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DEL.ICIO.USHow Nunn could fit into a Southern strategy for Obama
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Pay no attention, Sam Nunn has requested, to those who place him on Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s short list for vice president.
But it’s an impossible demand. The former Georgia senator’s name continues to be bandied about. Remember yesterday’s post about how Bob Barr could put Georgia in play for Obama?
The Politico today works Nunn into that formula:
“Nunn has the advantage of helping the Democrats make a play for Georgia. Since Bill Clinton narrowly carried Georgia in 1992, the state has gone Republican, but by inconsistent margins.
“This election could be the perfect storm for Democrats to turn Georgia blue: Obama likely would inspire high turnout among African-Americans (who represent 30 percent of Georgia’s population); McCain might suffer low turnout among religious conservatives long skeptical of him; and the just-announced Libertarian candidacy of Bob Barr, a recent Republican member of Congress from northern Georgia, could siphon conservative votes from McCain.
“With this confluence of forces working for the Democrats, Nunn joining the ticket could take Obama over the top in the ninth-largest state.”
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Comments
By Will Jones
May 22, 2008 2:26 PM | Link to this
Jim Webb is a man. He showed his stuff during Vietnam and stood down the punk, 9-11-committing homosexual draft-dodger, at the White House.
Nunn on the other hand…
By keith
May 22, 2008 2:37 PM | Link to this
I agree. I don’t know about metro Atlanta, but here in south Georgia, Nunn is still held in high regard. Nunn served in the U.S. Coast Guard for 8 years, plus he’s an expert on Foreign Policy & National defense, & he knows domestic policy. He & Webb should be the top two on Obama’s list.
By ATL
May 22, 2008 2:59 PM | Link to this
This is not the first time Nunn’s name has been bandied about for such things and it won’t be the last. But, rest assured, this will continue to be a pipe dream. Nunn is not interested in retail politics.
By Bitter EX democrackkk
May 22, 2008 7:24 PM | Link to this
Nunn has too much integrity to get caught up with a NObama…
By Timothy
May 22, 2008 11:04 PM | Link to this
Italic: Nunn has too much integrity to get caught up with a NObama…
Except he’s already one of his foreign policy advisers.
By Nunn would be good choice
May 23, 2008 4:32 PM | Link to this
Senator Nunn is a very smart, well-experienced statesman. If he is on the ticket with Obama I will strongly consider voting for the Democrats this year.