Comments on: Obama’s Veep Picks Narrowed To 4? http://donklephant.com/2008/07/29/obamas-veep-picks-narrowed-to-4/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:38:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Tim in Wisconsin http://donklephant.com/2008/07/29/obamas-veep-picks-narrowed-to-4/#comment-412457 Tim in Wisconsin Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:44:46 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=6496#comment-412457 "If fact, Bayh could swing Indiana, and that state hasn’t gone blue since 1996." Check the color codes on your maps. Blue wasn't standardized as a Democratic color until 2000. A lot of sources from before then have the colors reversed. The last time Indiana voted Democratic for president was 1964, and that was the only time since 1936. (That's right, Indiana voted against Roosevelt twice.) “If fact, Bayh could swing Indiana, and that state hasn’t gone blue since 1996.”

Check the color codes on your maps. Blue wasn’t standardized as a Democratic color until 2000. A lot of sources from before then have the colors reversed. The last time Indiana voted Democratic for president was 1964, and that was the only time since 1936. (That’s right, Indiana voted against Roosevelt twice.)

]]> By: bubbles http://donklephant.com/2008/07/29/obamas-veep-picks-narrowed-to-4/#comment-412445 bubbles Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:42:08 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=6496#comment-412445 Biden would be the safest choice. He's not boring (well, if he keeps discussion short), he's fairly moderate and he's going to reassure the foreign-policy conscious that Democrats will be responsible on dealing with the rest of the world. Also, he's not like John Edwards and will be a fierce attack dog when necessary. Roman Catholic and popular in the Chesapeake Bay area as well as Pennsylvania, he could definitely pull in some electoral votes for Obama. The Republicans are going to make it sound like Obama can't be trusted to keep America safe. That strategy won't be as strong as in 2004, but it still works in many places. Biden will be able to cancel that factor out a bit. Biden would be the safest choice. He’s not boring (well, if he keeps discussion short), he’s fairly moderate and he’s going to reassure the foreign-policy conscious that Democrats will be responsible on dealing with the rest of the world. Also, he’s not like John Edwards and will be a fierce attack dog when necessary. Roman Catholic and popular in the Chesapeake Bay area as well as Pennsylvania, he could definitely pull in some electoral votes for Obama.

The Republicans are going to make it sound like Obama can’t be trusted to keep America safe. That strategy won’t be as strong as in 2004, but it still works in many places. Biden will be able to cancel that factor out a bit.

]]> By: Bob Aman http://donklephant.com/2008/07/29/obamas-veep-picks-narrowed-to-4/#comment-412411 Bob Aman Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:26:16 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=6496#comment-412411 If I'm going to pick from that line-up, Sebelius. Kaine is my least favorite of the bunch of them. I like Biden a lot, and in the role of presiding over the Senate, he'd be absolutely ideal. But the VP does a lot more than that, and in almost every other area I'd prefer Sebelius or Bayh. If I’m going to pick from that line-up, Sebelius. Kaine is my least favorite of the bunch of them. I like Biden a lot, and in the role of presiding over the Senate, he’d be absolutely ideal. But the VP does a lot more than that, and in almost every other area I’d prefer Sebelius or Bayh.

]]> By: Below The Beltway » Blog Archive » The Obama Veepstakes http://donklephant.com/2008/07/29/obamas-veep-picks-narrowed-to-4/#comment-412410 Below The Beltway » Blog Archive » The Obama Veepstakes Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:22:58 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=6496#comment-412410 [...] at Donklephant, Justin Gardner speculates that Obama’s best choice must just be someone we heard from 20 years ago: In any event, my advice would be to go with either Biden or Sebelius…and currently I’d lean [...] [...] at Donklephant, Justin Gardner speculates that Obama’s best choice must just be someone we heard from 20 years ago: In any event, my advice would be to go with either Biden or Sebelius…and currently I’d lean [...]

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