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(Newser) - Barack Obama officially introduced Joe Biden as his running mate today, and the newly minted VP candidate wasted no time attacking John McCain. Biden said he was a friend of McCain’s, but McCain had given in to the GOP's right wing. He poked fun at McCain’s house gaffe,... More »

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McCain Ad Strikes Quickly—
Using Biden's Own Words

Dem veep choice praises McCain, doubts Obama in 30 sec spot

Aug 23, 08 12:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - The McCain campaign hit hard and fast at the newly minted Obama-Biden ticket, releasing an ad early this morning that makes use of the Delaware senator’s own comments, the Wall Street Journal reports. The ad includes footage of Biden casting doubt on Obama’s readiness, then later reaffirming... More »

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  The Cons:
 Biden
 Known
 for Gaffes

Senator has a risky tongue and lobbyist ties

Aug 23, 08 8:37 AM CDT
(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."... More »

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  What Biden Brings to the Party 

Delaware senator has what Barack lacks

Aug 23, 08 7:51 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Barack Obama • Joe Biden • running mate • Election 2008 • vice presidential candidate

Obama Texts, E-Mails VP News to Supporters

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

Aug 23, 08 5:59 AM CDT
(AP) - 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... More »

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Barack Obama • Joe Biden • email • text message • running mate • Election 2008 • vice presidential candidate

OPINION

 Moore
 to Caroline:
 Pick Yourself

Obama-Kennedy '08 says it all

Aug 20, 08 11:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Word is that Barack Obama will pick Joe Biden, Evan Bayh, or Tim Kaine as his running mate, but Michael Moore isn't buying. He thinks it’s time for Caroline Kennedy to “pull a Cheney.” In an open letter on his website, Moore implores JFK’s daughter, who... More »

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VP Longshot Sebelius Offers Bipartisan Lure

But the popular Kansas governor lacks foreign policy clout

Aug 20, 08 10:47 AM CDT
(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... More »

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 Biden:
 'I'm Not
 the Guy'

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

Aug 20, 08 9:00 AM CDT
(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... More »

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 McCain to Name VP Aug. 29

Will announce pick day after Dem Convention

Aug 19, 08 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain will name his VP running mate at a huge Ohio rally on Aug. 29—the senator’s 72nd birthday and a day after the Democratic convention, Politico reports. McCain won’t finalize his choice—widely considered by GOP experts to be Mitt Romney or Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty—... More »

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John McCain • Ohio • McCain 2008 • political decision • vice presidential candidate

Frank: Romney Will Say Anything to Win

Potential McCain VP pick is 'completely without moral scruple'

Aug 15, 08 1:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barney Frank ripped into Mitt Romney yesterday as part of a DNC effort to discredit the possible Republican VP choices, the Boston Herald reports. Citing flip-flops on abortion and gay rights, the Massachusetts Congressman called the ex-Massachusetts governor ‘the most intellectually inconsistent politician I’ve ever known.” Romney,... More »

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Skittish Right Wing Sweats Talk of Pro-Choice Veep

Candidate said issue wouldn't 'rule out' possible running mate

Aug 15, 08 9:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain’s comment that he wouldn’t rule out Tom Ridge as a possible VP for being pro-choice sparked a flurry of panic among the conservative base—a vital group already lukewarm about McCain's party-maverick status. “That choice will end his bid for the presidency,” an activist... More »

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McCain Won't Rule Out Pro-Choice VP


Aug 14, 08 4:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain would consider a run for the White House with a pro-choice veep at his side, ABC News reports. When asked about Tom Ridge, McCain told the Weekly Standard that the former Homeland Security chief shouldn’t be “ruled out” for the No. 2 job because he supports... More »

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War Support Makes Bayh a Risky VP Choice

2002 push to invade Iraq flies in face of Obama's stance

Aug 12, 08 9:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - During the Senate debate on the Iraq war, Evan Bayh was among the leading proponents for invasion, claiming there was “no other credible alternative to protect the safety and well-being of the American people.” But that hawkish push is haunting him, reports the New York Times, now that... More »

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Barack Obama • Obama 2008 • Evan Bayh • vice presidential sweepstakes • Iraq war • vice presidential candidate

analysis

Running Mate 'Bounce' Doesn't Climb Very High

Poll surge noticeable but brief: Gallup

Aug 11, 08 7:53 PM CDT
(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... More »

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McCain, VP Hopeful Ridge Campaign in Pa.

Indepedent/Dem mayor expected to endorse Mac today

Aug 11, 08 5:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Republican vice presidential hopeful Tom Ridge is campaigning with John McCain in Pennsylvania today, CNN reports. McCain and ex-Pennsylvania governor Ridge started the day meeting with employees at a GE plant. Asked what he would do on first taking office, McCain replied, “Call Tom Ridge to Washington from whatever... More »

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 Obama, Bayh
 Yield Few VP Clues

Senators insist they didn't talk about running mate possibility

Aug 7, 08 8:45 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Opinion

McCain's 4 Ways to Pick a Veep

Senator considers do-no-harm and
shake-things-up approaches: Kristol

Aug 4, 08 10:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain’s campaign is divided when it comes to a running mate, and William Kristol speculates in the New York Times about the four strategies being discussed:
  • Defeat Obama straight up—If McCain thinks he’s winning, he’ll pick a “do no harm” widely-liked, uncontroversial running
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McCain Eyes Virginia
Rep. Cantor for Veep

Fiscal conservative could spice up
GOP campaign

Aug 3, 08 5:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain is considering Virginia congressman Eric Cantor for the vice-presidential slot on his ticket, according to a campaign insider. As Barack Obama vets Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine as a possible No. 2, the state could turn into a vice-presidential battleground, Politico reports. Cantor, who has been a champion McCain... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • congressman • Virginia • vice presidential sweepstakes • vice presidential candidate • Eric Cantor

 'Dream Ticket' Odds Fading

Primary nemesis not asked to give background documents

Jul 29, 08 7:46 AM CDT
(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’... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Obama 2008 • running mate • vice presidential sweepstakes • vice presidential candidate

 Jindal Won't Take Veep Slot 

But governor's being considered as keynote speaker, sources say

Jul 24, 08 12:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bobby Jindal issued an uncommonly strong denial that he's interested in the veep slot on the GOP ticket—especially since he's considered a top contender, CNN reports.  But John McCain’s campaign could still feature the Louisiana governor. Republican sources say he’s being considered as keynote speaker at... More »

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John McCain • Louisiana • vice president • Bobby Jindal • vice presidential sweepstakes • vice presidential candidate • keynote speech • Republican National Convention

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