July 28, 2008

Today's Veepstakes Notes

The McCain campaign is apparently floating the idea of picking Fred Smith. Since current reports seem to have the choice otherwise nailed down to one between Mitt Romney and T-Paw, well on the basis of his resume, Fred Smith would seem a much more appealing selection than either of those two. And Democrats like Jim Sasser have said they might vote for McCain if he picks Smith (though of course Sasser is from Tennessee). Smith's name has gotten a few mentions earlier in the cycle, and honestly I'm surprised he hasn't garnered more attention.

And apparently the Obama veep-vetters are meeting with the senator in Eric Holder's office. For whatever it's worth, if you go by Intrade, the soporific and intensely moderate junior senator from Indiana is Obama's likeliest pick.

Posted by armand at July 28, 2008 05:09 PM | TrackBack | Posted to Politics


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I don't know...might be Kaine.

Posted by: ryan at July 28, 2008 06:11 PM | PERMALINK

True. Kaine's who I've thought it'd be for a few weeks now (though of late I'm more and more going back to my first thought, Sebelius). And he's the candidate of the day over at Politico.

According to the great mentioners the short list seems to be Kaine, Bayh, Dodd, Sebelius, Biden and Clinton. If that is the short list my personal top picks are Sebelius and Dodd with Kaine third. But if I was running the campaign I'd think it would come down to Sebelius and Kaine and be decided by facts none of us are ever likely to know.

Posted by: Armand at July 28, 2008 08:34 PM | PERMALINK

the short list seems to be Kaine, Bayh, Dodd, Sebelius, Biden and Clinton

I really can't imagine Bayh, Dodd, Biden, or Clinton on the ticket. The scuttlebutt today does seem to be pointing at Kaine, but who knows.

Posted by: jacflash at July 28, 2008 09:14 PM | PERMALINK

Latest rumor: It's Bayh.

Posted by: jacflash at August 5, 2008 12:48 PM | PERMALINK
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