| Show could mend fences by choosing a woman t i- i 1 L r I t 1 F The New York fork Times photo by Da David id Scull Political pundits predict that Barack will ill not choose Hillary Clinton as Vice President Susan Roylance Contributing Writer J The Democratic Presidential primary contest appears to be becoming becoming becoming coming to a close with Barack as the perceived winner Presidential The choice of a Vice candidate is on the mind of many Democrats Many political pundits predict that will not choose Hillary Clinton However last August prior to the grueling campaign told of the last 8 S months the National Association of BlackI Black I Journalists that Clinton is a very she I capable person and Im I'm sure would be on top of or on the short list of anybody's list for VP Choosing a woman would help mend some of the fences said Bill Keshlear Communications Director for the Utah Democratic State Committee Many women feel passionately about Clinton's candidacy as asa asa asa a breakthrough for women in politics Three other strong Democrat women whom are consistently mentioned as potential Vice President candidates are Arizona Gov Janet Kansas Gov Kathleen and Missouri Sen Claire McCaskill Gov has maintained a strong approval rating in a state that was carried by Bush in 2004 and is the home state of Senator John McCain She has demonstrated the ability to cooperate and compromise with Republicans in getting key legislation passed in Arizona has strong managerial and political skills and has successfully navigated I Isome some hot-button hot issues such as immigration Utah Democrats would probably lean toward Gov as a candidate said Keshlear because she would Continued on Continued from A Al Albring I bring a feeling of the West to the White House Kansas supported Bush by large margins in both the 2000 and 2004 elections However their current governor Kathleen is a Democrat She surprised political experts when she won the Governors Governor's race in 2002 in a State that has twice as many registered Republicans as Democrats In her first year in office she erased a 11 billion budget deficit In 2008 she was chosen to give the Democratic response I it J. J following President Bushs Bush's final State of the Union address Her address was looking forward toward solving problems rather than casting blame Senator McCaskill is also noted for her ability to cooperate and appeal to the broad spectrum of voters In her bid for the Senate in 2006 she focused on the needs of people in inthe inthe inthe the rural areas This could help overcome the elitist label None of these three women have focused on the gender issues in their campaigns But may need to choose a female Vice President candidate to appease the f supporters of Clinton who were anxiously looking forward to the first woman President of the United States of America All three women have ave high approval ratings I I among the people in their J own state This is a major problem with Clinton as asher asher asher her disapproval ratings have varied from 45 to 52 percent throughout the last year However after the dust settles may yet realize that Clinton provides the greatest advantage as a running mate toward winning the prize in November jj j j k |
