The Hill is out with a OPINION CONTRIBUTOR piece that speculates about Hillary Clinton being open to taking the Vice Presidency with a either moderate/establishment guys Joe Biden or Mike Bloomberg….
Hmmmmm?
Clinton HAS brought herself back in the political spotlight essentially campaigned against Bernie Sanders these days….
Hold on your seats folks if this trial ballon IS the case…
A number of people in politics, the media and elsewhere are openly speculating that if Democrats wind up with a “brokered convention,” with no strong or viable nominee evident, Hillary Clinton might enter the arena as the “savior” who could unite the delegates and go on to defeat President Donald Trump.
Clinton herself seemed to throw shade at that theory during an interview with Variety at the Sundance Film Festival. When asked about the “urge” to beat Trump, the former Democratic nominee said: “Yeah, I certainly feel the urge because I feel the 2016 election was a really odd time and an odd outcome. But I’m going to support the people who are running now and do everything I can to help elect the Democratic nominee.”
Several politically savvy Democrats have told me that “everything” may be a much more plausible and powerful scenario.
That is, Clinton and/or her team could be negotiating with former vice president Joe Biden, former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg or the last candidate standing to join the ticket as vice president. She would add the gravitas, delegates and, eventually, millions of votes needed to get them over the finish line on Nov. 5. I am assured that Clinton is on every short list for that position.
If I were in Trump’s world, this scenario would send chills down my spine.
There is no doubt that the former first lady, New York senator and secretary of State once again is raising her profile and stepping back into the spotlightto re-engage in political discussions.
One such spotlight was provided by that Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. There, aside from commenting on her presidential “urge,” Clinton not only promoted the incredibly flattering four-part Hulu documentary about her, titled “Hillary” — which premiered, coincidently, just 10 days before the Iowa caucus — but she also attended the debut of a documentary about the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
The first event was tailor-made to allow her to shine. The other gave her a timely platform to bash President Trump on a number of topics…
image….realclearpolitics.com
What say u about this Keith?
No chance – and it would be a terrible choice
Agree with Zreebs. If Biden, Sanders, Bloomberg or Buttigieg is the nominee they will almost certainly pick a woman for VP.
But each have better options for the future of the Democratic Party.
If the two most disliked candidates [with or without justice] in 2016 were Hillary R. Clinton and Donald J. Trump, why in heaven would anyone think she could help whatever ticket emerges ?
I ask this after a little thought, because it’s hard to quarrel with her intelligence, her knowledge, her experience or many of her accomplishments, nor to deny that (despite her overall unpopularity) she certainly has the devoted support of a significant sections of the Democratic and Democratic-leaning base, such as those nostalgic for the Clinton years or those whose main issue is cracking the Glass Ceiling.
You could (and I’m being sincere here rather than snarky) say the same of Richard Nixon, but would Ronald Reagan or GHW Bush have gained by making Nixon his running-mate?
Or to pick a less-inflammatory example, would Stevenson, JFK or LBJ have benefitted by adding Harry Truman [wildly popular in 1948 but an unpopular outcast by 1952, midway through the Korean War] to his ticket?
She’s not running for VP. The Hill shills for the GOP.
WE ALL KNOW she wouldn’t be the pick for the VP spot….
The piece was a trial balloon/Op-Contrib throw out….
I’d look more to Kamala Harris or even Bloomberg for Biden…
For Sanders?
WTF knows….
He, he, he…
Maybe AOC?
The idea that a 79 year old would chooses a 78 year old to be VP is remarkably ridiculous – even by James’s standards.
I Repeat….
I do NOT think Biden will choose Hillary….
Joe Biden is 77…
Hillary Clinton is 72….
Donald Trump is 73…
Mitch McConnell is 77…
Nancy Pelosi is 79….
Just keeping it REAL there Z….
James. You said he might pick Bloomberg. If you don’t recall what you wrote earlier in the day, then re-read what you wrote before you disagree with your earlier post.
It happens in Condo Associations across America..
Kramer was almost elected to the Condo Association in Florida.
Keith, you might want to relook up the definition of the word “shill” – unless you believe that Hillary secretly supports the GOP..
The Hill paper is the conservative alternative to more liberal Roll Call. They’re trying to cause trouble, the author is a Republican.
But speaking of the Russians. They appear to be active on-line for Bernie and Trump is certainly trying to drive wedges between the Bernie people and the rest of the Democrats.
It’s easy to spot the Russian troll farm comments from sentence structure and even the names they chose.
