At SLANTblog the Obama’s pick for Veep story is discussed, along with a scenario that has a Republican in Virgina’s Governor’s Mansion as a good thing. Hey, if Obama does pick Kaine, that would make Lt Gov.Bill Bolling the governor until Jan. 2010. Could that be good for Democrats?
My hunch — which may look bad any minute, if the text message from Obama says, “Tim Kaine” — is that all along Kaine has been a decoy to keep the field seeming to be larger than it really has been. The publicity hasn’t hurt anyone and, obviously! Virginians have enjoyed the attention the state has been getting.
Why not Kaine?
Two reasons: No. 1: Kaine doesn’t help the ticket enough. No. 2: Kaine won’t leave the Governor’s mansion early , because it is too un-Virginian. Tradition has it that our governors, who can’t run for reelection, don’t play around in national politics while they are still in office. Remember Doug Wilder’s flirtation with a presidential run?
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