Obama and his people are no fools. Choosing Hillary as a running mate would've been a mistake Obama would've regretted for at least 4 years. On top of that she would've been a drag on the campaign, along with Bill. These people are out for themselves.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) will not be Barack Obama's running mate, but she will be the keynote speaker at the Democratic National Convention - at least that is what some of her boosters are saying.
Though Democratic and Obama aides say no decision has been announced on either score, a group called Vote Both, created to lobby Obama to pick the New York senator as his second, yesterday said Clinton is out of the running.
"Because of your work, Senator Obama asked Hillary to be his keynote speaker at the Democratic National Convention!" said Vote Both founders Adam Parkhomenko and Sam Arora on their Web site. "Regretfully, this means that Senator Hillary Clinton is no longer under consideration as Senator Obama's running mate."
Asked how he knows, Arora told The Associated Press, "All indications we have from people close to Senator Clinton and Senator Obama are that Hillary is not on the short list."
Clinton purportedly will make the coveted keynote address on Tuesday night, Aug. 26. The vice presidential nominee usually speaks on Monday and Wednesday.
Historically, keynote speakers have not been running mates but an up-and-coming leader, such as Obama in 2004.
Obama should choose Evan Bayh as his running mate. He has the credentials and is popular figure in a region that Obama needs, the Midwest. Kaine is just as inexperienced as Obama and lacks foreign policy expertise, which Bayh has.
White House hopeful Barack Obama is close to picking a running mate with Timothy Kaine, the one-term governor of the pivotal state of Virginia, a prime contender, reports said Tuesday.
Kaine, 50, has told close associates that he has had "very serious" conversations with the Democratic senator about running as his vice presidential nominee, the Washington Post reported.
The Obama campaign has been closely vetting Kaine's background, but is also taking a serious look at senators Evan Bayh and Joseph Biden, the newspaper said.
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