I didn’t hear Rove. Are you positive he said it didn’t matter who was VP? Certainly George W Bush didn’t believe that, and put great store in the importance of picking Dick Cheney. I’m wondering if he could have been referring to it not mattering IN THE ELECTION ITSELF (people not voting on that basis), rather than it not mattering in REALITY just who holds that office.
Laura Ingraham on FoxNews.
She should pistol-whip the fool who did her makeup.
Bush’s pick of Cheney was wise because Dick had so much DC experience. Remember, W asked Cheney to head up his search for a VP. The more W worked with Cheney, the more he liked the wisdom he saw in Cheney. That, plus Cheney’s many years in the Congress and executive branch led W to choose Dick. I don’t believe the decision was a political calculation in terms of Cheney bringing a lot of votes to the ticket. Wyoming has 3 electoral votes. (Of course, in the 2000 race, 3 votes did mean a lot!)
In the election. He said it only makes a difference for the first few days after the announcement. The point I was making is that, when the candidate himself is so hold, I think the VP choice will matter during the entire election cycle — not just for a few days.