For Gillibrand, Clinton would change her primary residence to DC not Arkansas (where they don't have a residence). It would avoid constitutional problems but would cause a media distraction. It'd be surprising to see her pick any woman (or McAuliffe) unless polls show her dominant and even then, with the pick coming earlier than usual, it'd still be surprising. But obviously she'll refuse to rule it out and a woman or two will "leak" as being on the short-list, like Klobuchar or Murray.
There's been talk of Klobuchar for one of the upcoming Supreme Court vacancies.
One of the most overlooked mistakes of Obama has been taking so many Democrats out of the senate. I doubt Hillary didn't note it. Klobuchar, who is popular, would be especially risky to remove.
Why? She would be replaced by a Democrat and the 2018 election (when Klobuchar would be up) would no doubt lean heavily toward the Democrat. Keep in mind, this is Minnesota.
Yeah, but MN democrats are kind of terrible at picking people who will be strong in their first race. The last time they ran a non-incumbent for senate/governor, ('08/'10), the republicans came VERY close to victory.
I see your point, but 2010 was obviously a major wave year with a poor non-incumbent candidate, and I don't see any more Al Franken's popping up in the near future. If I had to pick, I would hope Tim Walz would throw his hat in the ring, as he'd make an excellent candidate and Senator. The Republican bench and the party as a whole here is laughable.
