Obama has made his decision

[240 is Back]

...but he's keeping it to himself for now.

UPDATE: From Chester, Va., Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) tells USA Today he's settled on a running mate. Obama's not saying who that person is yet and may not even have informed the running mate of his decision.

USA Today: "Obama said he wanted somebody who is 'prepared to be president' and who will be 'a partner with me in strengthening this economy for the middle class and working families'"

AP reports Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine "really thinks he has a chance at the short straw," according to West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin, who discussed the subject with Kaine on Wednesday.

Obama stayed coy with AP, responding to questions about the timing of his veep announcement: "Wouldn't you like to know?"

Obama met privately for 15 minutes Thursday morning at the Omni Richmond hotel with Kaine’s staff.

Margaret Talev of McClatchy Newspapers, the pool reporter from the Obama press corps, reports that she asked the governor whether Obama has asked him to be his running mate.

Kaine replied: "I'm going to let the campaign speak for the campaign." Talev reports that he also declined to comment when she asked if he would rule it out.

Talev asked him what he and Obama talked about. Kaine answered: "He visited with my staff just to basically say hi to them and thank them for all their hard work."

[Hugo Chavez]

dammit 240...


 

[shootfighter1]

I was thinking he would announce today...damn.

[240 is Back]

dammit 240...


 

If he announced on Friday, it'd dominate the news cycle on fri, all thru weekend, leading to monday concention.

personally, i believe he'll wait UNTIL the convention to make everyone tune in to hear hilary announced, but iu'm probably wrong.  CNN and msn say we'll hear tomorrow, who knows.  watch your text messages at 8 am tomorrow haha...

[shootfighter1]

Hugo & 240, who's your #1 guess?

[OzmO]

Vegas VP odds

http://thehostess.wordpress.com/2008/08/20/vegas-odds-on-democratic-vp/

Hillary Clinton 8/1
Bill Richardson 10/1
Ted Strickland 50/1
Kathleen Sebelius 7/1
Evan Bayh 7/5
Wesley Clark 15/1
Joseph Biden 13/2
Christopher Dodd 8/1
Jim Webb 40/1
Michael Bloomberg 45/1
Al Gore 25/1
Mark Warner 25/1
Janet Napolitano 35/1
Ed Rendell 25/1
Sam Nunn 18/1
Tim Kaine 7/5
Brian Schweitzer 30/1

[240 is Back]

Hugo & 240, who's your #1 guess?

Same as it's always been: Hilary Clinton.

[OzmO]

Same as it's always been: Hilary Clinton.

I'm thinking Hilary too. 

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I'm thinking Hilary too. 

He'll clean up that racist ohio/penn/virgina/WV area that's killing him in polls now.

"I'm seen enough Husseins in my day".  Remember the elderly on CNN being interviewed? 

They loves them some Clintons!

[OzmO]

He'll clean up that racist ohio/penn/virgina/WV area that's killing him in polls now.

"I'm seen enough Husseins in my day".  Remember the elderly on CNN being interviewed? 

They loves them some Clintons!

I heard on the radio early today OBama saying he wants someone who will challenge his thinking, not a "yes" person.

[Hugo Chavez]

Hugo & 240, who's your #1 guess?

Hagel  

No he'll probably pick Hillary. 

[Hugo Chavez]

I heard on the radio early today OBama saying he wants someone who will challenge his thinking, not a "yes" person.

shit, lt might be a shocker like Hagel.  but probably not.

[OzmO]

Maybe not Hilary.


http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12713.html

Hillary gets stiffed

There’s one Democrat who would seem to have little or no chance of being picked by Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) to be his running mate – his former opponent, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.).

But it’s not for the reason you think.

Obama has often said, most recently on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on July 27, that Clinton “would be on anybody’s short list.”

But apparently not his.

“She was never vetted,” a Democratic official reported. “She was not asked for a single piece of paper. She and Senator Obama have never had a single conversation about it. How would he know if she’d take it?”

