I would definitely take it, and I agree it's a good dark horse guess. He's just barely progressive enough to add momentum to the movement, and he's old enough that he won't be seen as the heir apparent, giving an opportunity to push the envelope further in 8 years.

You're just trying to dump your worthless Dem.VP.Daschle stock on intrade.com

:)

Um, could you explain how it makes sense?  Who does he help us with?

HAHAHAHAHA... Daschle? lol HAHAHA!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/con tent/article/2006/02/12/AR2006021201174. html

Warrantless Wiretapping is not ok.  Obama's collapse on the issue was disheartening, adding an original supporter of the program to the ticket would be awful.

It will be Dodd (I Hope.)

I cannot throw up enough.

Well, Daschle could make up for Obama's lack of boringness.

The guy couldn't even win reelection to his own state.  If Obama picks Daschle, he'll suffer the fate he deserves for making such an idiotic choice.

that this is the worst prediction you have ever made...or will ever make !!

Not only would he make a bad strategic choice, not only did he prove himself a totally ineffective leader in the senate, the whole thing would have a very Bush-Cheney 2000 vibe, where the elder statesman guiding the young pup from day one just calls shotgun unexpectedly at the last minute.  No thanks.

Are you saying that you're agreeing with.... Markos?

Whoa. What happened to good blogger, bad blogger? :)

Sounds like a winning democratic corporate beltway lobbyist insider ticket which is why I would emphatically have to say HELL NO!

Clinton!  Just for entertainment purposes.  And because she started to really grow on me towards the end of the campaign.  

Personally, I'd like to see my governor, Brian Schweitzer, chosen.  He and Obama would destroy McCain.  Though I highly doubt it's gonna happen.

If you are right, the reaction of the base & the MSM would be one of almost shock mixed with  lots of worry.

Obama needs any help he can get. Tom Dashle does not bring that help. If you're going to go with the ex-senator from the Dakotas, you might as well roll the dice with a Biden or Bayh.

I guess I'm the only one around here who actually likes Tom Daschle.  He wasn't a great fit as majority leader, but I think he's an incredibly decent man, an underrated politician, and he could be president if he needed to step in.  He lost in a terrible year for democrats, in a very red state, to a guy who had already held statewide office.  So I don't hold the loss against him.  In fact, I could see an Obama/Daschle ticket doing very well in the dakotas.  

At the very least, I would prefer a Daschle pick to Bayh, Nunn, or even Kaine.  

Daschle is a total SNORE!

At this point, anybody is preferable to the endless lobbying for favorites or badmouthing against disfavorites, as well as seeing Obama attacked for choices he hasn't and never will make.

snooze. almost as much of a bore as Bayh (didn't think that was possible.)

Daschle is not the fighter we need in the VP slot. He won't deliver SD. He lost his home state in 2004.

What does he add that, say, Joe Biden doesn't?

Gephardt, and he didn't lose an election as a congressional leader.

Whatever the rationals for that, I just can't get past it. Gephardt would be worth more votes, in places like Missouri and Ohio. Why take Dashle over Gephardt?

no way.

my bets on wesley clark.

obama/clark 08?

Is this a different Tom Daschle?

Cause otherwise, the folks above, pass me that vomit bucket after you're through.

I thought I was going to hurl at Evan Bayh, I am going to blow serious chunks if they pick Daschle...

Daschle is too much of a polite person to be an attack dog for a VP. He is a good person but I'm not sure why Obama would pick him for his VP. So can't see the reason...

a LOSER. He fucking lost his seat even being a Senate leader! He was abysmal as minority leader too, and shoulda been replaced by someone else a long time ago. If he's on the ticket, I'd consider not voting for President, and just voting downticket, or even writing in Mickey Mouse.

If there's going to be an award for this, I wrote a "diary" back in February 2007 about Daschle running for Obama's VP.  Check it out.

http://www.mydd.com/story/2007/2/21/1840 28/286

Daschle?

Nope.

Sorry Jerome.  Try again.

Ha.  Daschle.

This seems to be an exhibition of Jerome's embarassing political instincts more than anything.

