Obama’s VP Pick

(Community Matters) Huffington Post’s top 10 VP picks:

Joe Biden
He is Mr. Foreign Policy. He trumps any foreign policy claims that McCain brings to the table. He can hit McCain hard.

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Mike Bloomberg
Popular Mayor of NYC

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Sherrod Brown
Ohio Governor Brown is a favorite among progressives for his economic populism and outspoken criticism of the war.

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Wesley Clark
Rhodes Scholar turned four-star general and once-presidential candidate.

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Hillary Clinton
This ticket is either a dream or a nightmare. Some see it as the only way to reunite the Democrats in time for November. Other see it as the fastest way to destroy the Obama brand.

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Tom Daschle
The former South Dakota senator, Daschle has been a strong supporter of Obama’s campaign; he’s a nation co-chair and is rumored to play a big part in the campaign strategy.

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Chuck Hagel
Republican senator who has said he’s considering endorsing Sen. Obama.

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Janet Napolitano
A popular Western governor, Napolitano has settled into a second term in McCain’s very red home state. She also backed Obama early in the race.

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Bill Richardson
You know him, you love him, he’s the New Mexico governor with a heart of gold.

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Brian Schwietzer

Schweitzer has been Montana’s governor since 2005, and is currently one of the most popular governors in the country.

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Kathleen Sebelius

Kansas governor who convinced a Republican to leave his party, become a Democrat, and run as his Lieutenant Governor. Kansas is rife with stories of Republicans undergoing conversions, and Sebelius gets a good amount of credit for this.

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Jim Webb
Webb is the closest thing to a frontrunner for Obama’s VP these days. A former Republican who served as Secretary of the Navy for Ronald Regan. Webb defeated George “Macaca” Allen to become a junior senator in Virginia.

From Huffington Post here
So pleased to see Sam Nunn is not on this list

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