I always thought Barack would pick someone from the South.

[Catherine Vincent]

Doesn't he need a few southern states to win?

[Starbucks Anarchist]

1. No.

Some Southwestern/Western states in certain scenarios, but no truly "Southern" states.

Or all the Kerry states plus Ohio or Florida.

[JI7]

2. somenoe from the South doesn't gaurantee Southern States

[bluestateguy]

3. An all northern Democratic ticket has not won since 1940

And of course, I am including border states (Truman's Missouri, etc.) as non-northern states here.

[ingac70]

4. No...

Iowa plus just one more like Ohio or Colorado and he is Pres.

[madmax]

5. Clark is from Arkansas

Keep Hope Alive :hi:

[Catherine Vincent]

10. I would go with that.

:)

[elfin]

6. Yes - but he needs a national name plus experience

to provide depth to the ticket.

A mystery to me -- why wasn't Richardson in the final mix.

Not being a pit bull debater doesn't cut it for me. He has experience plus Hispanic creds in excess. Me thinks there MUST be some reason we do not know about, but that the search committee does.

I hope he has a major assignment or cabinet position to make use of his talents,

[darius15]

8. i think you answered your own question

he probably has a cabinet position, I think he'd be a great Sec. of State

[Catherine Vincent]

9. That's true.

But I wonder if Hispanics in other states know that Richardson is part Hispanic?

[Spider Jerusalem]

7. Actually, no

Go here, change Virginia and Florida from blue to red in the scenario shown, and look at the EV totals. http://www.270towin.com/

[DFLforever]

11. He would have liked a Virginian but it didn't work out.

For different reasons neither Webb, Kaine, or Warner were feasible.