DETROIT -- Possible Democratic running mate Kathleen Sebelius wouldn't say Tuesday if she expects to be chosen by presidential candidate Barack Obama.

Asked if she expected to get the nod, the Kansas governor said only, "I think a week from tomorrow we will all know" who the candidate will be.

She said she doesn't know the timetable for naming the vice presidential pick, but said Obama would make "a great choice."

Sebelius spoke to The Associated Press in a telephone interview before addressing a town hall meeting at Macomb Community College in Warren to promote Obama to Michigan women.

Obama is expected to name a running mate before the Democratic National Convention starts Monday.

Sebelius said Obama would help women more than Republican candidate John McCain when it comes to economic issues.

"Barack Obama has been a very strong champion of equal pay for equal work. Senator McCain, over and over again, has opposed the opportunity for pay equity bills to move through Congress," Sebelius said.

McCain's Michigan spokeswoman said that, "as a son, husband and father of three daughters, John McCain has always recognized women's unique issues."

Leah Yoon added that the Arizona senator has worked to improve women's health care options, make certain the work place is free from discrimination, ensure employers can provide parents flexibility in their work schedules to balance family needs and provide strong educational opportunities.

But Sebelius said Obama's health care plan and ideas for creating new high-tech jobs in fields such as alternative energy would be better for women, who will play a large role in deciding who wins the White House.

"There's no question that women in Michigan and Kansas, all over this country, are going to be critical voters in this election," Sebelius said. "They control the purse strings. They are the economic engines of their family."

At a news conference before the town hall and during the meeting itself, the Kansas governor also spoke of her ties to Michigan. She has a family home in the northern Lower Michigan lakefront community of Leland.

"I pay property taxes in Michigan," she said.

She was joined at the Warren event by Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow, Democratic National Committee member Debbie Dingell and other female Democratic leaders.

Stabenow said she never has felt more strongly about an election, and she's "not even on the ballot."

"(McCain) is someone who thinks things are going OK," she said. "Maybe they are for him, but they aren't for the vast majority of people in Michigan, or in this country."

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