Veep Clues in Obama's Schedule? :: Sat in NV, Sun in ?, Mon and Tues in FL, Wed in ?, Thurs in VA.

[jefferson_dem]

Obama, Richmond, VA, Next Thursday? Not Necessarily What It Looks Like...
from Marc Ambinder

CBS News's Jeff Greenfield and I each have independent Democratic sources who say that an advance team for Barack Obama is in Richmond, VA preparing for a campaign event next Thursday.

To conjecture, of course, would be easy. Gov. Tim Kaine lives and works in Richmond... but
Virginia's a swing state; it's not unusual for Obama to campaign there. Or maybe it's an event for Michelle Obama.

For some reason, I don't think this is IT -- THE vice presidential announcement. It could happen somewhere else... on another day..-- Wednesday -- in another state... and not involve anything related to Virginia. Maybe Richmond is a stop on the vice presidential tour -- a tour that begins elsewhere the day before.

But: unless he's planning a convention week surprise, Obama has to announce his vice presidential nominee next week.

Obama will be in Nevada on Saturday and Florida on Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday's schedule is unknown to me at this point.... (ellipses added for emphasis!)

Another potential clue: a Democratic research firm spent part of last week quietly focus grouping the political skills and attributes of Kaine and Gov. Mark Warner last week, two people familiar with the results say.

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http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/08/obama_richmond_va_next_thursda.php

[DJ13]

1. Florida on Monday and Tuesday

Oh.My.God.

He's going to choose Debbie Wasserman Schultz.






























Just kidding!

[jefferson_dem]

3. Now that would be a hoot.

I love Wasserman-Schultz's passion but she was so wrong in the primaries.

[Jack Bone]

2. Florida on Mon & Tues..there ya go...

former Sen. Bob Graham country....

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

4. Ugh... Kaine wouldn't lose the election, but he sure wouldn't help.

One word you never hear is "Kainiacs"

He's just not very interesting.

(I'm from VA. Happy to have voted for him, but see no reason for him to be "a heartbeat away" from anything.)

[jefferson_dem]

5. See what the focus group said about Kaine?

From Ambinder - "Warner came off well; Kaine did not, with respondents saying that he lacks substantive accomplishments and kisses up too much to Obama."

I'm growing cooler on Kaine day by day. I fear the ticket would just be too soft.

Obama would be better suited to select someone with more "heft", and someone who would bring the hammer down. Kind of like Chain-Knee is to Chimpy as ? is to Obama. God strike me down for ponying up that analogy. Anyway, who fits that bill better than... Joe Biden!

[SheilaT]

6. Give Kaine a break!

He's from Kansas, so he can't help it!

[maui9002]

9. What would you (and other Virginians) say about Warner as VP?

I was an early supporter of Mark Warner when he was considering running for President, and was disappointed when he announced he wouldn't be running. I'm curious whether you think he'd make a difference in Virginia if he was the VP choice.

[salonghorn70]

13. I Like Warner Too

He would be a great choice. But wasn't his withdwawal from consideration pretty firm?

[Riddler]

7. This tells us, in no uncertain terms, that the VP choice will be ?

[jefferson_dem]

8. Well...that's a definite possibility.

:hi:

[maui9002]

11. I think I've got it figured out; it's going to be

Oprah! ;)

[nsd]

10. Darn, I was hoping the announcement would come on Monday. n/t

[David Zephyr]

12. Are you trying to drive me crazy, jefferson_dem?

I'm just glad he had a vacation. And equally glad to see him back hitting the trail again soon.