Three Arkansas Names Considered for Vice President

ARRA News Service - The Pine Bluff Commercial reported an AP story by Andrew DeMillo. Demillo asserts that there are currently three Arkansas names being bantied about as positble Vice President candidates by the two major parties:

For the Democrats, at the top of the Democratic list is Hillary Rodham Clinton, whose Arkansas supporters say would be ideal for winning over the state where she served as first lady for 12 years. Clinton had overwhelming support in her husband's home state, where 70 percent of the voters in the Feb. 5 Democratic presidential primary cast a ballot for her. . . .

Also a possibility for Democrats, if Obama tries to beef up his credentials on national security and military affairs, is retired Gen. Wesley Clark, who lives in Little Rock. Clark, who unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination in 2004, campaigned around the country for Clinton but could be a key ally for Obama. "I do think Wes Clark brings a lot to the table, given his military background and his extensive foreign policy knowledge and experience," . . .

On the Republican side, Mike Huckabee says he'd like to appear on the ticket with John McCain. Huckabee dropped his White House bid in March after McCain won enough delegates to claim the Republican nomination. Huckabee had a simple explanation why three politicians with Arkansas ties are in the running for a running mate spot _ and it's not entirely a compliment for his home state." Nothing I experienced running for president was nearly as brutal and savage as running a race in Arkansas," Huckabee said last week. "The politics in this state are far more difficult and challenging in terms of sheer bare-knuckle come at you with your head than anything I experienced at the national frame."