2016 Postmortem
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Great advice.
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http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/harry-reid-ready-yell-and-scream-about-vp-selection-process
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton talks with Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) at Riley's Cafe on Jan. 24, 2016 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty
Harry Reid ready to yell and scream about VP selection process
05/24/16 12:53 PM
By Steve Benen
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is wrapping up his lengthy career at the end of this year, but that doesnt mean hes indifferent to the partisan makeup of the chamber he loves. The Nevada Democrat told MSNBCs Joy Reid that he has some advice for Hillary Clinton as she evaluates running mates: dont pick a senator from a state with a Republican governor.
If we have a Republican governor in any of those states, the answer is not only no, but hell no. I would do whatever I can, and I think most of my Democratic colleagues here would say the same thing, Reid told MSNBCs AM Joy when asked about the possibility of Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) or Sherrod Brown (Ohio) being named Clintons No. 2.
Reid added that he would yell and scream to stop that.
Its easy to understand the motivation behind Reids concerns. Democrats need to earn a net gain of five Senate seats this year to reclaim the majority, and thats no easy task. If Clinton chooses a senator from a state with a Republican governor, it may make the partys task that much more difficult.
And given some of the likely VP contenders, this is more than just a thought experiment. Elizabeth Warren, Sherrod Brown, and Cory Booker would each bring quite a bit to a national ticket, but each of them represent states with a Republican governor, who would gladly appoint a Republican successor if any of them were promoted..........................
Skwmom
(12,685 posts)Cory Booker, who is running for Senate sure is one heck of a business man. Whether getting paid over $1.3 million to speak as Newarks mayor, (Who would pay thousands to hear the mayor of Newark? The mayor of Asbury Park? Sure. But Newark?) founding a start-up (while also launching his Senate bid) which named a powerful media industry executives son who is 15, to its board while also issuing stock options to the child, to this latest report that Booker received nearly $689,000 in fees from his former law firm while he was still mayor of Newark. Money just seems to rain down on this guy.
Booker reported on his tax returns that he worked materially with his former firm while mayor, meaning that he worked over 500 hours. Thats a lot of time dedicated to a law firm while trying to act as mayor of a good sized city. Interestingly the law firm gained almost $2 million in business from agencies overseen by the mayor.
http://www.againstcronycapitalism.org/2013/09/booker-made-689k-from-ex-law-firm-while-mayor/
Else You Are Mad
(3,040 posts)Booker is not a progressive and is a status quo Dem.
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)MADem
(135,425 posts)Makes for a cute story, though, and illustrates the process for those who do not understand it.