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« on: August 22, 2008, 12:19:42 pm »

Obama notifies candidates on shortlist

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NEW: Sen. Barack Obama calling some of VP contenders, Democratic source says
Obama says he's made his choice, isn't naming names
Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine says he's flattered to be mentioned as a contender
Sens. Joe Biden, Evan Bayh staying out of the spotlight in recent days

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 (CNN) -- Sen. Barack Obama called some people on his shortlist for the vice presidential slot Thursday night to tell them he had not selected them as a running mate, a highly placed Democratic Party source said.
 


Sen. Barack Obama says he has decided on his running mate but is not yet ready to reveal the name.
 
The source did not say which people got the call.
Obama has told some other potential running mates over the last few weeks that he would not be choosing them.
Obama is expected to appear at a rally Saturday with his vice presidential choice in Springfield, Illinois.
The presumptive Democratic nominee is at home Friday in Chicago, Illinois, with no public events planned before launching a string of rallies with his running mate ahead of the Democratic National Convention next week in Denver, Colorado.
Obama said Thursday that he had made his decision but declined to give any further details.
"I won't comment on anything else until I introduce our running mate to the world," he told reporters in Emporia, Virginia. "That's all you're going to get out of me."
It's unclear when the campaign will announce the vice presidential choice via text message to supporters.

Meanwhile, the top contenders for Obama's No. 2 spot are staying mum on the selection process as the vice presidential guessing game enters its final hours.  Watch Obama say he's made his choice »
Most of this week's buzz has been around Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana, Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware and Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine.
Kaine on Thursday dodged all questions, telling CNN's John Roberts he'd have to plead the Fifth on anything related to the selection process.  Watch Kaine weigh in on the "veepstakes" »
"You're just going to have to hear from the campaign, and they'll make the announcement when they're ready," he said on CNN's "American Morning." See who's in the running
The first-term governor also would neither confirm nor deny reports he was being vetted, but he said he was flattered to be mentioned as a contender.
"My mom in Kansas City loves it when someone will talk about me as VP," he said.
Other candidates enjoying VP buzz have largely gone underground: Biden has avoided any lengthy interviews. Bayh also has kept private -- at least as much as he can with reporters staked outside his home.  Watch panelists weigh in on top VP contenders »
A dark horse contender, Sen. Hillary Clinton, re-entered the conversation this week following a poll indicating that nearly half of her supporters have yet to embrace Obama.
The Wall Street Journal-NBC News poll out Wednesday night shows that 52 percent of Clinton supporters said they will vote for Obama. Twenty-one percent favor Republican John McCain, while 27 percent are undecided or say they will vote for "someone else.''
The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
The former first lady was considered one of the top VP contenders shortly after she ended her White House run in June, but rumors of lingering tension between the former rivals and word that her name would be placed in nomination at the convention are partially to blame for kicking her out of the top tier among political observers.
Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader said Clinton is the smart choice because she is the only person who would help Obama get more votes.
"And if he's going to say, 'One people, one nation,' he can raise the banner of unity with her as his vice presidential running mate," he said Thursday on "American Morning."
 
Nader also told the Politico Web site that Obama wouldn't be "that dumb" to pick Bayh or Biden to be vice president.
Other big names thought to be in the running include retired Gen. Wesley Clark, Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut, Rep. Chet Edwards of Texas, Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, former Sen. Sam Nunn of Georgia, Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius.
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« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2008, 12:28:45 pm »

They probably went to the Bilderberg meeting and are just putting on an act.
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