United States Democratic vice presidential candidates, 2008

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This article lists potential Democratic candidates for the Vice President of the United States in the 2008 election.

Contents 1 Selection process 1.1 U.S. Senators 1.2 Governors 1.3 Former Vice Presidents 1.4 Former Senators 1.5 Former Governors 1.6 Former Representatives 1.7 Generals 1.8 Others 2 See also 3 Notes

[edit] Selection process

Barack Obama may choose to wait until the 2008 Democratic National Convention in August to make an announcement.

List of some potential candidates for Vice President of the United States from the United States Democratic Party:

[edit] U.S. Senators

• Evan Bayh of Indiana^[1]
• Joe Biden of Delaware^[2][3]
• Bob Casey, Jr. of Pennsylvania ^[4]
• Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York^[5]
• Christopher Dodd of Connecticut^[6]
• Republican Chuck Hagel of Nebraska^[7][8]
• John Kerry of Massachusetts^[9]
• Mary Landrieu of Louisiana^[10]
• Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas ^{[11] [12]}
• Claire McCaskill of Missouri^[13]
• Patty Murray of Washington^[14]
• Bill Nelson of Florida^[15]
• Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia ^[16]
• Jim Webb of Virginia^{[17][18][19][20]}

[edit] Governors

• Phil Bredesen of Tennessee^[21]
• Mike Easley of North Carolina^[22]
• Brad Henry of Oklahoma ^[23]
• Tim Kaine of Virginia^[24][25]
• Joe Manchin of West Virginia^[26]
• Janet Napolitano of Arizona^[27][28]
• Edward Rendell of Pennsylvania^[29]
• Bill Richardson of New Mexico^[30][31]
• Bill Ritter of Colorado^[32]
• Brian Schweitzer of Montana ^[33][34]
• Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas^{[35][36][37][38]}
• Ted Strickland of Ohio^[39][40]

[edit] Former Vice Presidents

• Al Gore of Tennessee^[41]

[edit] Former Senators

• Bill Bradley of New Jersey^[42]
• Max Cleland of Georgia^[43][44]
• Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota^[45]
• John Edwards of North Carolina^[46]
• Sam Nunn of Georgia^[47][48]

[edit] Former Governors

• Roy Barnes of Georgia^[49]
• Tom Vilsack of Iowa^[50]
• Mark Warner of Virginia^[51]

[edit] Former Representatives

• Harold Ford, Jr. of Tennessee^[52]
• Former House Majority Leader Dick Gephardt of Missouri^[53]
• Tim Roemer of Indiana^[54]

[edit] Generals

• Retired General Wesley Clark of Arkansas ^{[55][56][57][58]}
• Retired General Colin Powell of New York^[59]
• Retired General Anthony Zinni of North Carolina^[60]

[edit] Others

• Independent Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City^[61]

[edit] See also

• United States Republican vice presidential candidates, 2008
• Democratic Party (United States) presidential debates, 2008

[edit] Notes

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