An anti-Facebook group has formed, "100,000 Strong Against Evan Bayh for VP," although the ground currently has 219 members. Journalist and Dem consultant Ari Melber chronicles the anti-Bayh sentiment:
It is somewhat staggering that Bayh holds any great mentioner status at all. Unlike Obama, he is a centrist Washington fixture who strongly backed the Iraq war. His red state victories are based more on family dynasty than personal dynamism.
The Booman Tribune adds:
It would be hard to fu** up (CQ edit) Barack Obama's brand any worse than picking John McCain's honorary co-chairman of the Committee for the Liberation of Iraq. We really shouldn't have to say anything more than that.
So, it appears that Obama's VP pick does matter after all. Bayh might be a good pick to appease Washington insiders who backed Hillary Clinton in the primaries, or for those who think he could bring Indiana over to the Democrats. But it's clear that Obama's online base, a faction whose influence should not be underestimated, wants a candidate whom they feel better represents the message of change that has been so integral to Obama's early success.
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Most democrats can live with any VP choice that Obama makes. Whether Bayh, Kaine or Clinton, I can live with the choice.
Posted by: bonncaruso
| August 14, 2008 2:54 PM
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