Last week, after John Edwards brought announced his unexpected endorsement of Barack Obama for President, the Obama-Edwards presidential ticket was the hot new idea in the 2008 campaign. Everybody was talking about what a great Vice Presidential candidate John Edwards would make. But, at the end of the week, John Edwards made another announcement: He does not want to be Barack Obama’s Vice President (although he didn’t rule out being Attorney General).
Now, another Vice Presidential candidate has risen to the top, becoming the consensus frontrunner to join Barack Obama on the 2008 White House ticket: Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius. Governor Sebelius has gained attention for her strong defiance of right wing activists in Kansas who have tried to shove through legislation to build new dirty coal-fired power plants. Sebelius has vetoed every coal bill they have sent her way.
Barack Obama and Sebelius share Kansas roots, and the Midwestern votes that Sebelius would bring in could wrap up the Electoral College for the Democratic campaign. If Al Gore of John Kerry had just been a bit stronger in the Midwest, after all, George W. Bush would have spent years ruining businesses instead of ruining America.
Grab this oval Obama/Sebelius 2008 campaign bumper sticker to encourage Barack Obama to choose Kathleen Sebelius for his vice presidential running mate in 2008.
I am recommending Gov. Kathleen Sebelius for VP. She seems to be a perfect fit for you. She was against the Iraq war from the beginning. She was born and raised in a Catholic family in Cincinnati, Ohio. She moved to Kansas at the age of 26. Her father, John Gilligan, was a Gov. of Ohio. Gov. Sebelius has a childhood and current vacation home in Michigan. Gov. Sebelius is a two term popular democratic Gov. of Kansas (red state). Having a female VP with strong, positive ties to Kansas, Ohio, and Michigan is great. I don’t think Obama can do better than that. It will satisfy the female population along with the need to capture the votes in the important states of Ohio and Michigan.
Good luck,
Paula CA