By Stephen Dietrich
Then there were two.
According to reports, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has cut her short list for a running mate down to two choices –Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, an early favorite for the role, and dark horse candidate Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack of Iowa.
The two “have emerged as the leading candidates on a longer list of finalists Hillary Clinton is considering for her vice-presidential running mate, according to interviews with multiple Democrats with knowledge of her deliberations,” The Washington Post reported Tuesday.
Kaine, 58, is a former Virginia governor who previously headed the Democratic National Committee and is well-liked within the party establishment and is seen as a running mate who could appeal to swing voters in his home state. Kaine was an early and consistent favorite for the nod.
Vilsack, 65, is the former governor of Iowa and a longtime Clinton pal, and his name at the top of the shortlist has surprised political analysts. His family ties to the Clintons date back to 1972 when his late brother-in-law worked with Hillary Clinton, and while he remains popular in Iowa, some of Vilsack’s positions draw criticism from far-left voters. He has supported the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, which is backed by Obama, but opposed by party progressives.
“I do not think that Tom Vilsack would excite the populist, progressive base of the Democratic Party in the way an Elizabeth Warren might, or a Sherrod Brown might or even a Tom Perez,” said Neil Sroka, spokesman for the progressive group Democracy for America.
Of course, the remaining two Clinton choices aren’t set in stone.
“Several Democrats emphasized that the fact that Kaine and Vilsack appear to be the leading contenders does not preclude Clinton’s continuing to weigh her choices from a larger list of contenders,” The Washington Post reported.
It remains to be seen who the tight-lipped Clinton campaign ultimately favors — the early favorite, the dark horse, or someone else entirely.
— Stephen Dietrich is the Managing Editor of The Horn News
Ms unethical and incompetent striving for power and wealth.
She’d pick Bernie if she really wanted to win!
She should pick Billary
LOL
If by “Billary” you mean hubby Slick Willie, he is not eligible. He has already served 2 terms as prez and is forbidden by the 22nd Amendment from running again as prez. But you argue, he’s not running for prez but for VP. Well, the concluding sentence of Amendment 12 states that “No person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President….” The same circumstances would also bar Obummer from ever being picked as a VP choice on an otherwise legitimate ticket.
Declaration of marshall law? That’s a whole ‘nother issue.
I will be writing in Bernie Sanders as President of the United States of America. I do not trust Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump.
If you are going to vote for a communist, vote for Putin.
At least he’s a real man.
Hitler would be a perfect match pick for her. Why does she not pick Hitler.. then the Slogan for her psychotic bid as the first lesbian president could be Hitlery & Hitler, for President and V. Pres. Fits to a tee.
Tim kaine is just another pea in the obama/hilary demise of our country. He and Virginia’s governor are both in hilary/obama’s back pocket and will carry out their evil agenda.
Kaine is a flaming left wing liberal – he is no moderate!!
Hillary’s out looking for a poor, gay, black, spanish, muslim transgender person, as she says she represents all of these groups.
Because she doesn’t represent or care about any of them
Right, Dave.. You are totally correct.. You see, the Clinical Sociopath/Psychotic does not make friends, they take victims. She is a total Psychotic. The evidence is overwhelming. No help for a Psychotic. They destroy, maim, scar, corrupt, and .. as she has provenly done at least 38 times, MURDER.
It really doesn’t matter who Hillary Clinton chooses, doesn’t choose or who she may choose. She will not win. She cannot overcome her illicit baggage. And Trump, as I listened to Rudy Guilliani, talk about knowing Donald Trump for 30 yrs, and him doing great things for people anonymously. If you take Trump and compare him to Hillary, chills run up your back for she pales in comparison with the one man or the upper 1%elite/non globalists who is doing this not because he wants or needs to, but because he has now what he has because he turned 1million dollars into a mulit bullion dollar empire because of the country we live in. And he doesn’t want to see it raped and plundered by Agenda 21, who want us all to live in cramped sized high rises in the city, while the rest of the country is off limits to all but the Anointed Ones. They will leach every resource they can for themselves, and kinda like Gary Indiana, leave nothing but crumbing buildings in a once thriving city. Then they will flee to whatever country will take them and live off of their ill-gotten gains. We I will not stand for it. My daughter has just as much of a right to have what she wants just as much, if not more, that Hillary’s daughter, a Criminal in her own right.
