Strickland Back On VP List?

Bob Novak, who generally spends his waking moments pushing Mitt Romney for the GOP VP has written this week about the beginnings of the Democratic VP search:

Support is growing in Democratic ranks for Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland as vice president. He would bring to the ticket maturity (66 years old), experience (six terms in Congress) and moderation (rated "A" by the National Rifle Association). He is very popular in Ohio, a state Republicans must carry to elect a president.

Also, Chris Cillizza at the Washington Post puts Strickland as #2 on his list:

Although Obama may not feel compelled to name Clinton to the ticket, he is well aware of the need to offer an olive branch of sorts to the backers of the senator from New York. Strickland, the first-term governor of Ohio, may fit the bill. Not only is he an active and high-profile Clinton supporter, but he is also the popular chief executive of a state that Obama must find a way to win if he hopes to be president.

With the whole Dann situation going on right now, this adds a twist to the whole Strickland as VP story line.

Some have mentioned Lee Fisher, our current Lt. Governor, to be Dann's replacement if Dann finally gets a clue and resigns or is pushed out. *If* Fisher takes over as AG (a big if - lots of other good names out there) the choice of Lt Gov would be watched very closely.

However, Obama needs to pick his VP by the convention in late August. The timing of all of this would be interesting, to say the least.

One real impediment for choosing Strickland is this video clip: