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| Strickland crossed off Obama's "VP prospects" list | ||
| 2008-06-11 | ||
| Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland (D) was Shermanesque on Tuesday in saying that he would "absolutely not" be Sen. Barack Obama's, D-Ill., running mate even if asked to join the Democratic ticket. Asked on NPR's "All Things Considered" if he is auditioning to be Obama's running mate, Strickland said, "Absolutely not. If drafted I will not run, nominated I will not accept and if elected I will not serve. So, I donÂ’t know how more crystal clear I can be." Strickland was seen by some political handicappers as an attractive vice presidential pick for Obama because he is a popular chief executive and former House member who hails from Ohio, the state which decided the 2004 election. He won in a landslide and has got good approval ratings, but after Bob Taft's screwups, a duckbilled platypus could've gotten elected on the Dem ticket, so I wouldn't attribute his electoral performance to his charm, good looks, and sparkling personality. He's pretty much a standard Mk.1 Mod.0 knee-jerk liberal Democrat, a bit gaffe-prone, and tends to back down when pressed hard (as he did on his crusade to eliminate vouchers and charter schools).
One suspects it was scored as a point against him.
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| Posted by:Mike |