Hillary Clinton
Related: About this forumWho Could Hillary Clinton Choose as Her VP? A Cheat Sheet
Every four years, summer brings with it a popular parlor-game among even the most casual political observers. Who will the presidential nominee(s) pick as their running mate?
Here's a look at the candidates Hillary Clinton could pick to be her second-in-command.
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/who-could-clinton-choose-her-vp-cheat-sheet-n586756
mainstreetonce
(4,178 posts)Mark Kelly
Sparkly
(24,938 posts)jmowreader
(53,395 posts)He'd be Reagan-age at the end of Hillary's term.
charlyvi
(6,537 posts)Wouldn't that make heads explode!
liberal N proud
(61,203 posts)jmowreader
(53,395 posts)Unconstitutionality first.
From the 12th Amendment: But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States. Bill Clinton already served two full terms, so he's term limited out.
Illegality? There is an antinepotism statute that will also prevent her from naming Bill to any paid position in the Administration.
I like the idea and wish we could, but we can't.
Her Sister
(6,444 posts)So technically Pres Bill Clinton still has 2 years left!
charlyvi
(6,537 posts)NYC Liberal
(20,453 posts)The 22nd Amendment only refers to being elected president more than twice. (This has not been legally tested, obviously; but there are strong arguments both ways.)
A federal law couldn't change eligibility for a constitutionally established office.
It won't happen anyways -- even though it's fun to think about.
jmowreader
(53,395 posts)Having a successful businessman on the ticket will help to blunt the short-fingered vulgarian's claim we should elect him because he's a businessman.
spooky3
(38,863 posts)jmowreader
(53,395 posts)I don't want someone who runs a purely retail operation. Google is a tech company and Starbucks has a large manufacturing arm. I'd really like Tim Cook of Apple - but he's too shy to be comfortable in a position where you have to mingle as much as a vice-president does.
postatomic
(1,771 posts)One of his aides just went to work with the Hillary Campaign. The guy is sharp and doesn't carry any baggage. Plus, he'd be an asset for carrying his swing state.
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