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Va. Offers Democrats 2 Possible VPs

Posted Feb 12, 08 12:50 PM CST in Politics 

(Newser) – Amid talk of an Obama-Clinton or Clinton-Obama dream ticket, Democrats may want to look around before leaving Virginia tonight—the state is home to not one but two viable vice presidential contenders, Politico reports. Obama has already short-listed Gov. Tim Kaine, a campaign co-chair who shares the senator's bipartisan charisma. And Sen. Jim Webb complements both presidential contenders.

Virginia's junior senator is “an articulate military voice against the war, with the potential to attract swing voters who identify with Webb’s pro-gun, pro-defense, red-blooded Americanism,” said the Washingtonian. And Kaine, the first governor after Rod Blagojevich of Illinois to endorse Obama, has taken to the airwaves to make the case for him.

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Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 27, 2007. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)   (Associated Press)
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Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine speaks to the media upon his departure at a Tokyo hotel, Tuesday, April 17, 2007. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., right, talks with Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, left, during a campaign stop Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008, at T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Va....   (Associated Press)
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