Reply #15: People have offered some really good names so far in this thread.

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Cuomo might serve his country in a next Democratic administration, and he would be damned formidable in the veep debate, too. He'd tear Haley Barbour, for example, to shreds in about 14 seconds flat.

Ditto Kay Bailey Hutchison.

Hart and Biden for the foreign policy chops. Good choices both.

Richardson. Energy adept plus a west-of-the-Mississippi governor with liaison power for many Hispanic voters.

I'd love a pro-union veep nom and my guess is we'll have one if Edwards is the nominee.

I wouldn't rule out Chris Dodd.

Governor Sebelius is very impressive.

I don't think Dick Gephardt would be a bad choice at all.

I want Joe Biden in some role in the next administration -- don't even care which role, but in some influential capacity. Could easily be veep, Sec. of State, and so forth.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would shake the rafters. Absent a Gore entry in the race, RFK Jr would be a very powerful altenative choice for environmental issues.