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# Picking partners
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/picking-partners-20080611/
- Published: 2008-06-11T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T19:53:25.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Government & Politics, Santa Monica, #archive-import

Now that Barack Obama has wrapped up the Democratic presidential nomination, it is time for he and Republican candidate John McCain to start thinking about running mates.

So this week’s Q-Line question asks: Who should McCain and Obama choose as vice presidential candidates and why?

Call (310) 285-8106 before Friday at 5 p.m. and we’ll print your answers in the weekend edition of the Daily Press. Please limit responses to a minute or less.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 11, 2008.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/061108.pdf?ref=smdp.com)