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Bo
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« on: July 20, 2010, 01:20:39 PM »

I'd say he probably picks either Kerry or Richardson. Dean didn't have any foreign affairs experience, which could have hurt the ticket, while Biden made too many gaffes. Kerry and Richardson both had large amounts of both foreign and domestic policy experience and that would have been what Clark would have been looking for. And Hillary Clinton would have been too inexperienced for Clark to pick her, not to mention that it would be awkward to have a Former First Lady as your VP pick (that's probably part of the reason why Obama didn't pick her).
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Bo
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« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2010, 11:32:56 PM »

Probably would've been Clark/Dean "Inexperience X2"

Clark was a general. That's a lot of experience.
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Bo
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« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2010, 01:03:15 PM »

Probably would've been Clark/Dean "Inexperience X2"

Clark was a general. That's a lot of experience.

haha yea with NATO. Bush had 4 years of being commander in chief.

You can't say Clark was inexperienced, though.
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Bo
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« Reply #3 on: July 22, 2010, 01:37:10 PM »

Probably would've been Clark/Dean "Inexperience X2"

Clark was a general. That's a lot of experience.

haha yea with NATO. Bush had 4 years of being commander in chief.

You can't legitimately say Clark was inexperienced, though, especially on foreign affairs.

Clark was inexperienced.

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Bo
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« Reply #4 on: August 07, 2010, 11:21:39 PM »

Clark/Biden, maybe - Clark has executive experience, while Biden has legislative experience. Maybe Kerry, HRC, or Kennedy

Biden--Good candidate on paper, but makes a lot of gaffes and that could hurt the ticket.
Kerry--Good pick.
Hillary Clinton--It might have helped with women. However, it might have hurt because Hillary would have been very polarizing, perceived as kinda inexperienced, and because it would be kinda awkward to pick a former First Lady as VP.
Ted Kennedy--No way. Bad pick. He was too old, too liberal, and Chapaquiddick would come back to haunt the ticket and Clark's judgment in picking Kennedy.
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« Reply #5 on: August 11, 2010, 03:24:24 PM »


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This. He has a lot of controversies, and he has bipolar disorder and lifetime struggles with alcohol and depression. No one would want that in a VP.
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