I don’t know Obama/Bayh jsut does not ring well. I jsut got the hang of Barack Obama to I am expected to spell Bayh correctly. (Yes I did check to article to ensure I spelled it correctly). What ever happened to Smith and Jones? Geeze.

I think Obama will announce his VP choice today so that the media can lord all over it all weekend until the conventions start. That way there will be a lot of hoopla going into the convention.

Who he picks as his running mate will make a big difference in if he wins or not. He has little to no experience so he needs someone who has been around and has many years of experience under his or her belt. Picking someone who is new or hasn’t done much won’t help him at all. Even though he runs on change he has to pick someone that has been around and is a part of the establishment..no way around it if he ever wants to have a shot.

Cindy..Ga.

Barclay

I would love it if Gore was picked to be the Vice President. But I do think its the last thing from his mind and I also think he could say no in good conscience when there are others out there that could be a good VP if Obama wins. Gore has stated many times that he is doing more good out of politics and getting more accomplished on climate change for the world - a much larger stage than what Obama would be tapping him for. I’m not sure that our planet can afford for Gore to take 4 years to be VP again instead of continuing to work on his environmental projects.

Annie Kate
Birmingham AL

Morning Anderson, TGIF, I can’t wait till Senator Obama announces his decision regarding who is going to be his running mate. I hope its Senator Joe Biden, I like his style, he reminds me of James Carville he tells like it is. Have a wonderful weekend.

It’s Hillary……….there is no other that will spar with him in the White House. The media is promoting a smokescreen of qualified candidates. Doesn’t matter. It’s Hillary. He won’t reveal it until tomorrow in Springfield…………..

Obama’s VP matters because the public has said it matters. Never keep your eye off the target audience. McCain’s pick doesn’t matter. Those people that like him will vote for him no matter what. With Obama they are having trouble voting for a black man. But, if they feel his VP is more like them they will vote for him.

If Barack Obama sends the text message late today it would change the evening newscast. He has a lot of power if he decides to do that tonight. Or is this just the biggest political publicity stunt in the history of politics. Will he just text people seconds before the presser on Sat when he makes his announcement where he started his campaign. I think it’s Biden because he did send him on his behalf to Georgia. But I could be wrong.

Think about the excitement today compared to when McCain chooses.
Obama’s veep
What is the foreign affairs experience? Is he or she a yes person? Can they win a certain state, or market? Are they POTUS ready?
the McCain’s day
Are they prolife? Do they favor abortion? Did he follow Limbaugh’s marching orders, or not? What is the foreign affairs experience? Is he or she a yes person? Can they win a certain state, or market? Are they POTUS ready?

Obama has said he wants someone who can help him with the economy, someone “independent… not a yes person” … someone he “can spar with.”

I strongly doubt that any of the contenders repeatedly mentionted by CNN or any of the other mainstream news outlets fits this description.

My guess would be Deval Patrick. He is well-qualified, very much fits the description above, and would work well with Obama in a team.

He also happens to be one of the few individuals who can help carry forth the message of “Change” - at least the definition many young people in this country are looking for.

Obama/Patrick ‘08

He’s going to suprise every one- It’ll be BILL CLINTON he picks for V.P.

I certainly hope that darn horse in Florida is ok. Got my cumputer set up for breaking news and that darn horse better survive is all I will say. Geeze. This is worse than the 10 extra days I had to wait for my son to be born. Enough already!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Al Gore sort of popped up out of no where.
I must have missed something.

Whoever he picks is not going to live up to all this anticipation, but if Al Gore was game, I would not hate it and it would be the shock factor to jolt Obama’s ranking and the voters, on both sides.

Just get it over with already Obama.
LOL @ Jim, Bill Clinton, hahahaha….

Obama needs Hilary, now that his lead has shrunk and he has to strain his style to “get mad,” as Carville says. Hilary would put fire into the campaign, bring in a lot of needed voters, and get him elected. Plus, she’s been vetted (and how). Maybe he needs a VP who will supply the needed foreign policy experience, but can that person help him carry the ticket?

I hope Sen. Obama chooses Joe Biden for vice president. Besides being likeable, Biden is very knowledgeable, well respected woldwide, and has the “experience” some (not I) feel is lacking in Obama.

Hillary Clinton would be a superlative secretary of state, a very powerful position for which she is well suited. Wesley Clark, without a doubt and for obvious reasons, should be secretary of defense.

