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The Left Anchor appears to be engaged in writing profiles of possible vice presidential picks for the Democrats. Here’s their first one, on Jim Webb, Virginia Senator, and here’s one on Ted Strickland.
An excerpt from the latter:
Strickland is sometimes viewed wrongly as a conservative Democrat, but his voting record would be more aptly described as left leaning-populist. While in the House, he voted against legislation to ban stem cell research, voted against the amendment to make gay marriage illegal, voted against CAFTA, and voted against making the Bush tax cuts permanent. He also supported the effort to formalize net neutrality, which is of particular importance to bloggers such as myself. Especially important when considering Gov. Strickland is the fact that he was one of the few Democrats to vote against authorizing the use of force against Iraq. I believe it is essential for Obama to choose a running mate who opposed the war from the beginning, lest he undercut his case for possessing better judgment.
Read the whole thing, very nice job. And convincing too. Hmmm…
Sphere: Related ContentBy Jill Miller Zimon at 10:42 am May 20th, 2008 in Democrats, Vice President, Ted Strickland, WH2008, Ohio, Elections, Politics
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My two cents: Strickland should complete his obligation to the state of Ohio before thinking about running for Federal office.