Clinton VP news LATEST: Podesta now calling the losers to tell them its not them

[RaphaelDLG]

So people didn't want Warren because the VP doesn't set policy and she'd be better in the Senate.

But people also don't want Kaine because of his policies and he'd be worse in the Senate than as a powerless VP.

Ok.

I want Warren.

I would also prefer Warren but I'm seeing a lot of conflicting messages when it comes to the selection.

I want someone who is basically a clone of Warren without the tremendous cache/following that Warren has.  Someone who would be a great person to take over in case Hillary dies, but doesn't sacrifice what Warren is capable of doing in the Senate.  So maybe somebody like Perez, Franken, Brown (if he didn't affect Senate calculus), Merkley.

[Suburbia]

I'll be honest, I'm very confused, and I have no idea who it's really going to be. It won't be Tim Roemer, though.

Why not?

[bballrox4717]

I'm really hoping she goes for Perez. Kaine and Vilsack set off too many alarm bells for the left, and Warren is an effective enough surrogate for Hillary that she doesn't need to pick her.

He just hits all of the right buttons; Hispanic, a work horse that won't overshadow anybody, progressive enough for the Sanders wing of the party, and he has Obama's trust.

[DINGO Joe]

Kaine retorts those who criticized his bank stance:

“People are going to say whatever they want, but I’m strongly for the regulation of the financial industry,” Kaine said. “If you spend a lot of time over regulating credit unions and community banks, you are basically letting a lot of the big guys off easily.”

Kaine added: “It wasn’t credit unions that tanked the economy. It wasn’t local community banks that tanked the economy. Generally, it wasn’t regional banks that did things that tanked the economy.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/2016/07/21/a6122894-4ebd-11e6-aa14-e0c1087f7583_story.html

[Pragmatic Conservative]

According to WSJ Clintons VP pick is likley to be Tim Kain, according to campaign sources. In the same article it suggests that Clinton will text her supporters the pick Friday and hold a joint rally with her running mate Saturday.

Link https://www.google.ca/amp/www.wsj.com/amp/articles/sen-kaine-seen-as-clintons-vp-pick-1469144626?client=safari#

[Mike Thick]

I'll be honest, I'm very confused, and I have no idea who it's really going to be. It won't be Tim Roemer, though.

Why not?

the reasons are as numerous as the stars themselves

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Warren on Colbert: "I think if I were the pick, I'd know it by now."

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Warren on Colbert: "I think if I were the pick, I'd know it by now."

To be fair, that doesn't mean she doesn't know.

[Mr. Morden]

NYT says sources "close to the campaign" indicate that Kaine is the likely pick, and that the announcement will be made in an email to supporters on Friday afternoon.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/22/us/politics/tim-kaine-hillary-clinton-vice-president.html?_r=0

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[Vega]

It's all a ploy! The real pick is Checkpoint Charlie Crist! /s

But yeah, meh. Kaine is neither here nor there, but he's better than Vilsack.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Is there a reason they don't want Warren?  Do they just prefer her in the Senate, or are they salty that she didn't endorse during the primary?  I mean, seriously.  Why Tim Kaine?  Why not just pick Al Gore if we want to go for 'dull and uninspiring' again?

Are we going back to the New Democrat days?

[swf541]

I really like Kaine, actually a lot of people i know wanted Kaine out of the last 3.

[Confused Democrat]

I'm really praying that all of these "VP leaks" end up being a head-fake for a surprise pick like Warren.

If it does end up being Kaine, do you think Hillary would want to appoint Warren to a position in her cabinet?

[dspNY]

I'm really praying that all of these "VP leaks" end up being a head-fake for a surprise pick like Warren.

If it does end up being Kaine, do you think Hillary would want to appoint Warren to a position in her cabinet?

You would still temporarily give up the Senate seat unless Reid found a loophole in Massachusetts state law

[Gass3268]

I'm really praying that all of these "VP leaks" end up being a head-fake for a surprise pick like Warren.

If it does end up being Kaine, do you think Hillary would want to appoint Warren to a position in her cabinet?

You would still temporarily give up the Senate seat unless Reid found a loophole in Massachusetts state law

Or you know they pass new law that requires the governor to pick a member of the same party. A few other states have this.

