I have filled these pages with the rationale behind picking Tim Kaine for Vice President. He complements Obama's core change message, is an outsider and probably puts Obama over the top in a southern state he might not be able to win otherwise. Kaine is also deeply religious and speaks fluent spanish--both of which appeal to important, targeted constituencies with which Obama believes he can do better than Gore or Kerry.
But the landscape has changed a bit in previous weeks and it appears that Obama is leaning more towards selecting someone tough with bonafied foreign policy credentials, appeal to blue collar white voters and experience.
Joe Biden has emerged as the frontrunner.
Here's my question: if Obama is choosing a running mate through this lense, why not select Hillary Clinton, the preferred candidate of the middle class, rust belt, midwest and New Hampshire?
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