Reply #17: Warner - I speak as a Virginian.

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Is not a guy who belongs at the top of the ticket. He is not a moderate, he's a conservative, and he does nothing to mobilize the party. He's a policy guy who can work the political scenes. Dick Cheney without the evil. However, he has the personal charisma of... well I can't really think of something bad enough to describe it. Let's just put it this way he's stiffer than Al Gore was in 2000 and more bland than John Kerry in 2004.

I'd like to see Warner be second on the ticket, though, because I think he can play a vital role in a Democratic Administration. I just don't think he should be at the top of the ticket. If he does and performs well, I might think of him as a future Presidential Candidate. Not until then, though. He's young and has plenty of time.

Gore/Warner would be my recommendation, with Clark being promised Secretary of Defense.