Published 7/30/2008
by Mark Murray
at First Read
Michael Duffy looks at the dilemma facing Obama between the Kaine and Biden choice. "The alternate universe goes like this: The last thing Obama ought to do is pick a figure from the Washington establishment. He needs, instead, to reinforce his message of change and shake up the status quo with an outsider untainted by the Capitol games. Such a pick would be aimed not at the party's base but at the pool of independent voters who still aren't comfortable with Obama and are looking all summer for signs...( read more )
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