Update: NBC Says No on Bayh and Kaine, Activity at Bidens House…Leak? Company Printing Obama Bayh Bumper Stickers
Posted on August 22, 2008
Update: NBC Says Bayh and Kaine are out!
Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh and Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine have been told by Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s campaign they will not be his vice presidential choice, NBC News reported on Friday, quoting sources.
Starting to look like Biden instead.
After weeks of speculation and days of intense rumors, the answer to who Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama would name as his running mate may have come down to a bumper sticker printed in Lenexa.
KMBC’s Micheal Mahoney reported that the company, which specializes in political literature, has been printing Obama-Bayh material. That’s Bayh as in U.S. Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana. Word leaked out about the material as it was being printed up by Gill Studios of Lenexa. The Obama campaign had said it would make the announcement by text message on Friday.
Gill Studios, would not confirm information about the material. They would not deny it either. The company president would not comment when asked by Mahoney about the reports. But at least three sources close to the plant’s operations reported the Obama-Bayh material was being produced.
We will see. If its Bayh, Obama shouldn’t expect any kind of bump in his downward spiral. Bayh isn’t problematic, but he isn’t someone that will excite the Dems much either. I guess Obama will get to keep all the spotlight he loves.
More to come. Hat tip: Hot Air
If this is true — and we’re still waiting for the magic text message — then this will be a let-down on a couple of fronts for Democrats. First, Bayh isn’t exactly beloved by the netroots. His selection over choices like Kathleen Sebelius and especially Hillary Clinton will be seen as wan and unimaginative, more stolid than solid. Next, the Joe Biden boomlet really appeared to have legs, and a Biden selection supposedly would have sent a signal that Obama had picked an attack dog. Bayh’s more of a lapdog.
Gill Studios, KMBC reports in its video, isn’t just a small-time operation. They do $60 million in political business for both parties and is one of the top printing concerns in the nation for this specialty. They wouldn’t gear up to print Obama-Bayh material unless someone was serious about needing a lot of them — and there hasn’t exactly been a grassroots movement to get Bayh added to the ticket.
Michelle Malkin is hearing more whispers that this rumor could just be.
Just so we are prepared, here is Bayh on the issues.
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Didn’t he vote for the war and funding? You knew that Obama would not pick a heavy weight that would over shadow himself.
I don’t trust Obama.
Please … not Hillary.
I think all the speculation and everything is all a bunch of you know what. When he announces his running mate we will know who it is and then you all will have a field day knocking down his choice. I had to work hard at something constructive to make a living unlike all the bunch of PRESS that is covering this VP saga. It’s like is it a boy or a girl being born. Get a life already. I’m going to vote for Mr. Obama for President because I trust his judgement and his leadership so I think he will pick a good VP to run with him. So why don’t you people go to bed and leave the poor people alone that you are bothering.