Reply #15: She brings everything he needs most to the ticket. [View All]

[gcomeau]

Obama doesn't need foreign policy help, he's going to hand McCain his ass on the Iraq debate.
Obama doesn't need someone to turn one state for him, he's running a bigger game than that.

He needs two things more than anything else. Administrative/Economic creds and a reinforcement of his big tent unifying image that will swing poll numbers nation wide by drawing independents and pissed off Republicans who don't want anything else to do with Bush policies to the guy they have a reason to belive won't just ignore them because he's one of them liberals. Sebelius brings both of those, big time. She's a democratic governor with a 62% approval rating in freaking Kansas for cripes sake, a state where republicans outnumber dems about two to one... and who manages to pull that off while NOT being a DINO btw. The woman knows how to appeal outside the core of the party.

She's damn near perfect as a running mate from everything I've seen.