I totally trust and admire the Obama campaign but why drag out this VP selection drama?

[DCBob]

I can only think it is because it will be a dramatic pick -- perhaps Gore or Clark or Clinton or ??.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

1. sounds like it is no ordinary guy

[rzemanfl]

2. The discipline of this campaign is amazing and it runs on hope

not fear.

[ClarkBayh 2008]

3. Just hope you're right....

Biden would certainly seem like a big fat let down after all this....

Obama has done everything right so far.... makes no sense for him to drum up all this drama over Biden.

Sigh.

It's looking more and more like 269 - 269 at best.

[Davis_X_Machina]

16. Relax, it's just a VP pick....

...and it hasn't mattered since 1960, the last time a VP pick made an actual difference.

It wasn't the Eagleton fiasco that cooked McGovern's goose. Quayle didn't cost Bush père the election.

Biden would be a perfectly serviceable stand-in President, as a long-serving senator, if the unthinkable happens. Beyond that, you are looking to tie up a few more news cycles and have someone to campaign in small markets and safe states.

There are fifty people who'd do the job, who'd make a fine VP. None of them are going to deliver an election, or cost you one.

Relax, and enjoy the access whores of the press get their chains jerked on like dogs that don't know how to heel.

[democrat2thecore]

31. But if elected - it can make a HUGE difference. Cheney, anyone? -nt

[Davis_X_Machina]

47. Obama is not a coke-addled non-entity...

...who will be manipulated by his VP, no matter who they might be.

[blue_onyx]

17. I agree that it would seem like a let down

I like Biden and of the choices that were most talked about, he would probably be my third choice (behind Clinton and Clark). But Biden just doesn't scream excitement to me. Plus, it's been known for weeks that Biden was the frontrunner.

[DCBob]

18. There are quite a few 269-269 scenarios...

In fact I built a Flash election scenario calculator that shows 5 different tie scenarios:

http://www.zbob.net/yeswecan/USAVote.html

There are probably even more. A tie is definitely a possibilty. Then it would go to congress I believe. That would be some great drama as well!

[baldguy]

4. To keep EVERYONE - including you - talking about Obama

And nothing else.

[thunder rising]

12. Absolutely correct. As long as Obama is the headliner, who cares.

[DCBob]

20. Yes. I guess that is right.

I guess many of us are just a bit impatient and want to know.

[enough]

5. I agree. I thought the motto was "No drama."

[thunder rising]

15. The "drama" is under your bed, in your closet, but mostly in your head,

[RoyGBiv]

6. To control the news cycle n/t

[depakid]

7. They're not "dragging" anything out

The campaign said Saturday. When can't anyone sem to take them on their word?

[DCBob]

24. I didn't know they said Saturday.

Many were expecting it yesterday or today. Maybe the media was saying that.

[AlCzervik]

8. look at the media, that's where you should aim your frustration at.

the media is a lazy pack of howler monkeys that sat on their collective asses and in Biden's hedges all day. The media runs in a pack and Obama played and punked them well.

[DCBob]

25. Yeah -- poor Biden. They have hovering around his house like vultures.

He should have called the police and chased them off.

[babylonsister]

9. Here's some reasoning from a smart DUer...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x6704868

[RoyGBiv]

27. Indeed ...

I would have missed that. Thanks.

[DCBob]

34. That makes sense...

The Hilary people will be pissed no matter what but streching it out might help ease the pain a bit.

[Bonobo]

10. The drama is whipped up by the media and you are eating it with a big spoon.

Just chill out.

[DCBob]

28. I am chilled -- on my third glass of Pinot but..

I just wanna know -- like everyone else. I am ready to celebrate whoever it is!!

[kirby]

11. How come your impatience is 'him' dragging it out?

It will be announced when it will be announced. Until then, enjoy life.

[DCBob]

29. Yeah. Sure, I am impatient.

I just want to get it over with so we can celebrate the new VP and move on.

