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Obama Selects Keynoter

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The Associated Press

Published: August 14, 2008

HONOLULU - Sen. Barack Obama chose Mark Warner, Virginia's Senate candidate and former governor, to deliver the keynote address at the Democratic convention, underscoring Democrats' all-out effort to win the Southern state for the first time since 1964.

Wednesday's move also raises questions about the prospects of Obama choosing Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine as his running mate.

Warner is to speak on Aug. 26, the second day of the convention in Denver, and the yet-to-be-named vice presidential nominee is slated to address delegates a day later on Aug. 27.

Kaine is among a handful of Democrats said to be under serious consideration for the No. 2 spot.

Would the Illinois senator devote two major prime-time national addresses to politicians from the same state?

The keynote address is a plum speaking spot that often is a springboard to national prominence. Obama, then a Senate candidate from Illinois, delivered it four years ago and began a rise in national politics expected to reach the Democratic nomination for president.

Warner ran an exploratory campaign for the 2008 presidential nomination early in the race.

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