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Hillary Still in Veepstakes, Obama Says

But Bill, 'always a president,' makes choice 'complicated'

Jul 12, 08 6:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama told a donor this week that he may still invite Hillary Clinton on the ticket, but worries husband Bill might crowd the White House. "He said once you're a president, even if you're a former president, you're always a president," the donor told the Los Angeles ... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • vice president

 VP Hopefuls Shift
 Positions, Hairdos 

Opinions change on abortion, gays, stylists

Jul 11, 08 2:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Recipients of the VP vetting process are shifting their positions (and their stylists), Politico reports. Here are some examples:
  • Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has ditched a less-than-leaderly mullet, opting instead for a short hairstyle.
  • Florida's Charlie Crist has spun 180 degrees into the offshore drilling camp, matching John
... More »

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Don't Ask, Don't Tell • abortion rights • hair • vice president • Tim Pawlenty • Charlie Crist • Sam Nunn • offshore oil • Tom Ridge • Mark Sanford

ANALYSIS

On Running Mate, Obama Can Jog, Mac Should Sprint

Republican needs the publicity; convention trump card could benefit Democrat

Jul 9, 08 4:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Timing the unveiling of one's running mate is a crucial publicity challenge, David Von Drehle writes in Time—and John McCain would be best served by playing his card soon, while Barack Obama should keep his ace up his sleeve. Obama could run into trouble from rabid Hillary Clinton fans... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Democratic National Convention • vice president • George W. Bush • Republican National Convention

Analysis

 Ex-HP Chief a Risky VP Choice 

But prominent McCain adviser has clear ambitions

Jul 9, 08 1:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Carly Fiorina sparked stunned silence when talking over breakfast yesterday about the unfairness of health insurance plans that cover Viagra, but not birth control. “These women would like a choice,” she said, despite the fact that her nominee, John McCain, voted against a proposal to mandate coverage. Dana... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • birth control • Viagra • vice president • Carly Fiorina • vice presidential sweepstakes

OPINION

Obama-Biden Could Be
the Ticket

Senator has foreign policy chops, Catholic cred, stump skills

Jul 2, 08 12:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Joe Biden, the Delaware senator who sputtered out of the primaries in Iowa, may be the ideal VP for Barack Obama, writes Walter Shapiro in Slate. The 65-year-old chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee has international policy cred, a son heading to Iraq, a pull with Catholic voters, a "... More »

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Joe Biden • vice president • Delaware • vice presidential sweepstakes

Candidates Grapple With Timing of VP Picks

2 conventions, 1 Olympic games, and an August birthday complicate matters

Jun 30, 08 6:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama and John McCain must do more than pick VP candidates—they have to time the announcements carefully, a key tactical move in a busy summer, the New York Times reports. Two national conventions, the Beijing Olympics, and Obama's Aug. 4 birthday all help or hinder the timing, but... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Democratic National Convention • 2008 Beijing Olympics • birthday • vice president • Republican National Convention

Who's the Best VP Pick? Take a Wild Guess

Political mag lists longshot candidates
that strangely work

Jun 29, 08 6:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi suggested an unlikely vice-presidential candidate for Barack Obama this week, and got Politico's editors thinking—who are the best longshot candidates for both parties? They called up political analysts and drummed up seven names that are "unconventional" but "reasonably viable." Bill Gates topped the list... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Bill Gates • vice president • Obama 2008 • Colin Powell • Meg Whitman • McCain 2008 • vice presidential sweepstakes • vice presidential candidate

column

 Deja Vu: Joe for Veep?  

Party-swapping, hawkish Lieberman would push McCain to the center

Jun 18, 08 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain's best choice for running mate may be a familiar face in the vice presidential slot—Joe Lieberman. The independent Connecticut senator would be the "first Jewish, party-crossing, second-time-around VP nominee in American history," and could push McCain toward the center just enough to attract valuable conservative... More »

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John McCain • Joe Lieberman • vice president • vice presidential sweepstakes • vice presidential candidate

OPINION

 Obama-Hagel Ticket?
 Tempting, but Forget It 

Rumored running-mate possibility more promising in theory than in practice

Jun 17, 08 2:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Republican maverick Chuck Hagel is being bruted as a possible running mate for Barack Obama, and it's a tempting fantasy. He's a Vietnam vet with abundant foreign policy experience and a very public split with Bush on the Iraq war; having him on the ticket would also give serious cred... More »

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Bush administration • Barack Obama • Democrats • Republican • Chuck Hagel • vice president • vice presidential candidate

Obama Hire Bodes Ill for Clinton as VP

Ex-campaign manager's gig seen as blunt 'no, thank you'

Jun 17, 08 2:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Don’t be fooled into thinking Barack Obama's hiring of Hillary Clinton’s ex-campaign manager is a play for unity; insiders say it’s a signal Clinton is not the future VP nominee. One Clinton bundler called the move the “biggest f--- you I have ever seen in politics.... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • vice president • Patti Solis Doyle

