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...certainly already decided on a running mate, but that the circle of people who know the decision remains tiny - probably just his top campaign aides Steve Schmidt and Rick Davis, and presumably his wife Cindy. "This is very tightly held," says an adviser who has been boxed out of Veep discussions. "McCain doesn't like to be forced into a decision. The fewer people banging on him with advice on something like this, the better, as far as he's concerned...
...through protest votes this year. The recent news that Clinton was never even vetted to be in the running as Obama's vice-presidential pick hasn't helped heal divisions; some Clinton allies like James Carville have suggested that Obama "disrespected" Clinton by not even consulting her on his veep choice. Even so, the Clintons recognize that continued dissent among her core partisans could be a fiasco for the party and put an end to their own political futures. And as the election gets closer, Clinton voters who take the time to compare Obama and McCain should realize, however grudgingly...
Where's the Veep? Try to think outside the beltway [June 23]. I am a 57-year-old black female who accepts the reality of race and is truly more focused on simply having good government that works - black, white or Technicolor. We Democrats must have a white male on the ticket with Barack Obama to guarantee a win in November, because this is a white man's world. I say this with no animosity or bitterness. The Veep must also be smart, handsome, Southern, a military man and reasonably conservative. We're on a roll. Marlene B. Feltus-Jackson...
...Barack Obama could use his Veep announcement to drown out any lingering voices of unhappiness from Senator Hillary Clinton's army of convention delegates. A story on Tuesday in the Wall Street Journal reminds us that plenty of Clinton backers are not yet happy campers. They want to nominate their candidate as the world watches and cast 1,600 votes as a powerful reminder that Obama's victory was floss-thin...
...Since then, candidates have used early Veep announcements as a tool to shape their images and grab the spotlight from the incumbent. These are tall orders in the era of public financing of presidential campaigns, because by summer, campaigns traditionally run out of money for the primaries and haven't yet received general election funds. The period before the conventions is when they need free media the most...