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The Cons: Biden Known for Gaffes
  The Cons:
 Biden
 Known
 for Gaffes
analysis
Aug 23, 2008 8:37 AM CDT

The Cons: Biden Known for Gaffes

Senator has a risky tongue and lobbyist ties

(Newser) - Republicans strategists don't have to look too deep to find ammunition to use against Joe Biden, Politico reports. It's all a matter of public record. For starters, he called Obama's foreign policy views "naive" last year and said the presidency is not the place for "on-the-job training."...

What Biden Brings to the Party
  What Biden Brings to the Party 
analysis
Aug 23, 2008 7:51 AM CDT

What Biden Brings to the Party

Delaware senator has what Barack lacks

(Newser) - Barack Obama’s choice of Joe Biden as a running mate looks like fairly simple calculus, notes Massimo Calabres in Time: his strengths bolster Obama’s weak points. Biden has logged six terms in the Senate; he’s a foreign-policy expert; and he’s a Catholic popular with blue-collar white...

Biden's Story: Tenacity Born of Tragedy

Foreign policy heavyweight brings experience to ticket

(Newser) - Blunt, tough and seasoned, Obama veepstakes winner Joe Biden has a history of surviving both personal tragedy and political disappointment. Delaware's News-Journal details the story of the state's favorite son, who became modern history's youngest senator when elected at 29. His wife and baby daughter died in a car crash...

Obama Texts, E-Mails VP News to Supporters

Asks backers to watch rally, write 'welcome notes' to Biden

(Newser) - Barack Obama's choice for a running mate was texted and emailed to supporters shortly after 3am this morning, though word had leaked out to reporters a couple of hours earlier that he'd chosen Sen. Joe Biden, a veteran lawmaker from Delaware. The text message: "Barack has chosen Senator Joe...

Texas Rep. Emerges as Darkhorse VP Finalist

Chet Edwards is little known but in the mix

(Newser) - As the political world waits with bated breath for Barack Obama to name his running mate, a new name has entered the mix, and it's one no one has been talking about: Chet Edwards. The little-known Texas congressman is part of a tiny group of contenders who provided background documents...

VP Longshot Sebelius Offers Bipartisan Lure

But the popular Kansas governor lacks foreign policy clout

(Newser) - Kathleen Sebelius, the dark horse among Barack Obama's potential running mates, is the best suited to carry his postpartisan torch, writes the New York Times. A popular Democratic governor in strongly Republican Kansas, her lieutenant governor is a Republican and she even married a GOP member. But Sebelius is a...

Biden: 'I'm Not the Guy'
 Biden:
 'I'm Not
 the Guy'
Aug 20, 2008 9:00 AM CDT

Biden: 'I'm Not the Guy'

Del. senator dampens speculation; Obama calls running mate 'he'

(Newser) - After a day in which the media obsessed that Joe Biden was Barack Obama's near-certain choice for a running mate, the Delaware senator appears to have dismissed his own chances, writes the New York Times's Caucus blog. Yesterday evening as Biden got into his car, he told reporters staked out...

Biden Offers Foreign Policy Heft, Baggage to Obama Ticket

But his DC insider status could undermine

(Newser) - Several of Barack Obama's potential running mates hit the Sunday talk show circuit yesterday. But Joseph Biden was in Tbilisi at the personal invitation of the Georgian president to discuss the ongoing military crisis. For the New York Times, Biden's weekend trip highlights the clout of the chairman of the...

Kaine Has Obama's Appeal, and His Flaws

Va. governor has a thin resume, but much post-partisan appeal

(Newser) - In 10 years, Tim Kaine has steered a meteoric rise from mayor of Richmond to governor of Virginia to prospective Democratic VP candidate. In many ways, writes the New York Times, Kaine's story mirrors that of Barack Obama: a liberal who speaks openly about religion, he disdains Washington and has...

Why Obama Wants 2 Txt U His VP Choice
Why Obama Wants 2 Txt U His VP Choice
OPINION
Aug 13, 2008 11:14 AM CDT

Why Obama Wants 2 Txt U His VP Choice

Campaign builds huge database for Election Day, writes webmaster

(Newser) - Barack Obama's decision to announce his running mate by text-messaging supporters makes him seem "just like the cool kid in study hall," writes Garrett M. Graff in the New York Times. But there's more to the text blast than just embracing new technology. The move will give Obama...

