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According to Mark Cuban, Mavericks owner and star on ABC’s Shark Tank, Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign has been trying for the past month to schedule a meeting with him. It’s no surprise: Cuban—who not too long ago called Trump “probably the best thing to happen to politics in a long long time”—is a high-profile celebrity who has lately grown increasingly critical of Trump, this month likening him to a “guy who’ll walk into the bar and say anything to get laid.”
Clinton’s aides initially attempted to connect with the outspoken businessman roughly a month ago, he says, simply for a general conversation. But the Clinton campaign also apparently reached out to Cuban on Sunday, two days after a widely circulated online Meet the Press clip posted showing the billionaire with a boyish haircut saying that he’d be willing to consider the vice-presidential slot on her ticket.
Mark Cuban: Hillary Clinton Wants To Meet With Me
Hillary Clinton responded Sunday to Mark Cuban's suggestion that he'd be open to serving as her running mate, and she seemed more than open to the idea.
"I think we should look widely and broadly," she told Chuck Todd on NBC's "Meet the Press." "It's not just people in elective office. It is successful businesspeople. I am very interested in that. And I appreciate his openness to it."
'I appreciate his openness to it': Hillary Clinton expresses interest in Mark Cuban as her running mate
Just as Trump will need someone within the political structure due to unfamiliarity , so will Clinton for the same reasons.
originally posted by: theantediluvian
a reply to: Gothmog
Mark Cuban is a billionaire serial tech investor, the owner of Dallas Mavericks and he's had some other sports related ventures. He also owns the Landmark cinema chain if I'm not mistaken. He's also supposed to be a libertarian or libertarian-leaning if I recall and like Trump, he's known for a certain lack of filter. He's also a reality TV personality like Trump — he's on the show Shark Tank. If it's true, it's an obvious ploy to add a little Trump to her campaign which seems like a bad idea. I'd expect her to pick somebody much further to the left of herself to appeal to Sanders supporters.
Just as Trump will need someone within the political structure due to unfamiliarity , so will Clinton for the same reasons.
I disagree completely.
originally posted by: seagull
From everything I've read of the man, he's certainly smart. He's extraordinarily successful.
He's not a politician? You don't get to his level of wealth without knowledge of the game, and how things get done.
He's as qualified as any former secstate, actually probably more so. He's as qualified as any other billionaire running, probably more so. He's as qualified as any Vermont senator running, probably more so.
I actually like this billionaire...yeah, he's a bit of an ass, but he's a smart one.
Were I running for Pres. I'd have him on the list somewhere for VP. Maybe not the top, but certainly somewhere on it.