Mike Gravel vs. Obama: “Juneau What? Anchorage What?”
I might just vote for him. He says he’s a Libertarian, but he’s also quite progressive and I agree with him on many issues. Anyone who doesn’t take himself so seriously that he will learn and do the Soulja Boy in a campaign video has to be at least a little bit cool, right?
"if you have second thoughts, I’m on twitter."
*dead*
And yeah, he really on Twitter.
Gravel is my Obama VP pick. He gave Clinton and Obama hell during the debates and would do the same to whoever the Republicans put up as VP.
He is a "soft" libertarian at best (like "hard" and "soft" atheists) but there is a lot of upside.
@Rashid: you know, I might have to co-sign you on that one. It gives Obama the experienced hand he needs. From what I’ve seen / heard of him in interviews, he’s a total firebrand without being crazy — a straight talker for real. I think he’s a little to the left of Obama though, and his tax stance could be a problem.
The other issue is that he’s sort of left the Democratic party. On March 26, he decided to run as a Libertarian. I’m not sure how well him coming back to the party would go over.