Alexis Pittman said: I was surprised to see that Bill Richardson & John Edwards, my two favorite VP candidates, are not listed in your table. IMHO, both of them bring more strengths to the ticket than any of the names listed and both are working class heroes. I agree with Myriam, Obama / Richardson has been my dream ticket from day one. -Alexis

Giancarlo Carnevali said: I'm curious as to why the Republican candidate listing has neither foreign policy credibility ratings nor military experience info. There absence leads me to consider two possible reasons for their omission. 1. Such details are not important to Republican voters, 2. These candidates are assumed to have foreign policy and military experience. Thanks for the data, incomplete though it may be.

Myriam Koepcke said: Dear Dip.Blog, Please consider adding Richardson to your table above. He is a serious contender, having finished fourth in the Democratic primaries. I would be happy to help you fill out the entries if you need a volunteer for this. Bill Richardson, beyond any other candidate, has the experience to handle the diplomacy and foreign policy issues that our country faces and has relationships with many of the other parties, allies and otherwise, having been a U.N. ambassador and the Secretary of Energy, successfully negotiated for hostages with some of the worlds most formidable dicators, governed a state, served a number of years in congress. He has a stronger resume than any of the above named candidates to step into office in a crisis, or to offer support to the president at 3:08 AM. He understands the issues of poverty better than any of the above candidates, both abroad and at home. He will bring in the Latino vote, which is considerable, in the general election, and understands how to unify our country, forging alliances among those of us who have perhaps never understood each other before--so that we can all learn to work together towards the cause of desperately needed change in our country. Richardson has the policies and vision most compatible with Obama's, of all the (good) choices that exist. The Democratic party must unite with a common vision, and no person can bring all factions of the party together as Richardson, who is close to the Clintons (and will remain so, regardless of his endorsement of Obama) and the Kennedy family, and whose own vision and concience led him to endorse Obama because he recognized that Obama best represents the interests and vision that he most cherishes for our nation. Nobody else has the experience, the resume, or the vision to bring our nation together as the Obama/Richardson team would have. Please consider adding this name to your table, as I know Richardson must be a serious contender for this very important position. I hope you will also seriously consider what a Latino Vice President would have to offer our nation. Though it could never have happened before to have two minority individuals run and win the presidency, I believe this is the year all barriers can be overcome. Nobody understands the issues of minorities like another minority. If you add all of the minority members of our nation together, and then motivate them all to vote, this group alone will be the majority at the polls. Add that group to the group who is inspired by Richardson's energy policies which will revolutionize our country and perhaps the world, leading us to oil independence and therefore a peaceful and prosperous world because oil=money in our economy, and also eliminating global warming, and there is no way this team can lose. Nobody else has what the Obama/Richardson team has to offer. Please consider this seriously. Sincerely, Myriam Koepcke http://mom-of-three-journal.blogspot.com/

Diane said: Anyone including my 13 year old. On a serious note... I just pray the Senator Obama make the right desision. May God be with him in everything he does.