Trapper John makes a good case for Obama picking Tom Daschle.

I hadn't thought about Daschle being in the running for VP. But it does kind of make sense. I interviewed Daschle last summer, and he's a pretty good fit for Obama, a veteran politician who can drive Obama's agenda through Congress. In some ways, he's the new Dick Cheney. He doesn't have any presidential ambitions, is very loyal to Obama and already has his ear.

But Trapper also makes a case for Kathleen Sebelius. She has all upside and little downside. After the bruising campaign with Hillary Clinton, I think Obama needs to make some more outreach to Democratic women. Some are saying that a black president and a woman VP is too much change for Americans to handle. I'm not so sure. What else could Obama do to give women a voice and combat those still sore about Hillary losing?

I keep hearing about conservative African-Americans who are vowing to cross over and vote for Obama because of what his being president would mean for race relations. Could we see the same dynamic if there was a woman on the ticket as well? Might Sebelius' gender be enough to pull over independent and moderate Republican women voters?