The Times reports that Obama may announce his VP choice tomorrow. It also said that Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, and Tim Kaine were the leading contenders, but also mention a long list of others under consideration.
That list had just about everyone except Wesley Clark (should he therefore be the contrarian pick?), John Edwards (for obvious reasons), Jim Webb (Shermanesque statement of non-interest), and western governors Janet Napolitano of Arizona and Brian Schweitzer of Montana (probably mutually not interested).
Of the three top picks, sheesh! I like Biden best, though I don't think he would be much of an asset to the campaign.
The real task of the VP is to tour the heartland--slowly, maybe on a train, old-fashioned style, with lower CO2 emissions--and reassure moderate whites that Obama isn't "scary". A soothing (white) voice of moderation and friendliness. Someone from that swath that starts in the middle Atlantic and goes into the lower Missouri valley.
Bayh and Kaine probably fit (and Kaine seems more likely to me), but I will still plump for Kathleen Sebelius, governor of Kansas. She's compatible, smart, will reassure Hillary voters, and has a notable Ohio connection.
Obama's campaign has rarely made a misstep, and I hope one's not coming here.
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