Evan Bayh

If they IM'd: Obama's (Former) VP Prospects

August 25, 2008 - After an ENTIRE FRIGGING WEEK of hovering over our blackberry screens, Barack Obama finally announced that his choice for Vice President would be (slightly pissed off drum-roll...) Sen. Joe Biden. This surely didn't sit well with the other prospects, but the whole process appears to have brought th...

Our Veep Picks: Why Tim Kaine is already out of the running...

August 21, 2008 - "Obama-Kaine." Say it fast.* *Hint: It sounds like "Oba-McCain." Or even better, "ObombMcCain." And even if it doesn't call up the McCain association, some people will just hear "Obamacaine," which sounds like an eczema cream. On the other hand, Obama-Sebelius sounds like the name of a...

If they IM'd: Obama's VP Prospects

August 20, 2008 - The whole country is waiting breathlessly to find out who will be chosen to stand next to Barack Obama sometimes. If you think you're getting impatient, imagine how Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, Tim Kaine, and Kathleen Sebelius m...

We finally got the text, and it's Obiden time!

August 19, 2008 - John King called it at 12:50 AM! And now, after being annoyed to the point of taking a hammer to our phones, we finally got the text we were waiting for. Obama picked Joe Biden. The text was still a little weird though...

I Want To Be Number Two: Evan Bayh

August 11, 2008 - The search for Obama's running mate may finally be at an end. Obama campaign manager David Plouffe sent out an mass email today entitled "Barack's VP: Be the First to Know." Sign up and you'll get a text message announcing the pick. At least they're not...

From The Room: Senator Obama: I Have Your Vice President

June 17, 2008 - Dear Senator Obama, Congratulations on becoming the democratic nominee for the 2008 presidential election! Now you face the daunting task of picking the perfect running mate. It's a difficult decision, one that could polarize your supporters and ultimately lose you the election. That's why I'd like...

Barack Obama's shortlist of people to be forgotten by history

June 12, 2008 - On Tuesday, Barack Obama's vice presidential shortlist was leaked to MSNBC. Several of the frontrunners, like Tim Kaine and former NATO Supreme Allied Commander...

From The Room: The Clintons Campaign the Way Bush Governs

April 23, 2008 - Let's begin by giving Richard Nixon his due. To listen to the Watergate tapes is to hear a president desperately concerned with keeping his lies straight. How far we've come. George W. Bush doesn't care if he lies...never has. He cares about getting through the day...