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Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain and Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty speak to attendees at a town hall meeting McCain held at the Landmark Center in downtown St. Paul. (MPR Photo/Bill Alkofer)

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President, U.S. Senate, Congress, and the Minnesota House of Representatives are the major races in the campaign of 2008. This is the first presidential election without an incumbent or sitting vice president involved since 1952.

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Campaign 2008

VP speculation heats up

Broadcast: Midmorning, 07/25/2008, 9:06 a.m.

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Political pundits seized on John McCain's hints that he will soon announce his pick for vice president, but who will it be? Midmorning assesses the candidates, looks at Barack Obama's recent overseas trip, and debates whether the media is favoring the Illinois senator.

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  • Ross Douthat: Senior editor at Atlantic Monthly and blogger on Atlantic online. He is co-author of the new book "Grand New Party: How Republicans Can Win the Working Class and Save the American Dream."
  • Seth Gitell: Columnist for the New York Sun, also writes about politics on his blog "Dispatches from Seth Gitell"

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