That’s what Obama told the press yesterday when asked about his choice for the next veep. I don’t think the news media listened though, since there was continued coverage on both CNN & Fox (I don’t know about MSNBC) from “a secret meeting underway at Clinton’s home”. Or was is Dianne Feinstein’s home? Neither station seemed to know anything, but they were really excited to stand outside whoever’s house and report “we have nothing to report at this time, but we’re waiting to hear from our inside contacts–stay tuned!”
If the news media “settled down” and reported on actual news instead of lingering outside closed doors and voicing unfounded positions, maybe I would “stay tuned”.
I posted earlier that Obama’s VP pick probably won’t be announced until mid- to late-summer. But the question remains…who IS he going to pick? Who are his options? Ditto for McCain.
But before I start speculating, is it common for a presidential candidate to put together a “search team” for finding a VP? Or if it is common, do they usually call it a “search team”? According to Reuters Blogs, it appears that one member of Obama’s search team, Jim Johnson (a former CEO of Fannie Mae) has performed the task for both Kerry and Mondale. Wait–who are Kerry & Mondale? Uh-oh.
More on the possible VP candidates later.
Filed under: political election thoughts
A Vice-Presidential search team is normal for a nominee. As for possible Obama running mates, here are a few possibilities:
Mark Warner (former Virginia governor now running for U.S. Senate)
Tim Kaine (current Virginia governor and early Obama supporter)
Jim Webb (U.S. Senator from Virginia)
Kathleen Sebelius (Kansas governor and strong Obama supporter)
Janet Napolitano (Arizona governor and strong Obama supporter)
Brian Schweitzer (Montana governor)
I don’t know much about McCain’s possible running mates. I try not to pay attention to Republican party affairs.
I would like to see an Obama/Webb ticket.
And I suspect McCain will pick Huckabee.