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bilerico.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
The "Evan Bayh will be Vice-President" meme is running rampant here in Indiana with more and more tips and leaks and rumors spreading like wildfire. Let's catch up on all the latest gossip about the possible nomination. First there was the phone call I got about an unannounced Obama event in Indianapolis . It looks like the event will take place on Saturday now, but it's not so "secret" after all....
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Midas Oracle .ORG (Free subscription) | yesterday
Time: QUESTION: One of the biggest moments in the campaign is going to be your announcement of a vice president. What is that decision going to tell voters about you? BARACK OBAMA: Hopefully, the same thing that my campaign has told the American people about me. That I think through big decisions. I get a lot of [...] ShareThis
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The Right Side of My Brain (Free subscription) | yesterday
Politicians are many things, but if it's one thing that they are not, it's loyal. They will stick by...
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Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
EMPORIA, Va - Barack Obama said Thursday he's chosen his running mate, but coyly kept all the details to himself as he campaigned with one leading contender and planned a major rally to present the Democratic ticket Saturday in Illinois.Obama refused to say whether he'd notified his pick or when exactly he would send cell phones buzzing with the answer delivered via text message. He seemed to relish...
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Several prospective running mates of Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain campaigned for their candidate on Thursday, while other potential picks spent time at home or at work.
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Political Radar (Free subscription) | 08/20/2008
ABC News' Matt Jaffe reports: Doing "Dad duty" apparently isn't as easy as it looks. While speculation runs rampant that Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh is one of the top contenders to become Democrat Barack Obama's running mate, the Indiana Democrat...
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SharonCobb (Free subscription) | yesterday
At a quick first glance, did you think this photo was of disgraced John Edwards? It's not. It's Evan Bayh from Indiana. The subconscious mind is a funny thing, and I think a lot of people will have a (negative) visceral reaction upon seeing Bayh. Looking like John Edwards aside, Obama has more than alienated a lot of his base by voting for FISA, ignoring the moral issue of Darfur by buying advertising...
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Horserace (Free subscription) | 08/20/2008
CBS News chief political consultant Marc Ambinder confirms that Barack Obama is scheduled to visit Indianapolis on Saturday"a nugget that is sure to add to speculation that the Democrat will pick Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh to be his running mate. The Nashville Post, which broke the news of Obama's impending visit, reports that the trip to Indianapolis includes a "major event" and that senior Obama officials...
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Patterico's Pontifications (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
[Guest post by DRJ] Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was interviewed yesterday by his hometown newspaper, the Las Vegas Review Journal, and the conversation covered a wide range of topics. Most of it was predictable although a few of his opinions surprised me. For example, even though Reid clearly stated his dislike for John [...]
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Media Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Just a thought, but since Evan Bayh and Hillary Clinton are multi-millionaires, I wonder if this means it#39;s Biden? . . .
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Gawker (Free subscription) | yesterday
With Barack Obama apparently underperforming in the polls, he's under new pressure to pick Hillary rather than a ho-hum choice like Tom Kaine or Evan Bayh. And for some reason, Hillary and her...
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Indy Star (Free subscription) | yesterday
Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign announced his tour of battleground states leading up to the Democratic National Convention -- and Indiana is not on the list.
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TigerHawk (Free subscription) | 08/20/2008
Susan Bayh, wife of Obama VEEP short-lister Evan Bayh, apparently sits on a number of corporate boards that have theoretical or positional interest in matters under Senator Bayh's jurisdiction. This is supposed to constitute a "problem" for Evan Bayh's prospects. No doubt that it is, but only because of our sad obsession with a certain sort of institutional conflict of interest. The
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Radar (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza writes:No scoop in political journalism is more sought after than the identity of the vice presidential nominees. In a world of 24/7 news coverage, scoops -- and those who score them -- are almost immediately forgotten
