Obama to Name Herseth Sandlin VP

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Top reasons why Senator Barack Obama is about to name South Dakota Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth Sandlin as his vice-presidential running mate:

1. Obama reaches out to the women's vote by picking a female running mate.
2. Obama nods to Clinton supporters by picking a woman from a state that voted strongly for Clinton.
3. Obama tweaks Clinton supporters (deep down, you know he wants to) by picking a woman who backed him over Clinton.
4. Obama picks first pregnant vice-presidential running mate; moms vote en masse for him.
5. Obama defuses any chance of bounce for McCain by picking popular Alaska mom-politician Sarah Palin as GOP VP.
   
6. Obama plans anti-Cheney vice-presidency; he and Herseth Sandlin will win election, then he will run the show and leave VP to visit funerals and cast tie-breakers in Senate. That way, Herseth Sandlin can stay home and focus on her family, the way Chris Lien thinks she should.

Stay tuned to those cell phones, kids: text message from Obama HQ coming soon!

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