The official also said Clinton never met with Obama’s vetting team of Eric Holder and Caroline Kennedy.

And the official said she was never asked for medical records or for any financial 2008 information about her or former President Bill Clinton. The last information the couple has disclosed about taxes and financial holdings was for 2007.


The Clintons also were not asked about donors to the William J. Clinton Presidential Library.

“This would be the biggest leap of faith ever,” the official said. “She’s waiting for the text message like everyone else.”

An Obama aide said "absolutely exhaustive research was done on her over the course of the 16 month primary. She was researched more closely than any candidate in history.

[Dos Equis]

Shocking.  Not. 

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“She was never vetted,” a Democratic official reported.

Methinks this "unnamed dem official" may not be in the loop.  First, he needs a name.  And unless his name is Obama or David Alexrod, I doubt he actually knows.

Obama has kept his cards EXTREMELY close on this one.  Every potential is saying about the same thing.

[OzmO]

I donno.  I kind of think Obama needs a boost.

[Dos Equis]

He'll get a boost if he chooses an experienced person with a military background.  He'll lose ground IMO if he picks a polarizing figure like Hillary or someone like Biden.  I'd say his smartest choice would be a governor or senator who is a vet. 

[Hugo Chavez]

He'll get a boost if he chooses an experienced person with a military background.  He'll lose ground IMO if he picks a polarizing figure like Hillary or someone like Biden.  I'd say his smartest choice would be a governor or senator who is a vet. 

who would you consider not polarizing?

[240 is Back]

He'll get a boost if he chooses an experienced person with a military background.  He'll lose ground IMO if he picks a polarizing figure like Hillary or someone like Biden.  I'd say his smartest choice would be a governor or senator who is a vet. 

Any effective person who spends a lot of time in the spotlight is going to be polarizing.

Obama is hella polarizing at this point.  His negatives have jumped, as have the people who have accepted the fact they're going to vote for an african-american with the middle name hussein.

The more you're out there shaking things up, the more polarized a figure you become.



Obama needs those white and women clinton voters.  if clinton would have had another month, or if edwards' affair had come out sooner, she would have won.  She put $11mil of her own money into it.

She'll get the job done, if given the chance as veep.

[Dos Equis]

who would you consider not polarizing?

Anyone but Hillary, for the most.  Of the candidates on his short list, Webb sounds like the guy who may be the best choice.  Others who wouldn't be polarizing are Richardson, Sebelius, and Bayh.        

[youandme]

He must have left off his good buddy Louis Farrakhan

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Anyone but Hillary, for the most.  Of the candidates on his short list, Webb sounds like the guy who may be the best choice.  Others who wouldn't be polarizing are Richardson, Sebelius, and Bayh.        

those folks are also unknowns.

Can any of them bring the fundraising and spotlight that Clinton can?  No.

I can't stand the Clintons... but I do know they're a powerful political machine.  Obama's team is good, but if overmatched by The Rove Machine.  

You put Clinton + Obama teams, up against Rove, and it's another story.  

Obama should be winning in a landslide due to economy and war... but he's not... because people want something they know.  They know the clintons.

[Option D]

NICE 240......... REAL NICE   

[youandme]

You put Clinton + Obama teams, up against Rove, and it's another story.  

Actually, you put both of them up against Rove, and it's just more ammunition for the man.

[Dos Equis]

None of them are "unknowns" and they're all more accomplished than Hillary, without the baggage.  

Fundraising isn't a problem for Obama.  IMO, his three biggest problems are his lack of experience, his socialist tendencies, and his skin color (because we still have race issues).  Putting a woman like Hillary on the ticket who suffers from the same lack of experience, is about as liberal as he is, and has enormously high negatives, would be a mistake.  She will help energize the opposition, many of who aren't crazy about McCain.  

People like Bill.  They don't like Hillary.