Here are the latest InTrade stats:

1. Joe Biden 32.1

2. Tim Kaine 15.5
   
3. Kathleen Sebelius 15.0
   
3. Evan Bayh 15.0
   
5. Hillary Clinton 12.0
   
6. Wesley Clark 10.1
   
7. Jack Reed 5.0
   
8. Chuck Hagel 4.0
   
9. John Kerry 3.5
   
10. Sam Nunn 3.0

Hmm ... Daschle.  Admittedly, he hadn't crossed my mind so my quick thoughts are

a)  Could I see it?  Yes.  He has a good rapport with Obama, he might want back in and he's not going the Congressional route.

b)  Daschle?  Really?  I think that

   1)  Obama needs someone to bridge his gaps.

       I know, his supporters suggest that it's unnecessary and that Obama is a brand unto itself.  I think, in many ways, that would be a horribly dangerous assumption in such a critical election.  Look, maybe he can ... but that's an unnecessary risk.

   2)  He needs someone that will excite people.

       Does Daschle do that for the base?  I'm just not sure.  Enough so that the base won't be annoyed?  Yes.  Enough to excite?  Is Daschle that successful attack guy who's persona really works?  If, and knock on wood that it nothing would happen, do we really want Tom Daschle as our President?  Is Daschle the guy that will blunt attacks on Obama?  Is his experience a positive or a negative?  

I'm just not sure Tom Daschle is the job.  I think he's better suited for a cabinet post.  I know he mentioned (or an article once mentioned) HHS.  I think that would be great.  Interior?  Sure.  Ag?  Go down the line.  There's a good post somewhere, a post for him to step forth again.

I'll give the Obama campaign huge credit - they have everyone guessing, and while I'm sure some people are right, it seems like no one can definitively guess it.  I'm looking at the Wednesday list again.  I'm fine with Clark, but I don't feel that he's gonna somehow emerge late.  

Heck, I'm confused enough to wonder if a darkhorse like Wexler occurs (it would be intriguing).  I can see Richardson/Kerry getting a F.O.B. nod, but I hope that it is neither.  Bayh and Biden are guys I'm okay with, but a lot of people aren't for one or the other for various reasons.  Hmm ... could a stunner like Salazar happen?  Might not make everyone happy, but it might be an intriguing choice?  I would be really intrigued with Patrick Murphy, but I don't see that happening.

I'm still guessing Biden for now, though, with Clark as guess B if I'm allowed 2.

didn't he loose his Senate seat while he was minority leader?

isn't that a little embarassing?

seems odd to pick a candidate that lost a seat from a tiny state like south dakota....

and he has earned it because he has been working his ass off for Obama since the beginning.  

If Obama picked Daschle for VP, McCain would be tempted to pick Thune.  That replay we don't need.  Plus, he is a lobbyist -  a bit off the Obama message.

Plouffe looks like the favorite for Chief of Staff - if he wants it.

Let's see. First let's set aside Ethanol for the moment. Even McCain is smart enough to have shut up about questioning anything about Ethanol. Both Obama and McCain are quite eager for the electoral votes in the Ethanol beltway, which has made some believe red states will vote their pocketbooks filled with corn growin' sawbucks. Oh, and Miss Kansas, Rodney Slater and Wes Clark? I don't do opposition research, but that one is such low hanging fruit.

Republicans could phone the attacks in.

" If Linda Daschle lobbied one arm of Congress to weaken airline safety and give away billions of taxpayer dollars to corporate clients, the voters are likely to assume that her husband was in there, too. And they'll probably be right. After all, American voters may not understand the inner workings of Washington politics, but they do understand the inner workings of marriage."

That's from 2001. It only gets worse. Boring is the last word that Republicans would call a Daschle pick. As tired as fifty years of beltway insiders' political and social pirouettes might be a better description. Now I'm beginning to question whether some people actually know what a vetting process entails.They seem to be frightfully concerned about "vetting" Bill Clinton. But Daschle would bring a great unifying lift to the Democratic Party, that's for sure.

"Well," he said, "Barack Obama has more public office experience than Hillary does, that is elected public office experience. And it's not just a question of experience, it's a question of judgment, and every single time Barack has been called upon to show good judgment, it's not only his experience but his character and his courage that has caused him to make decisions that others only wish they'd made years later, including Hillary Clinton."

And the whole thing about Daschle trashing the Anthrax vaccine's lead investigator, Ivins, several months before the guy is supposed to have sent out his deadly letters - that will really go over well. If he has decided the FBI probe is complete. Or if he has decided more questions need to be asked. Or if he just can't stuff enough minutes into the day to have someone pay attention to him.

Don't Bogart that Barf Bag, people. If this is a six degrees game, it's a really ugly one that we should put the kids to bed for first.

