NBC report: Bayh and Kaine out of the Veepstakes

The first big break for the media in the Obama Veepstakes came tonight as NBC News somehow was able to confirm the rumors that Evan Bayh and Tim Kaine are not in contention to be Obama’s running mate, having been among the handful of names personally called by the Dem nominee either today or this week.

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.

NBC News quoted unidentified sources as saying that Bayh and Kaine were informed they were out of the running.

Until we have the official Veep name, questions will immediately turn to why either Bayh or Kaine weren’t the final pick. Was Bayh’s Iraq war exuberance too controversial? Did Kaine blab too much as he made the short list or was it just his minimal record that turned away Obama?

Questions, questions…

This leads us to update our Veepstakes board tonight.

1.  Joe Biden - Not a word from the usually chatty Biden could be an indicator (9:30 PM - Biden looks increasingly to be the clear choice here. Only a major surprise pick will derail his chances)
2. Evan Bayh - Hanging on in the race.
3. Chet Edwards - Dark horse boosted by Pelosi’s endorsement, making waves with multiple chats with media outside his Waco home. Then again, he’d probably shut up if he were the guy.
4. Kathleen Sibelius - A woman would tick off some Hillary fanatics while soothing others. And she has been ignored by the media - just like the campaign likes it.
5. ??? - Fill in the blank here with Hillary, Gore, Bloomberg, Elvis…

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