Entries from Gothamist tagged with 'VP'
August 18, 2008
After earlier reports that Senator Barack Obama would be ready to announce his vice presidential running mate this week, now it seems that he may do so as soon as Wednesday. According to the NY Times, the focus is "mainly on three candidates: Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana, Gov. Tim Kaine of Virginia and Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware," (though there are hopes Obama will choose a female running mate, like Senator Hillary......
Continue Reading "Obama May Announce VP Pick on Wednesday"July 29, 2008
With 98 days until the presidential election, speculation about who the candidates' running mates is running high. And regarding NY's junior senator, one-time presidential contender Hillary Clinton, it seems unlikely that Barack Obama will pick her to be his vice-president. Based on various statements Obama has made in the press, the NY Times writes even Clinton "thinks there is little chance Mr. Obama will pick her and that she views the public pronouncements by some......
Continue Reading "Clinton Doesn't Seem Like Obama VP Choice"July 13, 2008
A Hillary Clinton supporter says Barack Obama is considering Hillary Clinton as a possible running mate, but there may be a snag with former president Bill Clinton. The LA Times reports that Obama had reached out to donor and Westchester resident Jill Iscol, who was apparently "unhappy" how the media and other Democrats treated Hillary. Iscol recounted Obama's concerns about Bubba, "[Obama] said once you're a president, even if you're a former president, you're always......
Continue Reading "The Bill Clinton Factor"
