ProConPundit Predictions for Obama Running Mate

Its hard to know what is believable but with the media bias in favor of Obama we risk not realizing how in jeopardy his candidacy is. Wise people in all quarters are predicting a Clinton scheme to still rob Obama of the nomination. I would not bet the lunch money that they will wrestle the nomination from him but I will bet this: they will weaken him to the point of a decisive enough defeat for him in the fall that Hillary can return in 2012.

I think Obama needs to do something surprising in his VP pick and that would be to not choose one of the three people everyone is predicting: Bayh, Biden, Kaine. Personally, to that end, the ProConPundit favors Sam Nunn or Chris Dodd. That their names have evaporated tends to make me think they are the top contenders.
When is the last time a nominee picked someone predicable?

Kerry picked Edwards and Dole picked Kemp. Those were was predictable.

But consider this:
Bush unpredictably picked Cheney.
Gore unpredictably picked Lieberman.
Bush I unpredictably and pitifully picked Quayle.
Clinton unpredictably picked Gore.
Dukakis unpredictably picked Bentsen.
Mondale unpredictably picked Ferraro.
Reagan unpredictably picked Bush I.
Carter unpredictably picked Mondale.

My money is not on a predictable choice. That said, I think Kaine would be a SUPERB choice for electing McCain. Picking a 5 minute governor of Virginia with no foreign policy experience is a ticket for disaster. I am personally VERY fond of Bayh and Biden and would appreciate either of them being picked. Bayh would bring Indiana into play for the Democrats which could mean the ball game. Either of them would be excellent Vice-Presidents and Joe Biden would be THE BEST debater against whoever McCain picks as his running mate.

No one could bring more foreign policy credibility than Biden. He is known by leaders of foreign countries and is also known by most Americans. Bayh has foreign policy experience, is not known to other foreign leaders, and is virtually unknown to most Americans.