Huh?
You understood what was written above, Frankie Boy.. you Stupid Moron. Idiots like you is what got the nation in the mess it is in, and.. Frankie.. our nation is in a mess. .Hello? Duh? You idiot. You are an as^wipe moron and your as&wipe needs to be sent to China, the backwoods of China until you die.. and the sooner the better.. Creep Stupid Moron.
Doesn’t matter who she picks . I seriously doubt her chances to win . She would have had better chances if she’d turned down sec. of state position .Everyone got a good look at what it would be like with her in office . Soo Many Failures !! All her Sneakiness And Lies .. Americans will show up in droves for TRUMP !!
BI HILLERY CANT EVEN PICK HER NOSE WITHOUT LYING..WHEN WILL SHE B HUNG FOR BEING A TRAITOR A ND FOR MURDER OF 50 PEOPLE ??
50! It’s more like 70 now, you are using an out dated list of people close to the Clinton’s who had evidence or would testify against them that mysteriously died in unexplained ways, like two lethal shots to the head and have it ruled suicide.
Can’t imagine anyone wanting to be on the ticket with her, but I guess the darker the horse the better.
She will pick Obama and its legal
No, she won’t, although he has 50% voter approval rating – higher than she does and higher than the gilded toad, tiny fingered, cheeto-faced, ferret-headed buffoon. She will probably go with Kaine (former city council member, former mayor of Richmond, former governor of Virginia, and current senator) who will strengthen the ticket, and put the Democrats in a strong position to nominate him in 2024 when her two terms are over.
You mean prison terms??? Oh that’s right Bill (BJ) Clinton FIXED that little problem in an airplane bathroom with Loretta Ought to be ) Lynch RIGHT ???????
I agree with you,been watching the touching, hugs and kissing from day one, wonder if she crawls under the desk
If you’re saying it would be legal for Hillary to pick Obummer as VP-running mate, it is NOT legal. See my post above in reply to Dane where I cite the Constitution and why he is no longer eligible to run for either of the two top offices.
Hillarity can’t run two email accounts without screwing-up and her VP picks can’t run a little ole State , but , together they can run the United States.
You gottabekiddin me!
DARK HORSES DONT MATTER—ALL 3 CLINTOOONS ARE JACKASSES ANYWAY
sounds like you a jack ass
You really think she would pick Obama? No way, she has to be top dog and she would think he would get credit for something she did. I’m surprised she would even let Slick Willy back in the White House.
Neither Slick Willie nor Obama could be allowed on Hitlery’s ticket. As I wrote above in reply to another post, neither one is eligible.
Slick Willie is not eligible. He has already served 2 terms as prez and is forbidden by the 22nd Amendment from running again as prez. But you argue, he’s not running for prez but for VP. Well, the concluding sentence of Amendment 12 states that “No person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President….” Since this is Obummer’s 2nd term, the same circumstances would also bar him from ever being picked as a VP choice on an otherwise legitimate ticket.
WOW ! I was going to have my piece on this story, but you all beat me to it ! I agree with every complaint you brought up !!
Doesn’t matter who she picks, she will not win. She is a corrupt liar, greedy & a murderer (from way back) the list is long.
The offensives are many. The majority of Americans are on to her and are going to come out in droves to vote for Trump!
The Democratic Party couldn’t have picked a worst candidate for the 2016 election. Who picks a candidate still under Federal
investigation at the beginning of election season…?! The DNC, that’s who, what a bunch of DA’s! Lol 😛
If she wants to win, she’ll pick Bernie Sanders!
