Two potential VPs join Obama on campaign trail: Nunn and Bayh

[DeepModem Mom]

CNN: July 16, 2008
Two potential VPs join Obama
From CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney

(CNN) — Who Obama is campaigning with Wednesday just might get more attention than what the presumptive Democratic presidential candidate says. The Illinois senator is set to be joined on the trail by Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh and former Georgia Sen. Sam Nunn — two Democrats widely believed to be on the shortlist for the vice presidential spot.

The two are set to join Obama at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana for a discussion on national security issues — a forum that is designed to set to stage for the Democratic president candidate's overseas trip next week. Specifically, the three are set to discuss nuclear non-proliferation, bioterrorism, cyber security and emerging national security threats.

Bayh, who comes from a powerful Indiana family and once served as governor of the state, remains a very popular figure there. His aggressive campaigning on behalf of Hillary Clinton during the state's Democratic primary is widely seen as a chief factor for the New York senator's narrow victory there. He briefly flirted with his own presidential bid late last year but ultimately ruled against it.

Nunn remains one of the most respected national security and foreign policy experts on the national scene. The former senator has a serious, no-nonsense demeanor that would add instant gravitas to the ticket, and he is a popular figure in Georgia — a state the Obama campaign hopes to make competitive this cycle....

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/16/two-potential-vps-join-obama/

[tekisui]

1. Neither, please.

Two uninspiring politicians.

[newmajority]

2. Their names sum up exactly what I say to either's chance of being VP.

None. Bye.

The whore media is determined to sandbag this ticket with a right winger, aren't they?

[DeepModem Mom]

7. "None and Bye." Clever! nt

[THX1138]

3. Ugh

Aren't there any Democrats available?

[Tom Rinaldo]

5. I see your Ugh, and raise you one n/t

[JerseygirlCT]

19. LOL. Exactly! nt

[earthside]

4. Dull and Doze. n/t

[depakid]

17. Nunn, Bayh and Sebelius

winken, blinken & nod.

[book_worm]

6. I'll trust Obama's judgement

If he thinks either of these guys is the best choice, so be it.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

14. nunn is a homophobe. nt

[nam78_two]

8. Ick-I doubt that either one will be the veep anyway.nt

[On the Road]

9. I Don't Necessarily Mind a Centrist

but not of this stripe. Dean and Bill Clinton are centrists, and Gore at least used to be. But they fight and they stand for something.

[Fire_brand]

10. What don't people like about Bayh?

[faithfulcitizen]

12. He votes like a rupublican. nt

[Fire_brand]

15. on what issues?

[faithfulcitizen]

20. Many of them. He's gotten this far in Indiana because of it. Example- he voted for the Bush tax cuts

I think only 1 other Dem did. He did it to strike a deal with repubs so Mitch Daniels would scratch his back.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

11. if he picks nunn, i am going to sit out this election. i really really doubt he would though

he ran a great campaign and this would be a majorly stupid decision.

[AtomicKitten]

13. Ewwww and ugh (not necessarily in that order).

[SuperTrouper]

16. Sebelius, Schweitzer, and Kaine may be the ones

the MSM have virtually ignored them while "campaigning" for Nunn, Bayh, and trying to demonize Clark. I think that Hillary would have been the obvious choice but there is a large calamity: Bill and His Ego. So I think that Kathleen Sebelius may be gaining strength but do not count out the Governors of Virginia and Montana.

[JerseygirlCT]

18. Dino and boring

What a pair!

No thanks, to either of them.