Obama's Veep, who do you think it will be?

[APolitical]

Avinash_Tyagi said:

HappySqurriel said:

Who you choose as your running partner is your opportunity to balance your platform and to add emphasis to key issues. If Obhama is to be successful he will need to choose an older (more experienced), moderate democrat ...

I think getting a moderate Republican would send an even more powerful message to the electorate and crush all the claims of his speeches being empty rhetoric (which is why Ithink Hagel would be an excellent choice)

 I don't think you're going to see a split ticket like this any time soon.  We have heard for years that there is "no real difference between the parties" and frankly putting both parties on the same ticket like that would reinforce that idea big time.

It is one thing for Obama to diversify his cabinet like he's talked about doing, but putting a republican on the ticket with him would alienate an awful lot of people who want nothing to do with voting for republicans.

Plus I suppose you could even argue the assassination problem.  If you have a republican as vice president, wouldn't that increase the risk of some wacko going after him to get a republican in office?  Even a moderate republican is going to put different judges on the bench than Obama would, etc.