Current ticket predictions?

[m4567]

What are your current ticket predictions?

Right now I got:

Hillary Clinton/Sherrod Brown. Makes a lot of sense.

Rick Perry/Marco Rubio. I think the republicans will go more right this time.

[Flake]

What are your current ticket predictions?

Right now I got:

Hillary Clinton/Sherrod Brown

Rick Perry/Marco Rubio.

Rick Perry??

[Mister Mets]

Hillary Clinton/ Michael Bennet
Clinton's the likeliest nominee. Bennet looks like a really good match on paper. The biggest issue is what it means for his seat, but he otherwise has the ideal resume for Hillary Clinton's running mate (White guy in his early 50s, Westerner, Swing State Senator for eight years, Policy expertise on education.)

Rand Paul/ Scott Walker
Paul's more likely to run than any of the other potential top-tier candidates, so he's more likely to be the nominee than Jeb, Christie, Rubio, Walker or Ryan. I have no idea who he would pick as a running mate. Walker seems like a possible fit (a midwestern swing state Governor to show what Republicans in the executive office are like) and he seems to be among the most interested in national office.

[Brewer]

Hillary Clinton/ Michael Bennet
Clinton's the likeliest nominee. Bennet looks like a really good match on paper. The biggest issue is what it means for his seat, but he otherwise has the ideal resume for Hillary Clinton's running mate (White guy in his early 50s, Westerner, Swing State Senator for eight years, Policy expertise on education.)

Rand Paul/ Scott Walker
Paul's more likely to run than any of the other potential top-tier candidates, so he's more likely to be the nominee than Jeb, Christie, Rubio, Walker or Ryan. I have no idea who he would pick as a running mate. Walker seems like a possible fit (a midwestern swing state Governor to show what Republicans in the executive office are like) and he seems to be among the most interested in national office.

[m4567]

Yeah, I think Brown or Bennett will be Clinton's running mate.

I'll be very surprised if Rand Paul is the republican nominee. More than anything,  not a good politican.

Rick Perry is goofy, but he can improve and has one of the better governor records.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Hilary/Hickenlooper v Jeb/some VP pick. Bennett doesn't want to leave CO unprotected should he leave, Buck will surely vie for that seat.

Bennett will do a cabinet position after election and let a hand picked successor succeed him, al la Salazar.

[Mister Mets]

Yeah, I think Brown or Bennett will be Clinton's running mate.

I'll be very surprised if Rand Paul is the republican nominee. More than anything,  not a good politican.

Rick Perry is goofy, but he can improve and has one of the better governor records.

The problem with predicting the likeliest Republican ticket is that there are so many people who have a plausible chance of being the nominee, even if the odds for any individual candidate may be less than one in six. So there may be an 80+% chance the next Republican presidential nominee is not Rand Paul. And there's an 80+% chance it's not Jeb Bush. And the same may be true of Scott Walker, Paul Ryan, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Mike Huckabee, John Kasich, etc. But someone is going to be the nominee.

Perry has the advantage of low expectations, but I think he was too damaged by 2012.

Hilary/Hickenlooper v Jeb/some VP pick. Bennett doesn't want to leave CO unprotected should he leave, Buck will surely vie for that seat.

Bennett will do a cabinet position after election and let a hand picked successor succeed him, al la Salazar.

Bennet's seat is in even more trouble, since Buck wouldn't be the best candidate Republicans have. In the likely event Udall wins reelection, his Republican opponent Cory Gardner will have raised his profile, an asset in an open election.

But Bennet's still better on paper than Hickenlooper. Hickenlooper is in his 60s and recently separated from his wife. Senators are more familiar with national issues, and have less restrictions in presidential campaigns.

[daveosupremo]

Walker/Martinez. I think he's got the clearest path to the nomination at this point, though Paul will give him a run for his money. It was very easy for Martinez to say no to Romney because she didn't like him or some of his policies. Plus she was not even through her first term as governor. She may have legitimately thought she want ready for the job. I just don't see her saying no to Walker if he wins the nomination and asks her to run with him.

Cuomo/Klobuchar. I think I'm the one guy left who doesn't think Hillary is going to run. I think Kirsten Gillibrand will be the best option for the party, but she won't run either. The Democrats are most likely to run governor Cuomo, and I think his most likely VP will be a female senator. Klobuchar provides the best counter to Walker, beating out Hagan and McCaskill.

[daveosupremo]

Perry has the advantage of low expectations, but I think he was too damaged by 2012.

I agree with the first part, but I also think if he comes out as a serious candidate and is better prepared, people will forget about 2012 and he could do very well.

[MATTROSE94]

Jeb Bush/Brian Sandoval
Scott Walker/Susana Martinez
Hillary Clinton/Mark Warner
Hillary Clinton/Jay Nixon

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Clinton/Warner v Jeb/Martinez

Nixon (last name)
Bennett (won't run, in a deadlocked senate, IL and CO will hang in balance)
McAuliff(too Clintonite)

Huck
Sandoval(pro choice)
Portman

[Suburbia]

Republicans:
Jeb Bush/Scott Walker
Rand Paul/Susana Martinez
Mike Pence/John Thune
Rand Paul/Bobby Jindal
Rick Perry/John Thune

Democrats
Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine
Hillary Clinton/Evan Bayh
Hillary Clinton/Cory Booker
Martin O'Malley/Amy Kloubchar
Joe Biden/Steve Bullock

[Stand With Israel. Crush Hamas]

Clinton/Bennett vs. Walker/Rubio makes the most sense to me right now.

