by Barack Obama Mandela.
The world media is transfixed on the tightly contested battle for the Democratic nomination for president between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. At this point, Clinton has the upper hand; however, Sanders has not conceded and remains committed to the contest.
Whether Clinton or Sanders emerges victorious, an important question will be: Who should be the vice presidential nominee?
The choice of a vice president can make or break a campaign. When then Senator Barack Obama chose Joe Biden as his vice president, he quieted criticism of his own lack of governmental experience. Conversely, when President George H.W. Bush kept highly criticized Dan Quayle as his vice president this hurt Bush in his unsuccessful campaign against Bill Clinton.
An effective vice president must have the following characteristics: loyalty to the president, team player, humility, record of success, and strong character. Arianna Huffington possesses all of these favorable characteristics.
This is why Arianna Huffington should be the Democratic vice presidential nominee.
From her own political campaign in California to her creation of the Huffington Post, she has demonstrated her ability to bring about success with her broad experience in government, journalism, new media, social networking, and finance. Moreover, Huffington has a degree from one of the finest universities, Cambridge.
Hopefully, either Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders will choose Arianna Huffington as the vice presidential nominee. This would be a choice of success and victory.
