Obama Not Running for VP
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WASHINGTON (AP) – Senator Obama of Illinois isn’t interested in running for vice president, and the Democratic presidential hopeful made that clear during an appearance Monday on CBS’ “Late Show with David Letterman.”
Mr. Letterman asked Mr. Obama if there had been any discussion of the Illinois senator sharing the Democratic ticket with Senator Clinton of New York.
“No, you don’t run for second,” Mr. Obama said. “I don’t believe in that.”
Mr. Obama also told Letterman that his family is holding up well on the campaign trail.
“I take my kids occasionally,” the candidate said. “Malia, who’s 8, Sasha, who’s 5, we take them on the campaign trail, and they see these big crowds. I ask them sometimes, ‘How’s it going?’ and the last time I did that, my 8-year old turned to me and said, ‘This is terrific, daddy, but what are we doing here again?’
“She wasn’t overly impressed.”
Still, Mr. Obama said he’s not getting back to Chicago very often.
“My wife is starting to refer to me as her first husband,” he said. “It’s a little disturbing.”
