4 Responses to “What are the chances that Obama will pick Edwards to be his running mate in the general election?”

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  Jeffrey C

  January 20th, 2009 at 6:56 pm

  Close to zero. Edwards says he doesn’t want to do it again. Been there done that.

  I like:

  Bill Richardson
  Jim Webb
  Wesley Clark
  Bill Nelson
  Mark Warner
  Sam Nunn

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  iNsTaNt pUdDiNhEaD

  January 23rd, 2009 at 8:36 am

  I think that would be the ideal situation. And Bill Richardson could be Secretary of State.

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  neverconformtoreality

  January 24th, 2009 at 5:04 pm

  I don’t know, I don’t think its likely, because whereas John Edwards is pretty much anti-poverty, Barack Obama goes there as well as a ton of other issues.

  John Edwards did have a considerable following, so it isn’t completely out of the question, I think Barack Obama would love to tap into John Edwards appeal (although I don’t know that he would need it, Barack Obama is pretty popular on his own).

  I was thinking about who would complement Barack Obama best and I keep coming back to Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius. She came into the reddest of red states, and won the governorship as a democrat, appealing to moderates. She was previously the state insurance commissioner, and since taking office, she used progressive change to get the state out of its massive operating deficit. I think she lines up to Barack well, not to mention she could get him much of the votes Hillary would.

  Essentially I think he’ll pick somebody that he thinks he can work with, and I just don’t know that John Edwards is the best choice that is completely congruent with his message of change.

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  Calvin

  January 26th, 2009 at 9:06 am

  I think there is a good chance of it, but you would have to ask Obama since he would make that decision. (Jim Webb is a similar kind of choice that might appeal to him).

  He has alot to choose from so who knows.

  I do not think he will pick Hillary however…unless he was for some reason forced to put her on the ticket.