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Pawlenty or Romney?
NRO Campaign Spot ^ | July 29, 2008 | Jim Geraghty

Posted on 07/29/2008 3:15:26 PM PDT by Plutarch

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

JOHN MCCAIN, MITT ROMNEY

Pawlenty or Romney?

The individual who told me yesterday that he had heard McCain's pick is coming soon, and that it was Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, now tells me that McCain's list is down to Pawlenty or Mitt Romney.

I urge readers to take this with the requisite caution. Neither man's schedule has had any last-minute changes or cancellations, which to me is a leading sign of an announcement being lined up. Pawlenty is still scheduled to speak before the American Legislative Exchange Council tomorrow, and Romney is on vacation in New Hampshire until next week. (Or so the media is told.) He's also scheduled to attend the Olympics Opening Ceremonies in Beijing.)


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008veep; mccain; pawlenty; romney; veep
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More Veepstakes chatter from Jim Geraghty at NRO. Romney and Pawlenty have been running neck and neck at Intrade. Real-time graphs:

Romney:

No Graph Available!

Pawlenty:

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1 posted on 07/29/2008 3:15:26 PM PDT by Plutarch
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To: Plutarch
McCain Romney
2 posted on 07/29/2008 3:17:38 PM PDT by littlehouse36 (McCain -- because the media will not keep Obama in check.)
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To: Plutarch

None of the above.


3 posted on 07/29/2008 3:18:02 PM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: Plutarch

I was thinking about voting for McCain.

His recent backsliding on Social Security (increasing the taxes on the motivated, but not their benefits) make me wonder.

Adding Romney to the mix would make me vote third party -— and give money and time third party.


4 posted on 07/29/2008 3:18:25 PM PDT by MeanWestTexan ("Jesse Jackson was an important figure; paving the way for Osama bin Laden to appear" -- Dan Rather)
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To: littlehouse36

If it has to be one of those two, I would go with Romney all the way.

Romney is the more energetic campaigner, and I can visualize him getting under Obama’s skin.

Pawlenty will be about as effective as Dan Quayle was.


5 posted on 07/29/2008 3:19:31 PM PDT by WilliamReading
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To: littlehouse36

McLame needs to do something gutzy... oh nevermind.


6 posted on 07/29/2008 3:20:07 PM PDT by vortigern (Watch this: http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZxBX8sz3tO8)
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To: WilliamReading

Agree. Romney.


7 posted on 07/29/2008 3:22:18 PM PDT by K-oneTexas (I'm not a judge and there ain't enough of me to be a jury. (Zell Miller, A National Party No More))
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To: Plutarch

Pawlenty is vacant. And he looks and comes across wormly. That choice would be so weak and disturbing to most that it would be hello President Obama.


8 posted on 07/29/2008 3:23:30 PM PDT by samadams2000 (Someone important make......The Call!)
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To: MeanWestTexan

At this point voting third party does little except jeopardize the future U.S. Supreme Court. Grit you teeth and put your X in the Republican square.


9 posted on 07/29/2008 3:23:37 PM PDT by From The Deer Stand
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To: WilliamReading

Excellent point!


10 posted on 07/29/2008 3:24:09 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (Osama is Carter's second term.)
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To: Plutarch

I am putting money on Pawlenty. If Obama picks Kaine in an attempt to pull VA, McCain is almost forced to counter with Pawlenty and flip Minnesota.


11 posted on 07/29/2008 3:24:17 PM PDT by commish (Freedom tastes sweetest to those who have fought to protect it.)
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To: Plutarch

Romney has charisma. He has gravitas, intellect, and is media savvy. And he has been vetted completely.

With Pawlenty, the press will have a field day digging up the most insignifigant of items and blowing them out of proportion... and the McCain campaign does NOT have the time to be fending off baloney.

ROMNEY is the best pick, tried and true, with good economic credentials.... something McCain sorely lacks.

GO ROMNEY!!


12 posted on 07/29/2008 3:25:37 PM PDT by Edit35 (.)
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To: littlehouse36

It doesn’t matter who is selected to hold the applause sign.


13 posted on 07/29/2008 3:28:32 PM PDT by doc
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To: WilliamReading
Pawlenty will be about as effective as Dan Quayle was.

EXACTLY!

Pawlenty, while a nice enough guy, leaves me totally UNimpressed.

With McCain/Pawlenty... it will be like Mr Boring and Mr. More Boring....

Puhleeze McCain campaign... do the right thing and pick Mr. Romney. If people can't accept Romney's denomination, then quite frankly, they shouldn't even be in the Republican Party because that goes EXACTLY against what being a Republican is all about.

14 posted on 07/29/2008 3:29:28 PM PDT by Edit35 (.)
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Rumor: McCain will pick Colin Powell as his Vice Presidential Nominee

Monday, July 28, 2008 6:47:02 AM · 41 of 105
TomGuy to MikeFrancesa.com
Incontrovertably, it is Rice.

Irrefutably, it is Lieberman.

Positively, it is Hagel.

Absolutely, it is Bloomberg,

Huckabee,

Romney,

Jeb Bush,

Crist,

Hillary Clinton,

Bill Clinton,

et al.


15 posted on 07/29/2008 3:30:43 PM PDT by TomGuy
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To: commish
I don't think Pawlenty could flip anything. He barely got re-elected in 2006 with an incompetent opponent. I think he is a nice enough guy, but my opinion of him went downhill when he bought into the gorebal warming scam.

Kaine's election in Virginia was under very similar circumstances-- an incompetent opponent. I have family and friend in both states, so I know.

As for Romney, I can't tell you a whole lot about him beyond the observation that he can't be all bad considering they type of people who absoltuely loath him.

16 posted on 07/29/2008 3:32:00 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (Are there any men left in Washington? Or, are there only cowards? Ahmad Shah Massoud)
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To: Plutarch
The only VP candidates McCain should consider are:

Romney

thompson

Rudy

this candidate needs to be seen by the greater electorate as 1st-day presidential material due to McCain's age.

Pawlenty and Palin would both be disasterous from that point of view.

17 posted on 07/29/2008 3:38:26 PM PDT by Mariner
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To: pissant

bump


18 posted on 07/29/2008 3:43:32 PM PDT by Calpernia (Hunters Rangers - Raising the Bar of Integrity http://www.barofintegrity.us)
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To: commish
McCain is almost forced to counter with Pawlenty and flip Minnesota.

What about gaining MI with Romney?!

19 posted on 07/29/2008 3:44:39 PM PDT by AmericaUnited
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To: From The Deer Stand

Thank the RNC for that.


20 posted on 07/29/2008 3:44:46 PM PDT by Calpernia (Hunters Rangers - Raising the Bar of Integrity http://www.barofintegrity.us)
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