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Tuesday, July 08, 2008 --- 43 days ago http://www.readthehook.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/07/webb-drops-out-of-obama-vee
 Cross another Virginia Democrat off the list of potential running mates for Barack Obama . Three weeks after former governor Mark Warner told the Virginia Democratic Convention that he would not accept his party’s nomination for vice president, Sen. Jim Webb issued a statement today saying, “Under no circumstances will I be a candidate for Vice President.” “I entered elective politics,” continues Webb, “because of my commitment to strengthen America’s national security posture, to promote economic fairness, and to increase government accountability. I have worked hard to deliver upon that commitment, and I am convinced that my efforts and talents toward those ends are best served in the Senate.” According to UVA professor and political pundit Larry Sabato , all the hype about Webb being able to deliver Virginia to Obama’s column in November may have been unwarranted in the first place. “Vice presidential candidates really don’t matter that much,” says Sabato. “People don’t believe that in the summer because there’s enormous attention on this question now. But come November, people really do vote for the presidential candidates alone.” Still, Sabato says that we may yet see a Virginian on the Democratic ticket, since (more…) Comments(0) ... |
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