Ex-Clinton Manager Joins Team Obama

Her role as VP aide may keep Hillary from joining ticket

Jun 16, 08 5:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton's former campaign manager and longtime loyalist Patti Solis Doyle will serve as chief of staff to Obama's eventual VP choice. This may mean that Clinton is unlikely to nab the veep spot, since Doyle—booted from Hillary's campaign—has not spoken to her since, Don Frederick blogs in... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • vice president • Patti Solis Doyle • vice presidential sweepstakes • Election 2008 • vice presidential candidate

OPINION

Look Well Beyond Nov. in Picking Your Running Mate

Former Bush speechwriter suggests a McCain-Giuliani ticket

Jun 16, 08 3:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - It’s a myth that running mates put a ticket over the top, former Bush speechwriter David Frum writes in the New Republic—so John McCain might as well just look to the future of the Republican Party. "Keep in mind that, when you choose, you may well be... More »

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John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • Mike Huckabee • vice president • Carly Fiorina

OPINION

A Vote for the Obama-Clinton 'Unity Ticket' ...

Joining the final 2 solves more problems than it causes

Jun 16, 08 12:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - The logic for Hillary Clinton as Barack Obama's running mate is simple, writes Ed Kilgore for Salon: "Obama doesn't have any obvious alternative option that will please everyone, much less provide the political payoff of an Obama-Clinton ticket.” Kilgore notes that rank-and-file Democrats support the pairing and refutes... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • vice president • dream ticket

OPINION

... and a Vote for Sticking With the Message of Change

Clinton on ticket torpedoes Obama's chances in swing states

Jun 16, 08 12:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama has a plethora of reasons to reject Hillary Clinton as his running mate, Thomas Schaller writes in Salon, but the most important is consistency: "Obama's decision to cast himself as a fresh alternative to both the Bushes and the Clintons is reason enough for him to choose... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • vice president • dream ticket

OPINION

'The Time Has Come'
for Sam Nunn as VP

The perennial could-be is perfect for Obama

Jun 13, 08 12:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - The timing is finally right for Sam Nunn to be installed on a Democratic presidential ticket, Michael Crowley asserts in the New Republic . The former senator from Georgia—bandied about as a potential VP in  ’88, ’92, 2000 and 2004—is “tailor-made for the veepstakes,” Crowley... More »

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Barack Obama • Georgia • vice president • Sam Nunn • bipartisanship

Opinion

Want to Be Veep?
What to Do, and Not to Do

Pundit advises the wannabes on how to play it cool

Jun 12, 08 2:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dear wannabe running mates, here’s how to campaign for the No. 2 job, per Mark Halperin in Time: DO:
  • Prove you can be an attack dog while maintaining “eloquence.”
  • Suck up to Michelle/Cindy. They’ll have the final say before the final say.
  • Notify
... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Michelle Obama • Tim Kaine • Mike Huckabee • vice president • Cindy McCain • vice presidential sweepstakes • vice presidential candidate

Opinion

 Carville Touts a Convenient VP 

Nobel-winner would signal US is getting serious about energy policy, says he

Jun 12, 08 6:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Democratic strategist James Carville thinks Barack Obama should consider someone with a little experience for the vice presidency: like, say, former VP Al Gore. Carville told CNN that choosing the Nobel Peace Prize-winner would drive home the message that America is serious about a new energy policy. A third term... More »

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energy • Al Gore • vice president • James Carville • vice presidential sweepstakes

analysis

Minn. Gov. Vetos
Cuba Resolution
He Supported

Is Pawlenty suddenly backing embargo to boost VP odds?

Jun 11, 08 5:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Some Minnesota lawmakers are scratching their heads over their governor’s unusual veto of a resolution backing renewed trade relations with Cuba, but Matt Snyders writes in City Pages that Tim Pawlenty’s move may be a play to buddy up to John McCain. Pawlenty's been mentioned as a... More »

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John McCain • Minnesota • vice president • Tim Pawlenty • Cuban embargo

ANALYSIS

Why Obama Might Have
a Jones Jones

Ex-general stood up to Rumsfeld—but he's also a McCain pal

Jun 11, 08 3:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Analysts were surprised to see the name of retired general James Jones on Barack Obama's vice-presidential shortlist yesterday, but Noam Scheiber, in the New Republic thinks he knows what the former NATO commander was doing there. Per Bob Woodward’s most recent book, Scheiber notes Jones was so put off... More »

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Iraq • Barack Obama • John McCain • Donald Rumsfeld • Bob Woodward • James Jones • vice president

 Obama's
 Embattled
 Veep Hunter
 to Quit 

Johnson was skewered over favorable mortgage he received

Jun 11, 08 2:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - A member of Barack Obama’s VP selection team who has drawn a firestorm of criticism this week is stepping down from his post, CNN reports. “Jim [Johnson] did not want to distract in any way from the very important task of gathering information about my vice presidential nominee,... More »

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Barack Obama • vice president • Countrywide • vice presidential sweepstakes • Jim Johnson

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