pragmatic liberal
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« on: October 30, 2008, 11:42:09 PM » |
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I've lived in Missouri and worked on McCaskill's campaign. I like her -- but she's not going anywhere.
Honestly, out of those lists, at least on paper, Illinois' Attorney General Lisa Madigan has probably the brightest potential. She's likely to run for governor in 2010. If she wins and has a reasonably successful term and gets reelected, she'd be in a VERY strong position to run for president in either 2016 or 2020.
She'd be able to run as the governor of a large state, which historically is one of the best incubators of presidential candidates.
She's also the right age -- she's only 42 right now, so in 8 years, she'll only be 50, which is roughly the average age for elected presidents. She's also an Irish Catholic.
I would also add that I would put money down on the Democratic ticket in 2016 featuring a woman (in either position). Given Palin's VP candidacy and possibly '12 presidential candidacy, and given Hillary Clinton's bid this year, there is going to be STRONG pressure among many in the party to name a woman to the ticket. Madigan would be fairly well placed for either position.
So watch out for her. It's way too early to know for sure where she'll go (after all, in 2002, people thought Blagojevich would be a top presidential contender!) -- but she has potential.
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