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Who's Gonna Be VP?

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July 2008
- GOP's Hagel Will Travel to Iraq With Obama
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jul 11, 08 2:39 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - GOP national-security stalwart and longtime McCain friend Chuck Hagel will join Barack Obama on his upcoming trip to Iraq, sources tell the Wall Street Journal . The retiring Nebraskan senator has been a vocal critic of the war and the Bush administration. Despite his Republican credentials, he has been floated as a potential Cabinet member and as a long-shot VP choice for Obama. More »
- VP Hopefuls Shift Positions, Hairdos
  
  Politico | 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 McCain’s switch; he also got engaged, ending a storied bachelorhood. More »
- On Running Mate, Obama Can Jog, Mac Should Sprint
  
  Time | 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 at the Democratic convention, and might need “to hold a headline in reserve." More »
- Ex-HP Chief a Risky VP Choice
  
  Washington Post | 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 Milbank writes in the Washington Post that the moment typifies why she’d be a risky VP choice for McCain—but also “potentially the most rewarding.” More »
- Webb Officially Pulls Out of Veepstakes
  
  Chicago Tribune | Jul 7, 08 7:25 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Jim Webb withdrew his name from Barack Obama's VP shortlist today, squelching rumors he might bring military and foreign policy experience to the ticket, Chicago Tribune reports. The freshman Virginia senator has long denied interest, but says he bowed out officially last week. "I believe I am best equipped to serve the people of Virginia and this country" in the Senate, Webb said in a statement. More »
- Pawlenty Struts His VP Stuff
  
  Salon | Jul 3, 08 12:50 PM CDT
  
  (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 job, says Salon: He cut his hair. After two terms of steadfastly sporting a mullet in the face of widespread mockery, Pawlenty now sports a trim vice-presidential ‘do. More »
- 6 Maxims for Navigating the VP Search
  
  Men's Vogue | Jul 2, 08 2:10 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - While pundits stoke the frenzy around potential vice-presidential candidates, they rarely see what actually happens behind the campaign curtain. In Men's Vogue , Lloyd Grove offers six maxims to help make sense of the "veepstakes" hype: Presidential hopefuls seek input from several quarters to curry favor, though most of it is for show. Potential VPs should have ambition, but accept playing second fiddle. More »
- Obama-Biden Could Be the Ticket
  
  Salon | 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 "just-plain-Joe political style," and a compelling personal story—his wife and daughter died in a car crash in 1972. More »
June 2008
- Candidates Grapple With Timing of VP Picks
  
  New York Times | 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 it appears that Obama, with a convention closer to the games, faces the harder choice. More »
- Romney Takes Lead in VP Derby
  
  Politico | Jun 30, 08 1:43 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Mitt Romney is today's top candidate to fill out John McCain’s ticket, Politico reports. The ex-Massachusetts governor has conservative cred, Michigan roots, fundraising chops—and not much chemistry with McCain. McCain hopes to wait out Barack Obama and see the Democratic ticket before announcing his choice, a play one staffer called a “bounce-mitigation strategy.” More »
- Who's the Best VP Pick? Take a Wild Guess
  
  Politico | 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 for his business smarts, something John McCain needs—but Gates apparently leans Democrat these days. More »
- Jindal Signs Castration Bill for Sex Offenders
  
  2theadvocate.com | Jun 26, 08 2:03 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Louisiana governor and GOP VP wannabe Bobby Jindal signed a bill yesterday that will allow sex offenders to be punished with chemical castration. Said Jindal, “I am glad we have taken such strong measures...to put a stop to these monsters’ brutal acts,” said Jindal, taking the opportunity to slam as "atrocious" the Supreme Court's ruling that his state could not execute offenders who rape children. More »
- Fla.'s Crist Works Across the Eco-Lines
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jun 26, 08 1:50 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is walking an environmental tightrope between encouraging conservation and alternative energy, and promoting oil exploration off the state’s coast, the Wall Street Journal reports. Recent moves include the purchase of 300 square miles in the Everglades—a deal that shuts down the nation’s largest sugar-grower. But the governor also says he’ll support drilling off the coast as long as the state’s people and beaches are protected. More »
- GOP Has Female VP Possibles, Too
  
  Politico | Jun 23, 08 4:25 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - In a post-Hillary age, a female candidate comes as less of a surprise on the national stage. Here are three women who could stand for John McCain’s vice-presidential slot, per Politico: Carly Fiorina: The former Hewlett-Packard exec is already a trusted adviser and constant McCain surrogate, but she’s no social conservative and has no foreign-policy expertise. CEOs aren’t too popular during recessions, either. More »
- 'Redneck' Lawmaker Gives Obama Unlikely Boost
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jun 21, 08 2:41 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Jim Webb, Virginia’s firebrand junior senator, is becoming Barack Obama’s wing man for courting pro-military and national defense voters. A respected war veteran and best-selling novelist, he is also among the more colorful candidates for Barack Obama's VP slot. But the politician who calls himself a "redneck" does have his liabilities, the Wall Street Journal notes. More »
- Deja Vu: Joe for Veep?
  
  Salon | 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 Democrats, writes Walter Shapiro in Salon . More »
- Obama-Hagel Ticket? Tempting, but Forget It
  
  Salon | 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 to Obama's post-partisan message. But he “may be a more attractive candidate in theory than in reality,” Mike Madden writes on Salon. More »