Obama with a 50℅ voter approval rating? Hillary in office for two terms? The nightmares you must endure every night to believe either of those statements. I would say see a doctor but that’s not going to do any good with obamacareless. No one can afford to see a doctor now!
I run a small business and i do not allow company matters to be emailed from personal emails; everyone must use a company email. Hillary is so arrogant and her boss so careless that she used her personal email to communicate United States Government official matters; this is criminal or can result in criminal consequences; she denies doing it, then she destroys over 30k of them!! In private business, an employee turns over all electronic documents before leaving the post; why is hillary allowed to do it with official government documents????
What a Hobson’s choice. Write in Bernie Sanders and wait until EW’s arrival for 2020, Meanwhile, hold your breath and GOTV.
aures lupi
EW(Elizabeth Warren) is a lying dingbat, she can get together with Janet Napolitano-former Mexizona governor, former Homeland Secrurity
Secretary in 2020 and for the DINGBAT PARTY on the National level. Every single governor Mexizona has ever had happen to be DINGBATS. The Dingbat Party controls the state of Mexizona & Loser City Tucson, Mexizona is run by the 1870’s party whose attitude &
Mentality are 1880 & beyond are only street addresses, not years & not decades. The country doesn’t need anymore torture. The country
needs Doanld J. Trump & Mike Pence now, time to clean out Washington & fumigate it. Voters vote for the Trump-Pence ticket, the country doesn’t need anymore torture. Hitlery Killery ROTTON Ayatollah Khoemeni Clinton will only continue to torture the country.
If she picked God as her running mate I still can never vote for her.
John Gotti, if alive, could have added to the Hillary ticket as a compassionate, caring, great looking and honest running mate!!
Let’s face it, Hillary looks like a beat up secretary!
The only 2 stupid enough to get on board a sinking ship.
“We the people of the United States of America” in order to have a Strong and Great Country That is for the rule of Law will vote for Donald Trump as the next president of United States of America TRUMP/ PENCE 2016
Peter says
I’ve never been a Trump supporter but despite his egomaniacal attitudes, ruthless at times
In business dealings and lack of political
Experience I honestly don’t believe he’s a crooked narcissistic lying etc etc person that
Hillary is .We just have to pray when he’s President that he stands by his convictions
and puts America first. We DON’T NEED
4 MORE YEARS OF OBAMA POLICIES !!!
The country doesn’t need that damned POS white trash, racist,Facist,Athiest,bullying,bossy,pushy,snotty, rude,arrogant, evil, wicked,venal,crooked,corrupt, lying,cheating,vote & election rigging, [email protected]&CH in the White House. The country has & is being tortured right now with
high unemployment, corruption thanks to our wonderful NON VOTERS WHO HAVE NEVER, EVER VOTED AT ALL FOR NO DAMNED REASON, BUT WILL CONSTANTLY COMPLAIN IN PUBLIC, POINT THEIR FINGERS AT ALL OF THE CORRUPTION GOING ON POLITICALLY. THE NON VOTERS
ONLY HELP HITLERY KILLERY ROTTON AYATOLLAH KHOEMENI CLINTON BY NOT VOTING AT ALL FOR NO REASON, BUT WILL CONSTANTLY
COMPLAIN. THE NON VOTERS ARE DESTROYING THE COUNTRY ON PURPOSE!!!!!!! THE NON VOTERS WANT HITLERY KILLERY ROTTON AYATOLLAH KHOEMENI CLINTON IN THE WHITE HOUSE SO THEY CAN CONTINUE TO CONSTANTLY COMPLAIN ABOUT POLITICAL CORRUPTION & POINT THEIR DAMNED FINGERS. NON VOTERS ARE A POLITICAL CROOKS & TYRANTS BEST FRIEND EVERYWHERE.