Running Mate 'Bounce' Doesn't Climb Very High
Running Mate 'Bounce' Doesn't Climb Very High
analysis
Aug 11, 2008 7:53 PM CDT

Running Mate 'Bounce' Doesn't Climb Very High

Poll surge noticeable but brief: Gallup

(Newser) - Much ink has been spilled over Barack Obama and John McCain’s upcoming VP selections, but a running mate is not a game-changing choice, the Chicago Tribune reports. History suggests the effect on opinion polls will be noticeable but not huge: Gallup shows recent candidates getting an average 5% bump...

Obama, Bayh Yield Few VP Clues
 Obama, Bayh
 Yield Few VP Clues
Aug 7, 2008 8:45 AM CDT

Obama, Bayh Yield Few VP Clues

Senators insist they didn't talk about running mate possibility

(Newser) - Barack Obama held a town hall meeting in Indiana yesterday, but the star of the show was the man who introduced him: Evan Bayh, the arch-Clintonite senator rumored to be sitting atop Obama's VP shortlist. But, as the New York Times reports, neither Obama nor Bayh could be drawn on...

Kaine Brings Pluses, Spotty Record to Veepstakes

Va. gov lands under the microscope

(Newser) - Tim Kaine doesn’t like his vice presidential chances, the Wall Street Journal reports. “It's flattering to be mentioned,” he says. “My mom loves it. I still think it's more likely that he'll go in another direction.” His Kansas roots appeal to Midwestern voters, his fluent...

Evangelicals to McCain: No Romney
Evangelicals
to McCain:
No Romney
Jul 29, 2008 1:23 PM CDT

Evangelicals to McCain: No Romney

Mormon on GOP ticket would 'deeply sadden' religious right

(Newser) - Evangelicals do not want John McCain to pick Mitt Romney as his running mate, and they’re not being quiet about it, the Washington Times reports, with Mike Huckabee fans particularly in oppostion. “McCain and Romney would be like oil and water,” one says, citing the former Massachusetts...

'Dream Ticket' Odds Fading
 'Dream Ticket' Odds Fading
Jul 29, 2008 7:46 AM CDT

'Dream Ticket' Odds Fading

Primary nemesis not asked to give background documents

(Newser) - An Obama-Clinton ticket is looking less and less likely, based on the public and private comments of both senators, the New York Times reports. Obama hasn’t asked Hillary Clinton for background check documents, and his recent statement that he’s looking for a Washington outsider suggests he won’t....

How Jindal Traded Vishnu for Jesus
How Jindal Traded Vishnu for Jesus
Jul 25, 2008 1:30 PM CDT

How Jindal Traded Vishnu for Jesus

Hindu-born La. governor's conversion could help McCain

(Newser) - When political observers talk about Bobby Jindal’s vice presidential credentials, they often mention that his devout Christian faith might sway the base. It’s a curious advantage for the Hindu-raised son of Punjabi immigrants, but Jindal’s conversion was the sincere product of a deep spiritual quest, the Wall ...

McCain May Pick VP Before Beijing
McCain May Pick VP
Before Beijing 
Jul 25, 2008 8:07 AM CDT

McCain May Pick VP Before Beijing

No, really this time, we think

(Newser) - John McCain is ready to announce his running mate, and he’s going to do it sooner rather than later, top aides tell the Washington Post. “He's in a position to make (the decision) on short notice if he wanted to,” said one adviser. The announcement will most...

Pawlenty Struts His VP Stuff
Pawlenty Struts His VP Stuff
Jul 3, 2008 12:50 PM CDT

Pawlenty Struts His VP Stuff

Now mullet-free, Minn. governor has been all over cable news on McCain's behalf

(Newser) - Tim Pawlenty's got plenty on his resume to get him on John McCain’s VP radar. He’s the governor of a key battleground state, a smooth campaigner, and an active GOP player who’s been working hard for McCain. But here’s the proof Minnesota's governor really wants the...

Specter of Cheney Hangs Over VP Picks
Specter of Cheney Hangs Over VP Picks
Opinion
Jun 7, 2008 5:37 PM CDT

Specter of Cheney Hangs Over VP Picks

Second banana must be capable, but not 'co-president'

(Newser) - Dick Cheney's shadow looms large as Barack Obama and John McCain consider possible VP candidates, Jules Witcover writes in Washington Post. Once hailed as a sober, responsible running mate, Cheney overstepped his bounds and impinged on the president’s authority. The next VP must be more restrained, Witcover writes, but...

'Dream Ticket' an Unlikely Nightmare

Having Bill on board could complicate things too much, aides say

(Newser) - The champagne was barely uncorked at Barack Obama victory parties before Hillary Clinton's backers were pushing for her as veep choice, the Wall Street Journal reports, but the so-called "dream ticket" is looking unlikely. Dems on both sides point to a host of complications that could arise—especially when...

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