# Democratic VP Hypothetical **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [April 10, 2012, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-vp-hypothetical/618403 "2012-04-10T20:00:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-vp-hypothetical/618403/1 "2012-04-10T20:00:12Z")
Let’s say that for some reason Biden decides he doesn’t want to be VP for another term. Who would be the front-runners for the position, and why? ---
**Author:** ![gamerunknown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6bbea6/32.png) [@gamerunknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gamerunknown)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-vp-hypothetical/618403/2 "2012-04-10T20:04:31Z")
Kucinich to appeal to the base, Sanders for moderate support or Terry for the evangelical vote. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-vp-hypothetical/618403/3 "2012-04-10T20:05:49Z")
Hillary, if she wants it. It would essentially guarantee a win plus cement her nomination in 2016. ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-vp-hypothetical/618403/4 "2012-04-10T20:10:08Z")
> [@gamerunknown](#): > > Kucinich to appeal to the base, Sanders for moderate support or Terry for the evangelical vote. The danger of Kucinich is that he would alienate the middle ground of voters – “See, we always told you that Obama is a dangerous socialist: look at his choice of VP.” Clinton would be much less divisive, but then Obama needs to choose a new Secretary of State. ---
**Author:** ![mkecane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@mkecane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mkecane)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-vp-hypothetical/618403/5 "2012-04-10T20:11:50Z")
> [@gamerunknown](#): > > Kucinich to appeal to the base, Sanders for moderate support or **Terry for the evangelical vote**. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-vp-hypothetical/618403/6 "2012-04-10T20:12:34Z")
> [@gamerunknown](#): > > Kucinich to appeal to the base, Sanders for moderate support or Terry for the evangelical vote. You forgot the rimshot. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-vp-hypothetical/618403/7 "2012-04-10T20:14:25Z")
It wouldn’t be Hillary. I believe her when she says she’s done. Mark Warner. Senator from Virginia. He’s clearly being set up for a shot at the big job and this would be the next step. Plus those 13 electoral votes from Virginia would no longer be in play. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-vp-hypothetical/618403/8 "2012-04-10T20:30:38Z")
> [@Jonathan\_Chance](#): > > Mark Warner. Senator from Virginia. He’s clearly being set up for a shot at the big job and this would be the next step. He was seen as a future presidential candidate until he gave a historically boring speech at the 2008 Democratic Convention. Bill Clinton overcame that, of course, but it threw a lot of cold water on the idea of a Warner candidacy. If it’s not Clinton, I don’t know who it is. Bill Richardson? ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-vp-hypothetical/618403/9 "2012-04-10T20:32:09Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > Bill Richardson? Zipper issues. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-vp-hypothetical/618403/10 "2012-04-10T21:02:15Z")
Even though it’s a **very** blue state, and it’s another “darkie” Gov. Patrick? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-vp-hypothetical/618403/11 "2012-04-10T21:02:28Z")
> [@](#): > > Let’s say that for some reason Biden decides he doesn’t want to be VP for another term. Who would be the front-runners for the position, and why? In that case, the front-runner would be Biden. Even if he doesn’t want it, he knows just how disastrous a switch would be, and so he’ll plug along anyway. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-vp-hypothetical/618403/12 "2012-04-10T21:08:48Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > Even though it’s a **very** blue state, and it’s another “darkie” Gov. Patrick? :smack: This won’t work! Our Lt. Governor might be removed from office (corruption indictment) ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-vp-hypothetical/618403/13 "2012-04-10T21:19:58Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Hillary, if she wants it. It would essentially guarantee a win plus cement her nomination in 2016. I don’t think she would want Veep - it’s practically a step down from SecState. And I think her age will prevent her from running in '16. 2008 was her best shot, I think she’ll take her accolades and retire from politics. Although it would be worth it just to see the right wing’s heads explode. > [@Chronos](#): > > In that case, the front-runner would be Biden. Even if he doesn’t want it, he knows just how disastrous a switch would be, and so he’ll plug along anyway. That’s right but makes for a boring thread. Let’s say that it’s not that Biden doesn’t want to run; let’s say he gets hit by a train and incapacitated and keeping him on the ticket is not an option. I don’t have a suggestion though. I did like former TN governor Phil Bredeson who was on some VP lists in '08, but he has about zero name recognition outside the mid-south and has been mostly out of the news for a while. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-vp-hypothetical/618403/14 "2012-04-10T21:32:14Z")
George Clooney - solidify the women’s vote, and bring back the disaffected lefties. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-vp-hypothetical/618403/15 "2012-04-10T21:38:07Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Let’s say that for some reason Biden decides he doesn’t want to be VP for another term. Which is exactly what he did say before we sent him to the farm upstate, darling. ---
**Author:** ![gamerunknown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6bbea6/32.png) [@gamerunknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gamerunknown)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-vp-hypothetical/618403/16 "2012-04-10T22:01:50Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > Even though it’s a very blue state, and it’s another “darkie” Gov. Patrick? If Obama is worried about the African American vote, I think Alvin Greene would be much more interesting to see how many times he could repeat the phrase “DeMint started the recession”. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-vp-hypothetical/618403/17 "2012-04-10T22:05:37Z")
Al Gore seems like a good choice to me! ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-vp-hypothetical/618403/18 "2012-04-10T22:05:51Z")
> [@Icarus](#): > > George Clooney - solidify the women’s vote, and bring back the disaffected lefties. As a potential POTUS, though? Serious question. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-vp-hypothetical/618403/19 "2012-04-10T22:07:18Z")
> [@drewtwo99](#): > > Al Gore seems like a good choice to me! Has anyone ever served 3 terms as VP? ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-vp-hypothetical/618403/20 "2012-04-10T22:10:54Z")
I really, really, really wish it could be Al Franken . . . [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-vp-hypothetical/618403.md?page=2)