[Imalittleteapot]

13. Lots o' press time.

[liberalmuse]

14. Obamasan is teaching us patience.

Go and learn your lesson well, grasshoppa.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

19. Wouldn't that be kind of cruel to use Joe like that?

[vaberella]

21. If you didn't spend so much time watching MSM, you wouldn't ask that question. n/t

[DCBob]

30. I havent watched any MSM in days.

I just want to know that's all.

[saltpoint]

22. I think you could be right -- a dramatic pick could be in the cards --

or Obama's team is demonstrating to the press that THIS is how campaigns are run, that THIS is how secrets are kept, and that the craven media will not be able to manipulate the Obama campaign as adversaries the way they treated Gore and Kerry.

This appears to be the most controlled campaign team since the Kennedys in the 60s.

[babylonsister]

32. Can you believe this? The Obama campaign OWNED the airwaves

for the past few days. It's been brilliant! :toast:

[saltpoint]

35. Hey there. They really have. And what a great thing to shut Britt Hume

and Wolf Blitzer up -- even if for a few days.

I like this campaign. They've gottem a Sunday curve ball that's sizzlin' hot.

[DCBob]

33. Yes. OC. That's what I am thinking...

These guys are brilliant and I can only assume this long dramatic leadup might mean a big dramatic pick. I won't be disappointed if its' Biden -- he would be great, but it does seem like there might be a bigger name coming up. We will know soon.

[saltpoint]

36. Hi, DCBob. Actually, I agree with your point in your OP, but am

at the same time enjoying your posts from the rest of this week as well.

Great company for a really historic time. Thank you.

[DCBob]

37. Cheers Old Crusoe!

Indeed we are heading into a "historic time".

[thewiseguy]

39. How is it a secret when the media has been saying that its Biden for a week?

It would be almost funny if Biden was actually the pick. After one week of cat and mouse game and the media saying its most likely Biden, then you are going to prove them right?

[saltpoint]

40. Well, the announcement hasn't been made and the media are

aflutter because they're accustomed to getting leaks left and right.

The Obama team isn't leaking anything, including whether it's Biden or not.

[thewiseguy]

41. Then who told the media that it is Biden?

If it is indeed Biden (which looks like to be the case), then somebody must have leaked that info.

[saltpoint]

42. Biden's been a speculative veep choice since at least January on

many blogs, including this one.

I'm talking about the original announcement from the Obama campaign that has not been leaked.

There are no outlets I've seen anywhere claiming a source for Biden. The language is couched in coy phrases such as, "Vigorous speculation surrounds Sens. Biden and Bayh, and Govs. Kaine and Sebelius and Richardson" etc.

The New York POST called Kerry's 04 veep pick for Gephardt and ran the edition. Turns out, it wasn't Gep at all.

[DCBob]

44. No leaks.. but a few hints.

Regardless Biden has been the obvious choice for weeks for obvious reasons.

[greatscott15]

23. Poor Campaign Strategy

What idiot campaign advisor came up with the timing on this.

Weekend. Olympics.

Dead news time.

Biden is not the change message I think we were looking to send.

Probably fairly safe, but won't help much, except maybe the debate.

[dave29]

26. The media is dragging it out. Obama never said when he would make the announcement

all the campaign said is there would be an event on Saturday.

[anonymous171]

38. To distract from the two negative fear mongering ads that were released this week.

[Catherine Vincent]

43. It will probably be somebody boring.

Like Gore did with Lieberman.

[Peregrine Took]

45. Its THEATER and I love it. This is the most fun I've had in ions. Go 'Bama!

[saltpoint]

46. Agree. For political junkies, this has been just a hell of a great week.

[pnwmom]

48. Because it's got all the news stations salivating, and no one's talking about McBush.

Isn't that a good enough reason?

[KingFlorez]

49. If it's a not a dramatic pick, then this whole thing would be pointless

It's hard to tell, but if it wasn't a big name, I don't think it would get drawn out like this.