Novak Points To Strickland For Obama's VP
Submitted by dpotts on Mon, 05/12/2008 - 11:20am.
Governor Strickland may have been an early Clinton supporter, but it now appears that the rise of Obama may have actually increased his influence.
Robert Novak is pointing out growing support for the idea of Obama picking Strickland as his vice president in an attempt unify the party.
A footnote: Support is growing in Democratic ranks for Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland as vice president. He would bring to the ticket maturity (he's 66), experience (six terms in Congress) and moderation (rated ''A'' by the National Rifle Association). He is very popular in Ohio, a state Republicans must carry to elect a president.
I really don't see Ted becoming the VP, but at the same time I can't dismiss the idea of using him to heal the divides that this primary has caused.
Regardless of how things unfold, there are certainly some interesting days ahead for our Governor.
Pretty Fly for a White guy!
He's been mentioned as a potential vice-presidential candidate for Clinton, but could Barack Obama also consider Strickland?
Several newspaper reports indicate he'll be in the discussion.
The Washington Post lists Strickland as one of the top five Democrats to fill the V.P. spot in the race.
In another article, political columnist Robert Novak says Democrats think Strickland could bring "maturity, experience and moderation" to a potential ticket.
That's just two examples of a number of recent stories that have Strickland on the short list for the Dems.
On the G.O.P. side, the Washington Post lists Rep. Rob Portman from Ohio as someone who could run with John McCain.
ONN's Washington correspondent Tom Walker will have more on Strickland's case to be vice-president on ONN-TV Monday evening.