Paul V McNutt
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Tsongas is a pro choice liberal. He would further alienate the social conservative wing of the Republican Partu. Powell needs a conservative but I disagree with Wendell's choice. Bob Dornan is too controversial.
Hmmmm... perhaps Buchanan or Forbes, then?Re Stolengood: If Powell is the Republican nominee, he's going to need a strong conservative as his running mate.
Tsongas is a pro choice liberal. He would further alienate the social conservative wing of the Republican Partu. Powell needs a conservative but I disagree with Wendell's choice. Bob Dornan is too controversial.
Pretty much zero. You think Buchanan wants to help Clinton win?[/QUO
He ran as a third party candidate in 2000 and risked helping Gire win.
The Reform Party was already up and running.
Buchanan, by being the nominee was in a position to make sure it didn't play the spoiler role again.
What makes you think Clinton would want Edwards for VP? No, she'd probably pick someone boring, like Kerry...Vice President Edwards is going to have a hell of a time trying to fend off a challenge from former Governor Romney in the 2012 Presidential election...
...now, that's interesting.I wonder, if Clinton loses to Powell in 1996 in a close race, could he pull a Cleveland? He'd be fairly popular still I think and though he'd sit out 2000 because of Powell's popularity, I could well see him coming back to give it another go in 2004.
No way Powell is picking Voinovich for VP, especially if he needs someone to shore up his conservative credentials. Voinovich was/is popular in Ohio, but to much of the Republican base it would look like Powell was doubling down on his moderate stances. It's been said that he'll need someone who is A) a proven conservative, B) going to bring a regional diversity to the ticket, and C) charismatic and, therefore, a better campaigner than Powell himself.
So I submit he could choose Fred Thompson. He would meet all three criteria and brings a dash of populism to the ticket as well. I know Fred's only been in the senate for two years before this, but General Powell doesn't need, as was the case with GWB, someone to add gravitas to the ticket. Furthermore, Thomspon is going to bring the fight to Clinton/Gore's home turf and make the south competitive. It will also handicap the third party efforts of Buchanan (and maybe even Perot) so it would be an all around win, I think.
Even more interesting would be if the entire election came down to Tennessee. Could be neat to see if Gore had lost his connection with his home state yet or if he could pull one out over Powell/Thompson.
So Clinton would have a fight on his hands. I don't see Powell as a very good campaigner, so it's a tossup.
Withour Gore/Clinton, I see the nomination going to either Bill Bradley or John Kerry.Would Jerry Brown attempt to run in 2000, should Powell win in '96? If nothing else, the '96 loss would certainly dissuade party insiders from backing a losing VP for President (shades of Walter Mondale in '84, after all...).
Hmmmm... both of them rather boring, though. They're probably the losing horses, in that situation.Withour Gore/Clinton, I see the nomination going to either Bill Bradley or John Kerry.
Hmmmm... both of them rather boring, though. They're probably the losing horses, in that situation.
I'm still intrigued by the "Clinton seeks nonconsecutive second term in 2004" idea, though...![]()
Pro-choice black Republican running against popular charismatic incumbent southern Democrat in a good economy, he would do awful.
Unless their's another pod contributing to his 96 loss-such as a major sex scandle making him unpopular, I'd actually be surprised if Clinton didn't at least consider becoming "the comeback kid" a second time by trying for the nomination again. He'd be young-and able to run, which would probably trigger speculation about 2000. He'd encourage that speculation, but if Powell is popular he'd give it a miss. As Powell will be term-limited in 2004, I can't see any reason (besides Hillary wanting to give it a go, perhaps) why he wouldn't run-and get the nomination.
That's illegal.If Hillary had as per OTL, spent the time inbetween in the Senate, she could actually be a serious contender for VP in TTL.
Clinton/Clinton for President?![]()