[DrScholl]

Kaine's seat would not be easy to hold in an off year, I'd even go as far as to say that it would flip. In he temporary scheme of things an appointment would keep the Senate in Democratic hands should it flip this year, but if it ends up being a one seat Democratic majority, Virginia is going to flip in the off year because Republicans will turnout in droves to flip the Senate.

I'm not sure what Kaine's appeal is.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

A temporary forfeit of the Senate beats four or eight years of Tim Kaine.  Which state is more likely to elect a Democrat to the Senate: Massachusetts or Virginia?

[Devout Centrist]

A temporary forfeit of the Senate beats four or eight years of Tim Kaine.  Which state is more likely to elect a Democrat to the Senate: Massachusetts or Virginia?

To be honest, Massachusetts Democrats will just nominate Martha Coakley and lose for the fiftieth time.

[Gass3268]

I'm really praying that all of these "VP leaks" end up being a head-fake for a surprise pick like Warren.

If it does end up being Kaine, do you think Hillary would want to appoint Warren to a position in her cabinet?

You would still temporarily give up the Senate seat unless Reid found a loophole in Massachusetts state law

Or you know they pass new law that requires the governor to pick a member of the same party. A few other states have this.

Needs to be same party from a list provided by that party's committee.  Otherwise, Baker could just appoint Stephen Lynch to mess with the Dems as much as possible.

Of course, I missed out on that detail.

[This account no longer in use.]

For that matter, Charlie Baker will probably just appoint a moderate like Richard Tisei to the Senate seat if he isn't required to appoint a Democrat. It won't be as big of a deal as Virginia, where it would be very possible for a conservative Republican to take the Senate seat.

[RaphaelDLG]

For that matter, Charlie Baker will probably just appoint a moderate like Richard Tisei to the Senate seat if he isn't required to appoint a Democrat. It won't be as big of a deal as Virginia, where it would be very possible for a conservative Republican to take the Senate seat.

Even if the "moderate" is appointed, he/she will still caucus with the Republicans and give some degree of procedural control (albeit less than in the House) over to Republicans. 

And the difference between the most liberal Republican and the most conservative Republican is substantially smaller than the difference between the most liberal Republican and the most conservative Democrat nowadays.

[World politics is up Schmitt creek]

I'm really praying that all of these "VP leaks" end up being a head-fake for a surprise pick like Warren.

If it does end up being Kaine, do you think Hillary would want to appoint Warren to a position in her cabinet?

You would still temporarily give up the Senate seat unless Reid found a loophole in Massachusetts state law

Or you know they pass new law that requires the governor to pick a member of the same party. A few other states have this.

Needs to be same party from a list provided by that party's committee.  Otherwise, Baker could just appoint Stephen Lynch to mess with the Dems as much as possible.

Lynch is hardly Conservadem Classic, though. He's an old-school union hack (which I mean in the best way) who seems more conservative than he actually is because he is or was pro-life. He voted against Obamacare from the left. He's the exact opposite of the type of Democrat Baker would ever consider appointing if left to his own devices.

[skoods]

For that matter, Charlie Baker will probably just appoint a moderate like Richard Tisei to the Senate seat if he isn't required to appoint a Democrat. It won't be as big of a deal as Virginia, where it would be very possible for a conservative Republican to take the Senate seat.

Even if the "moderate" is appointed, he/she will still caucus with the Republicans and give some degree of procedural control (albeit less than in the House) over to Republicans. 

And the difference between the most liberal Republican and the most conservative Republican is substantially smaller than the difference between the most liberal Republican and the most conservative Democrat nowadays.

Maybe in Tennessee. But Massachusetts liberal republicans are much more similar to a conservative democrat than a southern conservative republican. I mean, Tisei is openly gay.

[Mr. Morden]

So, looks like this is her schedule for Friday and Saturday?

https://www.willhillarywin.com/hillary-clintons-events/

Friday: Orlando, FL roundtable, 1:15-3:00pm
Friday: Tampa, FL rally, 4:30-6:30pm
Saturday: Miami, FL rally, 12:00-2:00pm

[Absentee Voting Ghost of Ruin]

Kaine is at $0.87 on PredictIt. The next highest is Vilsack at $0.07.