I’m a VOTER & I VOTE, MY VOTE IS FOR THE TRUMP-PENCE TICKET. TRUMP-PENCE ALL THE WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Being a running-mate of The Liar’s is akin to picking up a turd by the clean end.
Whoever tries it will be forever smeared with her crap.
Sanders reputation will never recover after he declared that he’s not only going to support her, but vote for her, too – and this after REPEATEDLY stating that The Liar is NOT QUALIFIED to be president.
A lot – if not most – of the Sanders supporters rightfully feel betrayed by this turncoat, this weasel, this scoundrel, this mountebank, this rat.
If Tim Kaine accepts the position, he’ll lose his Senate seat, sure as shootin’. Don’t know about the other guy, but he’s not from Virginia.
This appears to be Hilary Custer’s last stand.
Her horse has already left the barn with Bill chasing it down.
Ron
Kaine will be more popular than Clinton and will upstage her. People would possibly seek to replace her with him by any means possible, indictment or violence. She will probably chose someone who is already part of the CLinton machine: Vilsack or a black.
how long does it take to moderate a comment?
(Similar to: how can you keep a turkey in suspense?)
Phil Johnson
She would win hands down if she picks Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren. I hope she is smart enough to pick one of these. She will lose many voters if she picks the one who is in favor of the TPP because a lot of people don’t want that to pass.
Hillary’s team may be floating names to see what kind of reception they receive. By choosing Kaine or Vilsack Hillary may be hoping to avoid the easy targets like Elizabeth Warren. The primary is usually about winning the support of your base. The general election is about winning the support of the mainstream.
Probably some radica Muslim cleric!
Hillary wanted Satan to be her VP but he wanted the top slot with her as his VP and she told him that if he didn’t do things her way that he could just go to hell.
That wicked evil corrupt woman never ceases to amaze me!
I agree with almost 90% of the comments above as an independent. A third party candidate (one with pizazz) could carry this nation away in a heart beat. Either one of the two could get us into a third world war, either one of the two are only interested in ME ME ME MY MY MY NOW NOW NOW. Neither has the historical stature to sit at a negotiation and act as a diplomat. One would be lying and the other would be demanding. America is in real trouble if we do not do something with a 3rd party, There is no one on the horizon at this time, But history has told us a lot as how many VP’s have bitten the dust after they have risen to the administrative position even in my lifetime. Hence, do not put your bets on either candidate at this time, there are months for the stew to boil, and believe me it would shock me if either one can survive the pot til November.
Jack
With Hillary’s mind going (as per the FBI report), someone will have to be behind the scenes to make her decisions, probably Bill, which means he will get around law that he cannot have a third term. It WILL be essentially Bill’s third term. Plus, you also have to wonder, since Gulen (the guy the Turks want expedited) has given so much money to the Clinton Foundation AS WELL AS CONGRESSMEN, if that’s why some Republicans won’t vote for Trump (because they don’t want to give up their corrupt perks from Hillary’s friend). That’s one reason why Trump is the best choice–because he’s not getting into politics for the money. He’s not a politician and he already has the money.
Have you ever entertained voting for Hillary?
If you have even entertained the thought of voting for Hillary Clinton you are requested to go to this official new cast report and view its entirety before you do. It gives you the history of all the things that Bill and Hillary have been and in store for yours and my future. Please I ask you to do this not for me and my children and grand children but for all Americans.
https://youtu.be/jkfE10g8xbc
Roy-
In addition, Dinesh D’Souza’s(sp?) movie, “Hillary’s America” opens tomorrow.
It’s a documentary about not just The Liar, but also the history of the Democratic party back to the Reconstruction era.
According to the author/producer, this movie starts out shelling the Democratic party and never lets up.
Any currently supporter of The Liar, after seeing this movie, would have to be completely brain-dead to continue their support for BJ Billy’s wife.
Hiillary will win that’s all good luck Hillary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!vote Hillary