I must admit that none of the primary VP candidates bandied about dazzle me in any way.  Actually they all kind of put me to sleep and will leave me wanting more.

Then there is Hillary, who on one hand would be an interesting pick (and if solo, i.e. no Bill, would probably be my first choice) - but I just cant see that working out in practical terms.

So Ive fallen back to who I backed in the beginning of the primaries before he dropped out - Richardson.

I think his friendly, affable nature, plus his solid resume would do well for Obama.

The only questions I have for the others here is - could he overcome the 'Judas' label?  Or is he still too hated by a small subset of Dems to be considered?

Just curious to see others take on him as VP.

I wonder if this will build up as hyped as when Edwards endorsed Obama and his plane was being tracked minute by minute as to where it was going.

Are there private detectives (media style) on all these potential VP candidates tailing them to see where they travel, when they answer the phone, who they are holed up with, etc.

Will Obama keep it a suprise until Saturday and we will all watch the skies and radar screens for where 'the plane' came from and whos on it and all that jazz?

Or will it be like it most likely will be a build up to a ho-hum, non-event moment? (my bet is of course here)

Semi seriously - I still like the idea of a VP-less convention.  Have signs that say "Obama - ????" throughout the convention.  Keep everyone on their toes.  Annoy the media.  Deny McCains convention week and own VP announcement and announce the pick in the middle of the Republicans convention.  Keep the media buzzing and waiting on baited breath for as long as possible.  (and yes I know, thats not gonna happen buts its fun to think about)

For what what it's worth..

American Prospect..

"The Obama campaign and Senate staff, by contrast, are full of Daschle and Gephardt veterans--an unexpected rebirth of the power bases and reputations of two politicians who had long been written off. Obama's chief of staff is the aforementioned Daschle associate, Pete Rouse. His deputy campaign manager, Steve Hildebrand, managed Daschle's 2004 campaign. His director for battleground states, Jennifer O'Malley Dillon, and his director of communications, Dan Pfeiffer, were both deputy campaign managers for Daschle in 2004. Obama's foreign-policy director, Denis McDonough, was Daschle's foreign-policy adviser, and his finance director, Julianna Smoot, was head of Daschle's PAC. Many of those who didn't come from the Senate minority leader's office came from the House minority leader's office. Obama's campaign manager, David Plouffe, was Gephardt's deputy campaign manager in 2004. His head of delegate operations, Jeff Berman, played the same role for Gephardt. His national press secretary, Bill Burton, was Gephardt's Iowa press secretary. Dozens of others come from related arms of the party, in particular the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

Full Article
http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?arti cle=its_his_party_08

Don't see a hell of a lot of value-add in it...sorry.

Unity-builder? No.

Good public speaker and attach dog? No.

Well-known entity by voters? No.

Really good counterbalance for Obama? Not really.

Polls can't be saying he's a good choice; not enough folks know who he is!

Sorry, a total yawner...safe and sorry. Not a good harbinger for November if this prediction turns out to be reality.

Michelle Obama

Makes sense to me.

Dash-hole is the worst of the worst.  He is right there with guys like Gephardt who oversaw the handing of the keys to D.C. over to the Republicans.  

He caved to Bush Cheney over and over again back in 2001 and then was surpirsed when they cut him to bits in the midterms.   He is weak.

I called Daschle way back in the Summer of 07. I don't think he would be a bad choice. He would be the safe choice. A lot of people seem pissed because Daschle is a "loser." But Obama was able to be competitive in the primaries because he inherited Daschle's aborted '04 D.C. operation. He would have no electoral coattails and is not the sexy pick, but he has extensive policy and campaign experience, has never made a major gaffe and is INTENSELY loyal to Obama. I think he'd be better as Chief of Staff, but Daschle as VP wouldn't surprise me one bit. Btw, has anyone else noticed that no matter who is floated as a possible VP (except for Clark), a clear majority of posters always opposes that pick? I think it's definately not going to be Clarke and people are going to be pissed regardless of who it ends up being.

Class act but too bland and the points re his stand on Iraq are valid.

It should be one of these:

Kaine - great presence-super bright -tough
Sebelius - the classiest woman in the field and totally sympatico with Obama
Clark- foreign affairs plus presence
Clinton - totally qualified plus heals the wounds
Biden - a risk because he shoots from the hip, but also great presence, experience and toughness.

Not Bayh - also too bland.

Hey, what about Madeline Albright?! She's younger than McCain
and twice as smart :-)

MP