[henster]

Hillary needs a Governor someone outside of Washington I think Bullock is the perfect pick for her he's young and from an area she's weak in. Bennett is up in 2016 his seat would be a target for the GOP with or without him. By the time she picks him he'd be in the middle of running for re-election it'd be like July or August we'd have to find a whole other candidate it'd just be too disruptive.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

I think that's what the GOP wants, is to pick Bennett, so that it would be too disruptive and they can steal the senate, if they fail to capture it this time. Bennett, just like Salazar will find a cabinet post in a new administration.

[IceSpear]

Clinton/Warner vs. Walker/Martinez

[MadmanMotley]

Dem:
Hillary Clinton/Evan Bayh (or some other swing state male governor)
No Hillary:
Brian Schweitzer/Kristen Gillibrand

Rep:
Rand Paul/Susana Martinez (or other moderate governor, ex. Sandoval/Huntsman)
Scott Walker/Susana Martinez (perhaps Rubio)

[free my dawg]

Clinton/Hickenlooper vs. Walker/Martinez.

[Potatoe]

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Evan Bayh's a Governor now? And Indiana's now a swing state? Wow, you learn something new every day.

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Susana Martinez is not interested, and why Sandoval? He's Pro Choice.

[Mordecai]

Democratic:

Hillary Clinton / Michael Bennet
Hillary Clinton / Cory Booker
Hillary Clinton / Martin Heinrich
Hillary Clinton / Tim Kaine
Hillary Clinton / Mark Warner

Republican:

Jeb Bush / Kelly Ayotte
Jeb Bush / Mitch Daniels
Jeb Bush / Bill Frist
Jeb Bush / Bobby Jindal
Jeb Bush / Ron Johnson
Jeb Bush / John Kasich
Jeb Bush / Mike Leavitt
Jeb Bush / Gale Norton
Jeb Bush / Tim Pawlenty
Jeb Bush / Rob Portman
Jeb Bush / Tom Ridge
Jeb Bush / Brian Sandoval
Jeb Bush / Rick Snyder
Jeb Bush / John Thune
Scott Walker / Kelly Ayotte
Scott Walker / Deb Fischer
Scott Walker / Bobby Jindal
Scott Walker / Ron Johnson
Scott Walker / John Kasich
Scott Walker / Tim Pawlenty
Scott Walker / Rob Portman
Scott Walker / Marco Rubio
Scott Walker / Brian Sandoval
Scott Walker / Tim Scott
Scott Walker / Rick Snyder
Scott Walker / John Thune

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Evan Bayh's a Governor now? And Indiana's now a swing state? Wow, you learn something new every day.

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Susana Martinez is not interested, and why Sandoval? He's Pro Choice.

He was before he became a Senator.

[I Will Not Be Wrong]

Walker/Rubio.

[Potatoe]

Democratic:

Hillary Clinton / Michael Bennet
Hillary Clinton / Cory Booker
Hillary Clinton / Martin Heinrich
Hillary Clinton / Tim Kaine
Hillary Clinton / Mark Warner

Republican:

Jeb Bush / Kelly Ayotte
Jeb Bush / Mitch Daniels
Jeb Bush / Bill Frist
Jeb Bush / Bobby Jindal
Jeb Bush / Ron Johnson
Jeb Bush / John Kasich
Jeb Bush / Mike Leavitt
Jeb Bush / Gale Norton
Jeb Bush / Tim Pawlenty
Jeb Bush / Rob Portman
Jeb Bush / Tom Ridge
Jeb Bush / Brian Sandoval
Jeb Bush / Rick Snyder
Jeb Bush / John Thune
Scott Walker / Kelly Ayotte
Scott Walker / Deb Fischer
Scott Walker / Bobby Jindal
Scott Walker / Ron Johnson
Scott Walker / John Kasich
Scott Walker / Tim Pawlenty
Scott Walker / Rob Portman
Scott Walker / Marco Rubio
Scott Walker / Brian Sandoval
Scott Walker / Tim Scott
Scott Walker / Rick Snyder
Scott Walker / John Thune

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Evan Bayh's a Governor now? And Indiana's now a swing state? Wow, you learn something new every day.

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Susana Martinez is not interested, and why Sandoval? He's Pro Choice.

He was before he became a Senator.

Yeah, in the '80s.

[Maxwell]

I could see Clinton/Kaine v. Paul/Walker.

[ShadowRocket]

Hillary/Warner vs. Walker/Kasich

[Potatoe]

Democrats:
Clinton/Crist
Clinton/Warner
Clinton/Kaine
Clinton/Hickenlooper

Without Hillary:
Cuomo ()/Schweitzer
Biden/Gillibrand
O'Malley/Schweitzer
Schweitzer/Warner
Brown/Hassan

Republicans:
Walker/Ayotte
Christie/Rubio
Jindal/Walker
Cruz/Blackburn
Paul/Walker
Huckabee/Ayotte
Huckabee/Rubio