Clinton holds day of VP interviews at her home in Washington

[rooster59]

Clinton holds day of VP interviews at her home in Washington

KEN THOMAS, Associated Press


WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton summoned at least three contenders vying to become her running mate to her Washington home on Friday as she closes in on a pick for vice president.

Clinton met separately with Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro, according to a person familiar with the process. The person would speak only on condition of anonymity to discuss the private meeting.

Warren and Hickenlooper were seen in separate cars departing the former secretary of state's home Friday afternoon. It was unclear if other potential vice presidential candidates met with Clinton during the day. The meetings came a day after the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee campaigned alongside another potential vice presidential choice, Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, in northern Virginia.

Clinton's meeting happened the same day Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump named Indiana Gov. Mike Pence to be on the GOP ticket. For Clinton, the Pence selection offered clarity on the composition of the Trump ticket and certainty of whom her eventual running mate will meet in a fall debate.

While the choice of a vice president has rarely had a dramatic impact on the outcome of a presidential race, the decision is among the most consequential for a presidential nominee and offers a window into the candidate's priorities and values.

A small group of Clinton campaign confidants have reviewed publicly available information about the potential contenders for more than a month. The in-person meetings come less than two weeks before Clinton formally accepts her party's nomination at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.

"On Friday, Secretary Clinton held a series of campaign-related meetings at her Washington home, including several about her vice presidential selection process," spokesman Brian Fallon said in a statement. Campaign chair John Podesta and vice chair Huma Abedin were among the Clinton aides who spent the day at her home.

Clinton has been assisted by veteran Democratic lawyer James Hamilton, who has overseen her selection process, along with longtime aide Cheryl Mills, who served as her chief of staff in the State Department.

Kaine, 58, a former mayor and governor from a key general-election battleground state, is considered to be a safe choice for Clinton, someone who could help her appeal to moderates who have been turned off by Trump's divisive rhetoric.

Warren, 67, spent about an hour at Clinton's home, her second visit in the past month. The senator is an economic populist and a favorite of liberals who would help Clinton connect with many of the progressives who backed Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders during the primaries. Warren would also help form an unprecedented all-female presidential ticket.

Hickenlooper, 64, is a relatively new name in the process and hails from another top battleground state. The second-term governor founded a brewpub in Denver in 1988 and later became the city's mayor and was instrumental in luring the 2008 Democratic National Convention to the Mile High City. He would bring a Western presence to the ticket and offer a small businessman's appeal to a candidate who frequently mentions her father's work as the owner of a small drapery business.

Castro is a 41-year-old former San Antonio mayor who delivered the keynote address at the 2012 Democratic National Convention. He was tapped by President Barack Obama two years later to lead the housing agency. If selected, he would be the first Latino on a presidential ticket.

-- (c) Associated Press 2016-07-16

[Just1Voice]

"Enee, Meenee, Minny, Mo. Who can best help me become the first Queen and destroy America the best."

[Jingthing]

Maybe a bit silly, but that's quite a weird sounding name and would sound weird on a ticket.

I like Julian Castro but I don't get picking him. Very little experience, too young, and Clinton doesn't need a Latino to get most of the Latino votes. She already will thanks to the racist trump campaign.

Edited July 16, 2016 by Jingthing

[quandow]

Why waste the effort? She has shot herself in the foot too many times. She won't be our next president.

[Jingthing]

We'll see in November.

[Boon Mee]

IMHO she should go for someone from her base like Bill Ayers or Jane Fonda

[Jingthing]

IMHO she should go for someone from her base like Bill Ayers or Jane Fonda

Her core base is mostly traditional left centrist democrats so Tim Kaine would be more like it. But this year, that might be seen as too safe.

[Boon Mee]

Maybe Tom Hayden is available?

[bassman]

IMHO she should go for someone from her base like Bill Ayers or Jane Fonda

I was thinking someone from the black racist movements like Al Sharpton (kill crackers and pigs) or Jesse Jackson (Hymietown fame). She needs to keep pandering to the "were milking the treasury together" bunch.

[NongKhaiKid]

Please, please make it Bill, I'm sure he'd revel in being First Man.

[keemapoot]

The process of Hilary picking a VP is absolutely unlike Trump picking one. With Trump, he did the right thing in picking someone who can help him appear more like a real Republican, and someone who knows his way around Washington and, unlike Trump, who understands issues and policies. With Clinton, the person's credentials and knowledge are meaningless. With her, it's only about who helps her win with voters she can't reach. It's hard to imagine much of role for a VP in Clinton's administration with Bill hanging around, other than to be qualified enough to lead the country in event of Hilary's demise.

