Posted on 03/24/2008 4:51:49 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued
Politics1 had an interesting chat over the weekend with a well-placed source who has been serving as a senior McCain advisor during the primary campaign. For reasons that will be clear, you'll see why he didn't want to be named. The topic: possible GOP Vice Presidential runningmates. "My advice is to pick a safe choice, someone who won't do any political damage," he said, "but I don't think that is entirely where it's heading. Everytime I look at the names, I think the choice is going to be [Florida Governor] Charlie Crist. I mean, just look at the other guys [being mentioned] and they're just so underwhelming that it leads back to Charlie by elimination. Mitt Romney isn't going to happen. Huckabee may end up in the Cabinet, but won't be the runningmate. [Minnesota Governor Tim] Pawlenty has a great story, coming from blue collar roots, but he couldn't deliver Minnesota Republicans, so how is Pawlenty going to do anything for McCain in the general? [South Carolina Governor] Mark Sanford would probably be my first choice, as he's a very safe pick. But Sanford doesn't add anything that McCain doesn't already have." What about former Ohio Congressman Rob Portman, who served as President Bush's Budget Director? "Give me a fucking break: Portman has a zero percent chance of being on the ticket. He'd be a terrible choice." What about the rumors that McCain wants Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT) as his runningmate? "Absolutely true. Joe Lieberman would be McCain's top choice if he could pick the person he really wants as a runningmate. It would be a bold pick, the kind of choice that would have the potential to remake modern American politics into something new.
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Now, there is a brilliant idea to rally the base...
I have a lot more respect for... Oh well, it IS geographic diversity!
I have a hard time with the fact he ran with Kerry. Yuck!!
The McCain campaign would have to be out of itscollective mind to even be considering Charlie Crist. One would hope that wise heads will prevail. A little protest from the conservative grass roots wouldn’t hurt matters, either.
True. But it’s highly unlikely that he’ll do it.
This might help McPain to win CT, but what else?
McCain will lose if he picks Lieberman. McCain’s only base going for are the vets/WOT types along with pro-life voters. McCain, especially given his age, picking Lieberman (who supports partial birth abortion) would be a disaster
The rest of this article is worse than the posted part!
Lieberman ran with Kerry and threw everthing he believed in over the side. McCain is a loser. If he gets elected it will be without me.
How about Fred Thompson? Then I might be moved to vote for McCain.
“What about the rumors that McCain wants Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT) as his runningmate? “Absolutely true. Joe Lieberman would be McCain’s top choice if he could pick the person he really wants as a runningmate.”
I will donate $2,200 to Obama, just out of spite.
“Maverick” McCain is demanding GOP party loyalty from conservatives that he has never, himself, shown the GOP.
Time for a serious GOP revolt.
If any of this is true, and there is no reason to believe it is, we are looking at a disaster.
Correction...Lieberman ran as VP in 2000 with Algore... Affectionately known as the Sore Loserman ticket...
“How about Fred Thompson? Then I might be moved to vote for McCain.”
McCain doesn’t care about conservatives. He (mistakenly) thinks we will vote for him because he’s not as bad as Obama.
Would the convention let Lieberman remain Democrat if he were the V.P. candidate?
His decision could mean the difference between me donating and campaigning for him, or me not even voting for him. It’s pretty important for him to get this right and Crisp is definitely NOT right.
I'm sure that Soros won't let him pick Lieberman as Soros is anything but keen on him.
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