25 2008 04:06 GMT

#14

Obama / Sharpton Please. Justice and hilarity respectively.

fusionsdf

Canada15390 Posts

February 25 2008 06:03 GMT

#15

lol

obama/clark ? (hes a clinton loyalist though)
obama/richardson ?
obama/bloomberg (lol?)

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