So, I'm sure the Hilary people are crunching the numbers, digging into the polling results with those specific objectives in mind. Meanwhile, over at camp dullard, Trump and his people have been touting how he sees his role as akin to a corporate Chairman of the Board, not even CEO, President, or COO. What a crock. I've been all of these things, and you never get to Chairman until you are steeped in and know how to do at least the role of President/CEO. Calling himself Chairman is just an excuse for not knowing anything and that you will delegate everything to someone who does.

If you do see your role as "Chairman of the Board," you are either a non-executive (non-active, ceremonial) Chairman or you are Frank Sinatra.

[seedy]

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[bassman]

The process of Hilary picking a VP is absolutely unlike Trump picking one. With Trump, he did the right thing in picking someone who can help him appear more like a real Republican, and someone who knows his way around Washington and, unlike Trump, who understands issues and policies. With Clinton, the person's credentials and knowledge are meaningless. With her, it's only about who helps her win with voters she can't reach. It's hard to imagine much of role for a VP in Clinton's administration with Bill hanging around, other than to be qualified enough to lead the country in event of Hilary's demise.

So, I'm sure the Hilary people are crunching the numbers, digging into the polling results with those specific objectives in mind. Meanwhile, over at camp dullard, Trump and his people have been touting how he sees his role as akin to a corporate Chairman of the Board, not even CEO, President, or COO. What a crock. I've been all of these things, and you never get to Chairman until you are steeped in and know how to do at least the role of President/CEO. Calling himself Chairman is just an excuse for not knowing anything and that you will delegate everything to someone who does.

If you do see your role as "Chairman of the Board," you are either a non-executive (non-active, ceremonial) Chairman or you are Frank Sinatra.

The process of crooked Hillary picking a running mate is unlike Trump's, I agree. However disagree in the reasoning. Clinton is boring, she does not do press conferences, hides at home most days and only comes out in the sun to march into and out of campaign events. On her own she can't fill 100 seats in a grade school auditorium, with Obama, Warren, Booker or Kaine they fill stadiums. What she has is a conundrum of being outperformed by everyone else on the podium.

To sum it up, she's the kid with a ham bone around her neck so the dogs will play with her. But has does she get the voters to listen to her stale message, without being out staged by everyone else? Her pathetic nodding speaks a lot to her insecurity.

[Jingthing]

Kaine is boring. Booker is pretty amazing

[Pinot]

Doesn't really matter who she picks. She could pick the corpse from Weekend at Bernie's and still beat Trump. Or...how about a parrot?

I bet a dead parrot could beat Pence in a debate.

[Jingthing]

I think she could be helped by a more exciting VP pick to balance her age and boringness. Perhaps Booker. I hope she doesn't pick Castro. Too green.

[stevenl]

The process of Hilary picking a VP is absolutely unlike Trump picking one. With Trump, he did the right thing in picking someone who can help him appear more like a real Republican, and someone who knows his way around Washington and, unlike Trump, who understands issues and policies. With Clinton, the person's credentials and knowledge are meaningless. With her, it's only about who helps her win with voters she can't reach. It's hard to imagine much of role for a VP in Clinton's administration with Bill hanging around, other than to be qualified enough to lead the country in event of Hilary's demise.

So, I'm sure the Hilary people are crunching the numbers, digging into the polling results with those specific objectives in mind. Meanwhile, over at camp dullard, Trump and his people have been touting how he sees his role as akin to a corporate Chairman of the Board, not even CEO, President, or COO. What a crock. I've been all of these things, and you never get to Chairman until you are steeped in and know how to do at least the role of President/CEO. Calling himself Chairman is just an excuse for not knowing anything and that you will delegate everything to someone who does.

If you do see your role as "Chairman of the Board," you are either a non-executive (non-active, ceremonial) Chairman or you are Frank Sinatra.

The process of crooked Hillary picking a running mate is unlike Trump's, I agree. However disagree in the reasoning. Clinton is boring, she does not do press conferences, hides at home most days and only comes out in the sun to march into and out of campaign events. On her own she can't fill 100 seats in a grade school auditorium, with Obama, Warren, Booker or Kaine they fill stadiums. What she has is a conundrum of being outperformed by everyone else on the podium.

To sum it up, she's the kid with a ham bone around her neck so the dogs will play with her. But has does she get the voters to listen to her stale message, without being out staged by everyone else? Her pathetic nodding speaks a lot to her insecurity.

To a big extend I agree with you.

But she still is the overwhelming favourite for the election, which says even more about her opponent. With a real opponent she would (and should) not stand a chance..

[Basil B]

"Enee, Meenee, Minny, Mo. Who can best help me become the first Queen and destroy America the best."

Donald Trump...

Edited July 17, 2016 by Basil B