Due the "Palin Effect," Democrats now believe their next presidential ticket will have a woman at either the top or bottom of the ticket. Expect Obama to place women in key cabinet positions to build their resumes. Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano is on the list for Attorney General, as is Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius. Others in contention include Obama advisor and Clinton era Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder and Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick.
Virginia Governor Tim Kaine, who is term limited, is expected to play a role in the Obama Administration after 2009.
Obama's uber surrogate, Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill, will likely stay in the Senate where she can be an important ally to Obama.
White House press secretary will likely go to Robert Gibbs or Linda Douglass, and Obama will tap one of his own people - perhaps campaign manager David Plouffe - to head the DNC.
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Nearly all recent presidents have found it expedient to have at least one woman in their cabinet as well as several minorities. I am not sure, however, that either party will feel that they have to have a woman on the national ticket. It took 22 years for a another woman to be dominated for the vice presidency after Geraldine Ferraro's run in 1984.
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