In fact I have to clean from this site’s users from time to time that’s how extensive they are….
That’s a very striking image: JBF as Capt. America in red, white & blue singing “This land is my land; it is not your land!” as he sweeps away the invading alien forces of the GRU, the Internet Research Agency, Fancy Bear & Cozy Bear.
(Daniel Craig, singing “Scotland the Brave”, plays a supporting role.)
Ok – I misunderstood. Since we were talking about Hillary, I thought “the Hill” was a reference to her.
Latest absurdity: John Kerry floating the idea he could step into the 2020 race.
Like George McGovern toying with another run in 1984.
So an anonymous reporter eves drop on one side of a cell phone conversation in a bar in Des Moines and you are positive that John Kerry is plotting his entrance into a Presidential race in which the filing date for the majority of the primaries has already passed. Did you think before you type?
Yup….
Former Secretary of State John Kerry — one of Joe Biden’s highest-profile endorsers — was overheard Sunday on the phone at a Des Moines hotel explaining what he would have to do to enter the presidential race amid “the possibility of Bernie Sanders taking down the Democratic Party — down whole,” NBC News reports.
Kerry was overheard saying “maybe I’m fucking deluding myself here” and explaining that in order to run, he’d have to step down from the board of Bank of America and give up his ability to make paid speeches.
Kerry added that donors like venture capitalist Doug Hickey would have to “raise a couple of million,” adding that such donors “now have the reality of Bernie.”
Politicalwire…
Yup?? Really??
Fake news.
Kerry has denied he had this conversation in the manner it was reported. Especially since the so called reporter could not hear what was being said to Kerry.
This is such cheap journalism if it can be called that. I think it came from Jonathan Allen.
First, Kerry is in Iowa to campaign for Biden.
Second, the only logical way Kerry could potentially be nominated is at a deadlocked convention. It’s too late for him to get on primary ballots.
So it seems rather silly for him to have this discussion as it was reported. Because if he wanted to float the idea he would have better ways to do it without being “overheard” on the telephone.
I happen to know he would simply love to be Secretary of State again. The world other than Putin would be delighted.
Well, half the GOP would consider him utterly disqualified to be Sec. of State (and subject to summary impeachment) by the mere fact that he’s fluent in French.
Reminds me of a passage from Chekhov’s play The Three Sisters (1900).
VERSHININ. Do you read English?
ANDREY. Yes. Our late Father, may God rest his soul, oppressed us with education. … Thanks to Father I and my sisters know French, German and English, and Irina knows Italian as well. But at what a price!
MASHA. In this town to know three languages is an unnecessary luxury. It’s not even a luxury, but a sort of unnecessary addition, like a sixth finger. …
Well since French is still the language of diplomats I am not sure what your point would be Dave.
He’s a war hero and was a principled opponent of the war in Vietnam. He would immediately reassure our allies that the grown-ups are back in charge.
Right now the Democrats are making very heartfelt statements of public service in the well of the Senate. The Senate would be lucky to have a few more John Kerrys and fewer Blackburns and and Ernsts.
John Kerry was a great Secretary of State. And I think he would be approved again.
I agree on Kerry who is pissed this leaked out….
If asked?
He would surely serve back at State, which DOES need a fixing up with Pompeo there now…
John Kerry is as likely to be Secretary of State as Rashida Tlaib is likely to be Ambassador to anywhere..
Because of age and endorsement of Biden?
Age (especially if an old person were to be President ) and being seen as too political.
Lots of other people would want the job. He had his chance.
Keith, somehow (if inscrutably) you can’t see that I was being ironic (or if you prefer sarcastic) about the absurdity of some xenophobic, backwoods Republicans (the kind who brought us Liberty Toast and Liberty Poodles) making snide remarks about John Kerry’s fluency in French.
Of course that’s a huge advantage (just as was Condoleezza Rice’s — and I presume Madeleine Albright’s — ability to understand, if not to fluently speak, Russian). Apart from those born in French-speaking countries (including Canada), good French would also be useful talking to many officials and diplomats whose French is much better than their English (if any), partly because, as you say, French has been the lingua franca of diplomacy.
It’s no accident that Republican know-nothings who distrust diplomacy and any hint of yacht-sailing cosmopolitanism whispered comments like “he speaks French” to disparage John Kerry.
Freedom Poodles
I just realised that after posting that: Wrong War.
Liberty poodles and Liberty sausage were from World War I.
Freedom toast and freedom poodles came after 9/11/2001.