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Excluding Gore, Biden seems the most likely

Submitted August 19, 2008 - 12:37 pm by Klaus (not verified)

to satisfy the most Democrats. He's reasonably well liked among most progressives, older Democrats like him, the Clinton folks don't view it as an insult, and the attack dog crowd will be happy. And while I really like Sebelius and Schweitzer, I do like the idea of having the VP candidate hit the ground running without the need for introductions (well, he will have to be introduced to undecideds, but not the traditional media, which should help impressions form quickly).

"A noun, a verb, and the surge."


Also, as I've argued elsewhere, there are benefits to having a VP with no future ambitions. Edwards/Lieberman certainly shied away from the attack dog role in fear of raising their long-term negatives, and I don't we'll have that problem with Joe.

Of course, we may all look like idiots tomorrow when Obama names Bill Ritter or something.

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