firstread.msnbc.msn.com — From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, and Domenico Montanaro*** Raising Kaine: Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine is all the rage today -- with a front-page Washington Post piece saying that he has had “very serious” conversations about possibly becoming Obama’s veep pick, as well as a Politico article that has a source saying that Kaine is “very, very high on the short list.” What’s more, Kaine today just happens to be in Washington (for his WTOP interview at 10:00 am ET). And guess what? Obama’s in DC, ...
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Dueling Gallup polls, part II, in the Obama-McCain race
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... Then there's this useful caveat, couresty of MSNBC's daily First Read political note: "It's results like these that should remind us that even good pollsters are struggling to poll this year. This isn't an easy time for a pollster. The Gallup folks are in the charge of the best brand there is in public opinion research. So if they are getting screwy results, that should make you suspect of a lot of results you see, particularly on the state level by folks who claim to be pollsters but haven't been doing this for very long." ...
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matthewyglesias.theatlantic.com 7/29/2008 — Chris Bowers proclaims that if Barack Obama picks Tim Kaine as his VP nominee that "would also signal that Obama has no intention to govern as a progressive" whereas "by contrast, Obama / Sebelius would be fine, and Obama / Dodd would be exciting." ...
Chris Bowers proclaims that if Barack Obama picks Tim Kaine as his VP nominee that "would also signal that Obama has no intention to govern as a progressive" whereas "by contrast, Obama / Sebelius would be fine, and Obama / Dodd would be exciting." ...
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www.fivethirtyeight.com 7/29/2008 — With the Tim Kaine buzz having reached a fever pitch today , it might be worth sharing a couple of additional thoughts on the Virgina Governor. Chris Cillizza's arguments for and against Kaine are a must-read, and lay out most of the checkmark ...
With the Tim Kaine buzz having reached a fever pitch today , it might be worth sharing a couple of additional thoughts on the Virgina Governor. Chris Cillizza's arguments for and against Kaine are a must-read, and lay out most of the checkmark ...
Kaine sidesteps VP questions —
First Read 7/29/2008
From NBC/NJ's Carrie Dann and NBC's Ben Weltman WASHINGTON DC -- Officially, Gov. Tim Kaine (D) is in Washington to talk traffic and see his daughter. Asked by a DC radio host if he'll be meeting with Obama today, the vice ...
Kaine stays mum on Veep buzz —
CNN Political Ticker 7/29/2008
Kaine is staying mum on reports he is on the top of Obama's VP list.
(CNN) — The vice presidential buzz is circling around Gov. Tim Kaine, but the Virginia Democrat refused to address the speculation in a radio interview Tuesday.
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Kaine, facing cameras, stays mum —
First Read 7/29/2008
From NBC/NJ's Carrie Dann WASHINGTON -- Some guys would have walked out a side door with just a wave and a "no comment."
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