Bill Richardson would make a wonderful U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. I think Richardson would be a good pick for vice president, but I fear too many American voters would find it intolerable to have two minorities on the same ticket!

We must keep in mind the ultimate goal: Obama must win in November!

I think the spar with him was his way of justifying picking Hilary, saying to his die hard supporters who still might be bitter about her campaign and debate jabs at him, that its okay, he is over it and now it will a positive. So I think if he wasn’t saying it to mislead and I don’t think that his style, that he has picked Hilary which is the smartest way for him to win for any other candidate he is more picking someone who won’t hurt his chances of winning whereas her die hard supports will greatly help his chances of winning. If I’m wrong then maybe he is a typical politician and he misled me with that comment… I hope not.

Hey 360 Staff
I can’t wait to see who Obama will pick .It should reflect his message of change as well as uniting the democractic party It better be someone we know and can handle the likes of McCain and all that he will throw at them until election time.

Have a great weekend
Michelle

Obama should be self confident that the passion ,patience and female intuition could change the history not just the mountains or butterfly’s route.

Wow! . . . that would be something if Barack chose Al Gore . . . I am for Barack no matter who the VP.

I hadn’t thought until recently that I would be rooting for Hillary. I think Hillary would fill in the “gap” with foreign policy and the economy. Also, if they do pick Hillary- they won’t have to waste any time in introducing the VP candidate to the american people (history, background, accomplishments, etc…). She would be able to jump on in with no lag time. Only time will tell.

An Oscar? What about the Nobel? Hello?

The problem for Obama is that he needs someone to shore up his lack of experience; foreign policy and otherwise. Whoever he picks to help him with his experience deficit also highlights it. No matter who Obama picks they will likely have more experience then he does-and that it is the problem.

I think Barack will pick Biden. I think he would be a good choice since he has alot of experience with foreign policies. It would be great if he picked Hillary but I seriously doubt that will happen.

This is really getting rediculious. I understand wanting to inform the others of your decision first but some on this smacks of dramatic entrance. I sure hope it is Colin Powell. He is about the only one Worth all this waiting around.

I have to admit the suspense is killing me! The Obama campaign sure does know how to generate some excitement.

Jolene, St. Joseph, MI

CNN is just going crazy with their speculations. Give us a break!

The media’s stalking of potential VPs is tawdry, invasive and disgusting. There is nothing about the VP decision that requires the populace to be informed the second it happens. I’m sorry you don’t have better things to discuss than all the guessing about this issue. You are abusing your privilege and confirming the worst about your profession, perhaps the world’s second oldest

Obama, has played you guys, like a fiddle!!!!! He’s making you guys look like idiots. Oh! My God, I’m So Excited, I Can’t Wait. Yeah! Right.

Mr. Obama failed to deliver this “text message” promise, i.e. “you will be one of the first million or so people to know who Mr. Obama picks as his running mate.” Well, the whole world got the news from CNN first, not from Mr. Obama’s text message.

This “text message” hype shows that in delaying the VP pick announcement, Mr. Obama’s camp is shamefully greedy in trying to collect as many phone numbers and email addresses as they can until the last second, and ultimately failed to deliver what they were trying to sell.

Finally mr obama pick his vp, you see vp is the most important menber of a cabinet and they have to be ready to lead the country in case the president cant…funny thing about that…Some thought Biden a possible running mate for presidential candidate John Kerry back on 2004, but Biden urged Kerry to select Republican Senator John McCain instead!!. so mr obama dosent just have a vp who thinks he is not ready but that thinks mccain would be a good president!! jajajjajja
mr obama…no words…
DELEGATES! SUPERDELEGATES! THIS IS YOUR TIME UNDO YOUR MISTAKE ON THE CONVENTION VOTE FOR HILLARY, THE POLLS ARE TALKING!

Morning Anderson, happy Monday. I thrilled that Senator Obama has chosen Senator Joe Biden as his running mate. You know Anderson; it makes me angry when I hear that there are Hillary supporters that are upset that she wasn’t chosen so there voting for John McCain. Wake up people! Hillary was who I voted for but she didn’t make it, live with it and remember that we are Democrats first. C’mon ask yourself, do we really want another four years of republican rule? I know I sure has heck don’t. I’m so excited about watching the convention tonight. Have a great day.