I’ve seen Cox on TV and he is sort of telegenic but not the best speaker. If McCain goes with a House member I would rather see Portman or Kasich. If either of them could deliver Ohio that would be a big break. Kasich’s TV show on Fox was pretty good as I recall. His voting record was quite conservative but he did break ranks with the GOP to support Clinton’s useless “crime bill” in 1994. That disturbs me.
I have this nagging suspicion that Kasich has something lurking in his background. Why would a crongressman ,who was a major rising star, leave his seat at such a young age. I’ve always liked him but something isn’t quite right there.