Posted by Jed Lewison on Fri Jun 6, 2008 at 12:11 PM Pacific

It matters what question you ask

CNN is having some fun pushing the veepmare scenario. I'm not at all surprised that a slight majority of Democrats say Obama should pick Hillary as VP...in fact, it's striking that the Democratic party is so divided on the question. Can you think of any Presidential candidate having picked a VP who almost half the party was opposed to?

Why didn't CNN ask this question: "Should Barack Obama choose his vice presidential candidate based on polls taken by media outlets desperate for a story, or should he make a decision based who would be the best running mate and partner in governing?"

It matters what question you ask

CNN is having some fun pushing the veepmare scenario. I'm not at all surprised that a slight majority of Democrats say Obama should pick Hillary as VP...in fact, it's striking that the Democratic party is so divided on the question. Can you think of any Presidential candidate having picked a VP who almost half the party was opposed to?

Why didn't CNN ask this question: "Should Barack Obama choose his vice presidential candidate based on polls taken by media outlets desperate for a story, or should he make a decision based who would be the best running mate and partner in governing?"

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