Clues points to Kaine?

It is in the NYT's that Obama will anounce his VP pick Wednesday.

Probably early in the day to take full advantage of the news cycle.

Where do you think he winds up at the end of the day?

Yep....... Virginia.

Things that make you go hummmm

By the way, my choice is still Richardson.

I think it will give a tremendous boost to our campaign in Virginia.

Richardson or Biden bring lots.

Richardson might bring a Red State or two with him.

Biden. Most assuredly so. :rofl:

You know I think we are all being hosed, watch them pick someone we've not even mentioned.

VP Speech Wednesday night
Veterans recognized
Theme "Securing America's Future"
Tammy Duckworth (Clark strongly supported her in the 2006 election) on right before Obama's running mate gives speech


Still holdin' out a speck of hope, while I can.

plus his son doesnt seem to think so either

Every single elected official that was considered for VP has a speaking spot except Kaine who was the first elected official to support him.

If your thinking Clark was omitted because he is in the running I doubt that, he was omitted because he is not an elected official and while getting a speaking spot might help him get his pundit ticket punched at FOX more often it is clear that they are using the convention to help elected officials score points with voters.

Now it is possible that Kaine will end up taking the spot of someone else who will be taking the VP spot but the likelyhood of Kaine not addressing the convention sometime is, IMHO, zero.

Monday, August 25:
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi
Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper
Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. of Illinois
Tribute to Senator Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts
Craig Robinson, Michelle Obama’s older brother to introduce...
Michelle Obama

Tuesday, August 26:
Convention Co-Chair Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius
Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano
Governors Ted Strickland of Ohio
Governor Ed Rendell of Pennsylvania
Senator Bob Casey, Jr. of Pennsylvania
Governor Deval Patrick of Massachusetts
Governor Brian Schweitzer of Montana
Federico Peña, former Mayor of Denver and Secretary of both Energy and Transportation
Representative Xavier Becerra of California
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer
House Democratic Caucus Chair Rahm Emanuel
DCCC Chair Chris Van Hollen
Representative Nydia Velazquez of New York
Representative Linda Sanchez of California
Representative Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin
Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton of DC
Representative Mike Honda of California
Pay Equity Pioneer Lilly Ledbetter
Keynote Speaker: Former Governor Mark Warner of Virginia
Senator Hillary Clinton of New York

Wednesday, August 27:
President Bill Clinton of New York
Governor Bill Richardson of New Mexico
Senator Joe Biden of Deleware
Senator Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia
Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana
Senator Harry Reid of Nevada
Senator Ken Salazar of Colorado
Congressman Jim Clyburn of South Carolina
Congressman Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania
Congressman Robert Wexler of Florida
Iraq War Veteran Tammy Duckworth of Illinois
VP acceptance speech

Thursday, August 28:
Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, Jr.
Barack Obama acceptance speech

Despite his detractors hereabouts, I think Kaine would be also, owing to the practical reason of fighting hard for Virginia to take it away from the GOP and also because my hunch is that service to others will be definitional to Obama's campaign and presidency.

Kaine meets a lot of necessary criteria.

Everyone has a slot except Kaine.

Is it likely that Obama is not going to give the first politician who sticks out his neck and endorses him a speaking spot at the convention? No.

It may be that they will slot Kaine in for Biden or Bayh when they are moved to the VP slot but as is the convention speakers schedule points to Kaine as well.


I don't know how strong Kaine is as a campaigner or TV presence but he helps Obama spread the electoral map more than anyone. A devout Spanish speaking Catholic from two swing states is going to give the McCain campaign a major headache and that is the reason that Rove came out so strongly against it.

where it is going to fit in to make the candidacy the strongest and most appealable to the voters so on that, I have no idea who it is going to be. It appears according to the news cycle it is Biden, Bayh or Kaine