A Rising Star, Delayed - 2008 VP Pick

This article lists potential candidates for the Democratic nomination for Vice President of the United States in the 2008 presidential election. After New York Senator Hillary Clinton became the Democratic Party's presumptive presidential nominee on June 3, 2008, Clinton formed a small committee to help her select a running mate.

Obama strongly considered Senators Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, and Chris Dodd, but Clinton ultimately decided to select Virginia Governor Tim Kaine as her running mate. Kaine would ultimately become Hillary Clinton's running mate in 2016. The Clinton–Kaine ticket would go on to defeat the Republican tickets of ​​McCain-Palin in 2008 and Romney-Ryan in 2012.

Shortlist
According to contemporaneous news sources, the following people were thought to be on Senator Clinton's short list for Vice President: