18 Possible Picks for Hillary’s Vice President
Current job: Secretary of H.U.D.
Previous job: Mayor of San Antonio
Pros: Young, Hispanic, southwestern
Cons: Inexperienced, tied to Obama
© Joshua Roberts / Reuters
Current job: Governor
Previous job: Mayor of Denver
Pros: Swing State, experienced
Cons: Foreign policy deficit
© Yuri Gripas / Reuters
Current job: Junior Senator
Previous job: Governor
Pros: Swing State, experienced
Cons: Charisma deficit
© Mike Theiler / Reuters
Current job: Presidential candidate
Previous jobs: Governor, Mayor of Baltimore
Pros: Young, experienced, national profile
Cons: Too far left
© Mark Kauzlarich / Reuters
Current job: Chair of the Stillwater Mining Company
Previous job: Governor
Pros: Northwestern, experienced, national profile, leans right of Clinton
Cons: Controversial character
© Jason Reed / Reuters
Current job: Junior Senator
Previous job: Mayor of Newark
Pros: Young, African American, national profile, Heroic, Rhodes Scholar, All American
Cons: Inexperienced
© Gary Cameron / Reuters
Current job: Junior Senator
Previous job: Congressman
Pros: Young, southwestern
Cons: Inexperienced
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Current job: Business consultant
Previous jobs: Senator and Governor
Pros: Experienced, leans right of Clinton
Cons: Possible business conflicts of interest
© Hyungwon Kang / Reuters
Current Job: Senior Senator
Previous Job: Special Advisor for the CFPB
Pros: Economic populist, took on Wall Street
Cons: Gender, not a team player, foreign policy deficit
© Jonathan Ernst / Reuters
Current Job: Investor for Bain Capitol
Previous Job: Governor
Pros: Experienced, African American
Cons: Foreign policy deficit
© Jessica Rinaldi / Reuters
Current Job: Senior Senator
Previous Job: Governor
Pros: Swing state, experienced
Cons: Charisma deficit
© Jonathan Ernst / Reuters
Current Job: Junior Senator
Previous Positon: Congressman
Pros: Nationally known, popular with the base, experienced
Cons: Age, socialist, foreign policy deficit
© Mary Schwalm / Reuters
Current Job: Senior Senator
Previous Job: Congressman
Pros: Crucial swing state, Experienced
Cons: Left of Clinton
© Jonathan Ernst / Reuters
Current Job: Secretary of Agriculture
Previous Job: Governor
Pros: Heartland, Experienced
Cons: Tied to Obama
© Francois Lenoir / Reuters
Current Job: Senior Senator
Previous Job: Pennsylvania Treasurer
Pros: Young, experienced
Cons: Pro-Life
© Mark Makela / Reuters
Current Job: Senior Senator
Previous Job: Governor
Pros: Geography, leans right of Clinton, experienced
Cons: Leans right of Clinton
© Larry Downing / Reuters
Current Job: Vice President of the United States
Previous Job: Senior Senator
Pros: Experienced, high favorability ratings
Cons: Closely linked with the Obama administration
© Joshua Roberts / Reuters
Current Positon: Former President of the United States
Previous Job: Governor of Arkansas
Pros: Experienced
Cons: Could turn the Rose Garden into a putting green.
© Lucas Jackson / Reuters