Posted on 03/12/2008 3:08:10 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
I’m just saying it the way I see it.
Mark Sanford not only has a conservative resume but he has proven his electability. Voters love a guy who really believes in fighting to serve the public.
He’s also an intellectual who truly understands the economy and the nature of govt. He’s not going to propose some Japan style industrial policy, unlike Romney.
“Mark Sanford”???
Now THERE is election clinching name recognition!
No more preaching from you about “political science”!
I don’t care what he believes, or who signed his conservative credentials, nobody has ever heard of the guy!
This is NOT about someone that you have vetted as a conservative saint. McCain isn’t going to trot out some unknown and try to sell his conservative credentials to the nation!
all the republicans with name recognition have negative publicity. Everybody in America has already heard of huckabee and romney and they don’t want any part of them. Forget about a VP Newt for the same reason.
The point of the VP is to bring out the conservative base because that is what he needs to work on. The bloggers and activists will learn quickly that Sanford is their guy and they will support him.
McCain already has the name recognition and reputation as a moderate to appeal to the rest of the country. He cannot afford a VP that will turn off the conservative base but a conservative VP must be low key so that he doesn’t turn off the independents and moderates.
>The point of the VP is to bring out the conservative base <
Another failing grade in political science.
The point of the VP is to garner the most votes NATIONALLY in the General Election.
I knew Fred Barnes was dumb, but THIS..Whew!
You'd think that being in the political pundit business would at least give him a clue.
I agree, he might as well pick David Paterson. Couldn't hurt.
Spot on!
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I would try to avoid putting anyone named “Keating” in the campaign with McCain, he of the Keating Five.
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