Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, Obama's rival during the Democratic presidential primaries, is also scheduled to speak that night, Aug. 26. But Warner is being given the plum position, according to an e-mail that Obama campaign adviser Mike Henry sent to Virginia supporters late Tuesday.
Henry's e-mail, which was provided to The Associated Press, included a quote from campaign manager David Plouffe.
"Mark Warner is not afraid to challenge the status quo to bring people together and get things moving," Plouffe's statement read. "It's that kind of spirit and innovation that resulted in his selection as keynote speaker on a night when the convention program will focus on renewing America's economy."
Update [2008-8-13 3:12:24 by Jerome Armstrong]: There's more about Clinton speaking the same night here:
Giving Warner the prime role could be viewed as a slight to some of those supporters as the Obama campaign is working to build unity going into the fall election. But Sam Arora, a former Clinton staffer who co-founded a group, VoteBoth.com, that encouraged Obama to pick Clinton as his running mate, said Warner was a good choice.
"Mark Warner is the future of the Democratic Party, and putting him on Tuesday night with Hillary Clinton is exactly right move for Obama," said Arora, who shut down the VoteBoth.com effort two weeks ago under the assumption that Clinton would not be picked. "They highlight Senator Obama's vision and leadership qualities."
You know, I'm long past the whole primary, but Clinton should just put her name into nomination, ad let the catharsis play out to its finale; what the hell, let it happen, the world won't rock away the nomination of Obama at the last moment (and the Clinton hatred & paranoia needs to end too). This will then have been totally played out and dealt with fully. Ended.
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