Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama’s next major decision will be selecting a running mate. Although some in both the Obama and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton camps have held out an Obama-Clinton combo as a “dream ticket,” few close to either candidate expect to see it.
Among the speculation: If he wants to pick a woman, because of all the disappointed Clinton supporters, it might be someone like Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius. If he wants to deal with presumptive Republican nominee Sen. John McCain’s advantage on national security, he might pick someone like former Sen. Sam Nunn of Georgia, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson or Sen. Jim Webb of Virginia.
And if he is looking for an Electoral College advantage, he might pick either Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell or Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland, both of whom were Clinton supporters.
Democratic strategist Doug Schoen suggests Obama should “think outside the box” and go for someone outside the party as his running mate, such as New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, an independent, or Republican Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel, a Vietnam veteran.
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