Right-Of-Center Bloggers Select The Most & Least Desired Vice-President For John McCain

Right Wing News ^ | 4/11/08 | John Hawkins

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Right Wing News emailed more than 230 right-of-center bloggers and asked them to send us a ranked list of 1-5 people they'd most like to see as John McCain's Vice-President and the 1-5 people they'd least like to see as John McCain's Vice-President. Representatives from the following 45 blogs responded...

The Anchoress, Argghhhh!, AtlanticBlog, The Baseball Crank, Blonde Sagacity, Bluey Blog, Boi From Troy, Bookworm Room, Classical Values, Dr. Melissa Clouthier, The Club For Growth Blog, Conservative Grapevine, Damian Penny, Drumwaster's Rants, Elocutio, Eternity Road, Musings, Fetching Jen, Cassy Fiano, Fraters Libertas, GraniteGrok, GayPatriot, IMAO, Jeff Gannon - A Voice of the New Media, JackLewis, Liberty Pundit (Brian), GOPUSA Northeast (Hank), Rachel Lucas, Mainstream Libertarian, Midnight Blue, mountaineer musings, Moxie, Newmark's Door, Noisy Room, No Oil For Pacifists, The Nose On Your Face, Pal2pal, The Pink Flamingo Bar & Grill, Pirate's Cove, Don Singleton, Sister Toldjah, Solomonia, The Sundries Shack, Don Surber, WILLisms,

All participating bloggers were provided with the following list of potential candidates although they were also allowed to select nominees who were not listed:

Haley Barbour: Governor, Mississippi

Marsha Blackburn: Congressman, Tennessee

Richard Burr: Senator, North Carolina

Jeb Bush: Former Governor, Florida

Tom Coburn: Senator, Oklahoma

Charlie Crist: Governor, Florida

Jim DeMint: Senator, South Carolina

Elizabeth Dole: Senator, North Carolina

Tommy Franks: Former General

Newt Gingrich: Former Congressman, Georgia

Rudy Giuliani: Former Mayor, New York

Lindsey Graham: Senator, South Carolina

Phil Gramm: Former Senator, Texas

Mike Huckabee: Former Governor, Arkansas

Duncan Hunter: Congressman, California

Kay Bailey Hutchison: Senator, Texas

Bobby Jindal: Governor, Louisiana

John Kasich: Congressman, Ohio

Joe Lieberman: Senator, Connecticut

Mel Martinez: Senator, Florida

Sarah Palin: Governor, Alaska

Tim Pawlenty: Governor, Minnesota

Mike Pence: Congressman, Indiana

Rick Perry: Governor, Texas

David Petraeus: General

Rob Portman: Congressman, Ohio

Colin Powell: Former Secretary of State

Condi Rice: Secretary of State

Tom Ridge: Former Governor, Pennsylvania

Mitt Romney: Former Governor, Massachusetts

Mark Sanford: Governor, South Carolina

Michael Steele: Former Lieutenant Governor, Maryland

Fred Thompson: Former Senator, Tennessee

John Thune: Senator, South Dakota

JC Watts: Former Congressman, Oklahoma

Christie Todd Whitman: Former Governor,New Jersey

As I mentioned earlier, the bloggers were allowed to make 1-5 ranked selections. Those selections were weighted as follows...

1) Worth 2 points

2 or 3) Worth 1.5 points

4 or 5) Worth 1 point

So, for example, a candidate who received two first place votes (4 points), a third place vote (1.5 points), & and three fifth place votes (3 points), would receive a grand total of 8.5 points.

Also, keep in mind that the scoring cut-off to be included in the lists below was 5 points. If a candidate received less than that, his/her score was not listed. Also keep in mind that not everyone put in 5 selections for each area.

Here are the selections that were made with the total number of points each candidate tallied following his/her name in parentheses...

