WI: President Locke

Gary Locke was the popular two-term Governor of Washington from 1997-2005.

As Governor he opposed new taxes and was something of a fiscal conservative. He would later be appointed Secretary of Commerce and Ambassador to China under Obama.

How could Gary Locke become President?

He likely would have won reelection in 2004 had he run, but after receiving hate mail and death threats following his state of the union response in 2003 he opted not to run. Maybe Kerry, Obama, or Clinton pick him as VP and he moves up from there?
 
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Gary Locke was the popular two-term Governor of Washington from 1997-2005.

As Governor he opposed new taxes and was something of a fiscal conservative. He would later be appointed Secretary of Commerce and Ambassador to China under Obama.

How could Gary Locke become President?

He likely would have won reelection in 2004 had he run, but after receiving hate mail and death threats following his state of the union response in 2003 he opted not to run. Maybe Kerry, Obama, or Clinton pick him as VP and he moves up from there?
Or he runs for President in 2004 or 2008 anyway and wins?
 
Or he runs for President in 2004 or 2008 anyway and wins?

The issue is the state of the union response which made him a national name was in September 2003 (too close to the primaries to build up the infrastructure needed for a campaign) and by 2008 you had the field pretty clearly narrowed down to HRC and Obama beforehand I think. He also just seems too conservative to win the nomination I think.

Kerry picking him in 2004 and then riding that into a 2008 candidacy the way Edwards did might work.
 
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