MyDD

by Walter Alarkon - 08/19/08 9:14 AM ET

Barack Obama’s decision to announce his veep pick right before the convention should give him a bounce coming out of Denver, unlike Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) in 2004 who announced his pick earlier in the election cycle, writes Todd Beeton. Democrat Jim Martin, who barely trails Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.), 43 percent to 48 percent in a new Rasmussen poll, will at least force Republicans to play defense in a seat they’re favored to win, writes Jonathan Singer.

Tags Barack Obama John Kerry Saxby Chambliss