PM veepstakes update
Posted: Monday, June 23, 2008 5:18 PM by Domenico Montanaro
From NBC/NJ's Mike Memoli
THE SHORT LIST
Marc Ambinder reports that both the Obama and McCain camps will likely announce in early August, with both aware of the Olympics starting August 8.
VIDEO: Questions are intensifying as to who each presidential candidate will pick as his running mate. MSNBC Political Analyst Howard Fineman and The Politico's Roger Simon join guest host Mike Barnicle and look at the veepstakes.
WHAT THEY’RE UP TO:
- Hillary Clinton is
asking supporters for help with her campaign debt.
- Gov. Charlie Crist (R-FL) is
addressing the U.S. Conference of Mayors
- Rob Portman (R-OH) says he’ll
decide by the end of this year if he’ll run for Ohio Governor or Senate in 2010.
- Gov. Tim Kaine (D-VA)
convened a special session of the VA Assembly on transportation funding.
- Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-LA)
won’t hold a traditional post-session press conference with state legislators this week, instead opting for a solo event after they’ve left town.
- Fred Thompson blogs about the Guantanamo decision at Real Clear Politics.
- Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX)
will be taking viewer questions on CNN tomorrow.
ON THE RECORD:
Elizabeth Edwards was asked on “GMA” about speculation her husband may be on the ticket again. “This is not a subject of conversation at our house. ... We're both going to work as hard as we can to make certain that Senator Obama is the president. And we'll let everything else take care of itself.”
BUZZ METER:
Mitt Romney’s former chair in NJ, Joe Kyrillos, likes the sound of McCain-Romney, not surprisingly. He says there is now a “real warmth” between the two.
Andrew Romano runs down the Pawlenty speculation, saying that despite “the faddish feel of the current Pawlenty chatter, he's long been considered a top veep possibility,” and started lobbying fellow governors in 2006.
Joe Klein hears that McCain is frustrated with the process because he can’t go with his personal favorites – led by Tom Ridge.
CHATTERING CLASS:
Don Frederick thinks Tim Pawlenty better stop telling jokes that include his wife.
