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The VP Sweepstakes

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Presumptive presidential nominees John McCain and Barack Obama have both been mum about possible running mates. We’ll discuss what they may be looking for — and what they should watch out for — in vice-presidential candidates.

Guests:

Jack Pitney , professor of government at Claremont McKenna College and a former national republican official and Capitol Hill staffer

Chris LeHane, former press secretary for Al Gore throughout the 2000 campaign and a democratic consultant who spent six years in the Clinton White House

Joel Goldstein, professor of law at the St. Louis University School of Law and the author of "The Modern American Vice Presidency: The Transformation of a Political Institution"

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