(August 4, 2008)—For the second time this summer, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has backed Congressman Chet Edwards as the running mate for presumptive Democrat presidential nominee Barack Obama.

While appearing on ABC's "This Week," Pelosi said she thinks Edwards should be Barack Obama's running mate.

In late June, Pelosi first told Newsweek in a video interview that Congressman Edwards should be included in the mix of potential running mates.

The nine-term congressman said he would take the job, if offered.

In a newspaper interview with the Bryan-College Station Eagle in July, Edwards said, “it is a privilege just to be mentioned.”

Pelosi said that amid all the talk about possible running mates from the Senate, she didn't want the House to be left out. Obama has not announced when he will make his pick.