The Most Desired Vice-President For John McCain

18) Rudy Giuliani: Former Mayor, New York (5.0)

17) Tim Pawlenty: Governor, Minnesota (5.5)

16) Jim DeMint: Senator, South Carolina (6.0)

15) Mike Pence: Congressman, Indiana (7.0)

14) Phil Gramm: Former Senator, Texas (7.0)

13) Elizabeth Dole: Senator, North Carolina (7.0)

12) Sarah Palin: Governor, Alaska (9.0)

11) David Petraeus: General (10.5)

10) Newt Gingrich: Former Congressman, Georgia (11.0)

9) JC Watts: Former Congressman, Oklahoma (12.0)

8) Haley Barbour: Governor, Mississippi (13.5)

7) Mark Sanford: Governor, South Carolina (16.5)

6) Duncan Hunter: Congressman, California (17.0)

5) Bobby Jindal: Governor, Louisiana (20.0)

4) Condi Rice: Secretary of State (22.0)

3) Fred Thompson: Former Senator, Tennessee (26.5)

2) Michael Steele: Former Lieutenant Governor, Maryland (28.5)

1) Mitt Romney: Former Governor, Massachusetts (29.5)

The Least Desired Vice-President For John McCain

15) Tom Ridge: Former Governor, Pennsylvania (5.0)

14) Tommy Franks: Former General (5.0)

13) Tim Pawlenty: Governor, Minnesota (5.5)

12) Rudy Giuliani: Former Mayor, New York (7.0)

11) Newt Gingrich: Former Congressman, Georgia (7.5)

10) Elizabeth Dole: Senator, North Carolina (7.5)

9) Mel Martinez: Senator, Florida (10.0)

8) Condi Rice: Secretary of State (16.5)

7) Christie Todd Whitman: Former Governor, New Jersey (19.5)

6) Joe Lieberman: Senator, Connecticut (19.5)

5) Charlie Crist: Governor, Florida (20.0)

4) Colin Powell: Former Secretary of State (23.0)

3) Jeb Bush: Former Governor, Florida (23.5)

2) Lindsey Graham: Senator, South Carolina (26.5)

1) Mike Huckabee: Former Governor, Arkansas (42.5)

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FWIW

[Perdogg]

If he can get Powell, he would be unbeatable.

[goodnesswins]

Powell’s a Democrat.....even though he won’t admit it. MICHAEL STEELE!!!!!!!

[Perdogg]

Powell has already given $2,300 to McCain. And he gave that much to George Allen reelection campaign in 2006.

What do you really know about Michael Steele’s views???

[2ndDivisionVet]

FRED THOMPSON!!

[Bob J]

Who cares what these bloggers think or want?

[fieldmarshaldj]

*omney would be the best running mate for Obama.

[JohnD9207]

I expect McCain to use this data to pick the person Conservatives voted the worst choice.

[Rob112586]

He flamed out as a Presidential nominee, he’d do worse as VP nom. I can see it now on every late night talk show... “Grumpy Old Men ‘08.” Sanford makes the most amount of sense. He’s incredibly popular in a critical region, likeable, and someone who can articulate the “hope” of true conservatism (IE market freedom, personal freedom, privacy, ect) to balance out the pseudo-neocon McCain. I’m just a huge huge fan of the guy, and look forward to voting for him as POTUS in 2012. I’m tired of the GOP trying to scare people to vote for it’s candidates. I want to see a true conservative preach the hope that limited government and personal freedom can bring to everyday middle class Americans as well as the wealthy.

[pissant]

True, but it would tilt the party even further to the left, so long term, it is suicide. Then again, I think the GOP already committed suicide by choosing McLame.

[MtnClimber]

Fred, Michael or Mitt. I really don’t like McCain. I am tempted to be a Maverick and vote Libertarian. A Maverick like McCain was...a stab you in the back maverick.

[pissant]

Apparently you, since you took the time to comment

[marktwain]

“Who cares what these bloggers think or want?”

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They are supposed to be a reasonable facsimile of us.

[I still care]

Steele is great. Not because of his color, but because he is a great and effective communicator of conservative principles. Doesn’t hurt he’s from Maryland, either.

[longtermmemmory]

Garbage.

All RINOS in the top five.

Huckster? HA!

[pissant]

You read it wrong. that was the least desirable list.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Steele is a good man, but he wouldn’t bring MD into the GOP column. Not even Agnew in ‘68 carried MD for Nixon (he lost 44%-42% to Humphrey).

[psjones]

Michael Steel gave a great speech at the RNC in 2004.
Jeb Bush, were it not for the name Bush, would probably be a great vp.

[Balding_Eagle]

Powell’s a Democrat

So is McCain. who would have thought, three Dems running in the primary, and possibly 4 dems running on the final tickets.

excuse me while I go and throw up.

[longtermmemmory]

apparently not so reasonable a facscimile given the pathetic nature ore the list.

Powel?
Rice?
Crist?
GUILIANI?

its a major RINO-pa-losera.