Obama could make VP pick on Friday!
Posted by Carlos C. on Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
cbsnews.com
CBS News has confirmed that Barack Obama’s campaign now plans to announce Obama’s vice presidential choice to supporters via email and text message on Friday afternoon. (This plan could change, of course.)
He will then appear with his running mate at noon the next day in Springfield, Illinois, CBS News chief political consultant Marc Ambinder reports.
Media reports today have suggested that Indiana Senator Evan Bayh, Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine and Delaware Senator Joseph Biden as the names now atop Obama’s list.
I’m not one to trust CBS News confirming a news story, but if it is true, a Friday afternoon announcement is suspect. Announcing the Democratic Vice-Presidential nominee in the (late) afternoon would keep the story away from morning and early afternoon conservative talk radio, and the announcement would receive more-than-likely positive reaction from liberal nightly news outlets.
I’m not speaking for the other Scoop This editors, but I believe Obama’s VP pick will be Tim Kaine. Obama believes that the state of Virginia and its 13 electoral votes are in play. Plus, Mark Warner, who is a current U.S. Senator and a former Democratic Governor of Virginia, will be the keynote speaker at the Democratic convention. I believe this too is a ploy for Obama to gain votes in Virginia.
Also, Scoop This reported earlier that Biden stated he’s “not the guy”.
UPDATE 1: Oops! Did Obama drop the ball?
blogs.abcnews.com
Asked what his plan is to utilize his vice president as President Bush utilized his, Obama said, “Let me tell you first what I won’t do. I won’t hand over my energy policy to my vice president, without knowing necessarily what he’s doing.”
That might be a clue as to the sex of Obama’s Vice-Presidential candidate!
Sorry, Hillary and Kathleen!
Hat Tip: Hot Air
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She does need some breasts. I’m lucky too! I’ll...