Rob Portman

No Olympic Hiaitus

thedemocraticstrategist.org     6 hrs ago          

With the Summer Olympics opening ceremony on tap for tomorrow, it's obvious by now that the hoary tradition of viewing August, and particularly Olympic Augusts, as "down-time" for presidential campaigns has been abandoned, as...                    

Pelosi pushes Texas lawmaker Chet Edwards as Obama running mate

bostonherald.com     yesterday   9 related          

By Associated Press Wednesday, August 6, 2008 - Updated 10m ago WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is behind on a dark horse in the Democratic veepstakes: Rep. Chet Edwards of Texas. "I hope he will be the nominee," Pelosi...                    

How to pick a running mate

charlotte.com     Aug 4, 2008   2 related          

When you try to talk with McCain staffers about vice-presidential prospects, as I did over the weekend, the normally garrulous become guarded and the usually talkative turn taciturn. Still, here's what I was able to discern.                    

Veepstakes: Ferraro at it again

msn.com     Aug 4, 2008          

Geraldine Ferraro is at it again -- this time over Clinton as VP. She claims Obama won't be "gracious" if he doesn't offer her the slot. Kudos to Bill Kristol for writing a very readable and interesting VP speculation column...                    

Election Forecast 2008: Ohio Is THE Battleground State (CQPolitics.com)

yahoo.com     Aug 4, 2008   1 related          

By Greg Giroux, CQ Staff Mon Aug 4, 12:02 AM ET CQ Politics Presidential Race Rating: No Clear Favorite Electoral Votes: 20 Ohio's close presidential contest in 2004 made it the last among the states to be decided, and Bush's...                    

Jindal may be out of veep race

indiatimes.com     Aug 4, 2008   5 related          

WASHINGTON: Indian-American governor of Louisiana, Bobby Jindal, is no longer in the latest shortlist of Republicans believed to be in contention to be John McCain's running mate in his race for the White House. The Republicans...                    

Pelosi pushes Texas lawmaker as Obama running mate

usatoday.com     Aug 3, 2008   23 related          

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is behind on a dark horse in the Democratic veepstakes: Rep. Chet Edwards of Texas. "I hope he will be the nominee," Pelosi said Sunday on ABC's This Week. Edwards, first elected in...                    

Sunday Morning Talk Show Thread 3 August 2008

freerepublic.com     Aug 3, 2008   5 related          

The Talk Shows Sunday, August 3rd, 2008 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and former Sen. Tom Daschle, D-S.D.; Ashley Judd, actress.MEET...                    

Veep fever intensifies in U.S.

cnn.com     Aug 3, 2008   5 related          

Media focusing on analyzing potential VP picks CNN's Howard Kurtz calls it a "glorified guessing game" Before 1980s, candidates typically didn't unveil VP until convention Barack Obama, John McCain staying mum on talk of...                    

Race, anthrax and oil on Sunday shows

cbsnews.com     Aug 3, 2008          

Race took center stage on the Sunday talk shows this week, as Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) accused Barack Obama of injecting the issue into the presidential campaign, and twice called it "a lie" for the Democratic nominee to...                    

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