The Pieces Fall into Place
After delivering the State of the Union response, Kansas Governor and Democratic rising star Kathleen Sebelius will endorse Barack Obama for President.
It’s part of an overall good swing of endorsements for Obama, including Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) and Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA), the highest ranking Latino House member. The latter is particularly significant because Obama has shown some weakness among the Latino vote.
But Sebelius is not just a particularly talented Democratic governor, or even another notch in a flurry of recent Obama endorsements. She’s a red-state governor, and more importantly, a red-state governor with a knack for flipping Republicans to the Democratic Party. She fits exceptionally well with Obama’s post-partisan campaign style, and would make a stellar Vice Presidential pick. With this endorsement, that chatter will only get louder.
Cross-posted to The Debate Link
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Sebelius is a great lady and an excellent stateswoman. I agree that she'd make a perfect VP candidate, though not right now and not for Obama. Considering our military misadventures and Obama's lack of direct foreign policy experience, it would behoove him to find a VP who can fill that void.