Who Should Become VP?

The GOPnation.com ^ | March 19, 2008 | The GOPNation.com

[bmweezer]

The site wants to know your choice - or choices - for VP in the GOP. Now through April 6th, you can vote for as many choices from a list of sixteen 'candidates.' The top eight vote getters move onto the 2nd Round. Vote today!

The sixteen are:

Haley Barbour

Jeb Bush

Tom Coburn

Charlie Crist

Jim DeMint

Mike Huckabee

Kay Bailey Hutchison

Joe Lieberman

Sarah Palin

Tim Pawlenty

Rick Perry

Rob Portman

Colin Powell

Condi Rice

Mitt Romney

JC Watts

[william clark]

Marcia Blackburn - Tennessee

[According2RecentPollsAirIsGood]

JC Watts!

A solid conservative, who'll help take the race issue off the table.

The race issue will never be taken off the table if the person is a Republican. The line for this election from the Drive Bys would be that the Republicans are saying "Hey, look, we also have a black candidate. We're hip, too." We'll never win any credit on the race issue. W's cabinet is the most racially diverse in history, and it got him zero credit (though it got us some poor choices running things).

Those realities being said, I could go for JC Watts as VP because he seems like the best of the group listed (most of whom are sorry, sorry choices). He's articulate, solidly conservative, and well liked by Republicans. He's even a preacher, so maybe that would permanently take eyes off of the liberal Huckabee for those who swooned over him for that reason. He'd go further than any of the others towards possibly re-energizing Republican voters. The fact that he's black has nothing to do with why he would be McCain's best choice. I also think having a Republican who hasn't been in the race or public eye too recently would probably lead to lower negatives for him than most of the others who have been beating up on each other.

[zzwhale]

HENSARLING

[littlehouse36]

“...who’ll help take the race issue off the table”

Yes, like Colin & Condi did. /s

[Marcella]

Yes, Perry endorsed Giuliani early on, in my opinion so he could be G’s VP - they were tied at the hip down to G’s law firm doing mega work for Perry’s proposed highway system.

[MSSC6644]

Matt Blunt, Governor of Missouri

[toldyou]

Results so far...

Mitt Romney 24%
Condi Rice 16%
JC Watts 15%
Joe Lieberman 6%
Haley Barbour 6%
Colin Powell 5%
Kay Bailey Hutchison 4%
Jeb Bush 4%
Sarah Palin 3%
Jim DeMint 3%
Mike Huckabee 3%
Tim Pawlenty 3%
Tom Coburn 3%
Charlie Crist 2%
Rick Perry 1%
Rob Portman 1%

[WOSG]

Marsha Blackburn
Haley Barbour

[WOSG]

Are you kidding? I suspect the #2 spot was the reason he ran in the first place! Romney’s been falling all over McCain ever since he (Romney) exited and he’s been like a little puppy all wagging and drooling with good natured enthusiasm. He is definitely young enough to run for President later.”

Romney can’t get elected in Mass anymore and his only path to the POTUS is as VPOTUS, and he is very articulate.

McCain/Romney has a flavor of Reagan/Bush ‘84, even if McCain is not the true Reaganite, he’ll get a good indie demographic.

[NewLand]

Joe Lieberman

Joe Lieberman?Joe Lieberman?

Ach du lieber!

No Gov. Mark Sanford, Rep. Mike Pence, Gov. Mike Rounds, Duncan Hunter, etc? But...Joe Lieberman? From SoreLoserman?

Sorry, this is a joke.

[hunter112]

It doesn’t matter. McCain will never win the presidency. He is such a loser. Whoever gets the dem nomination will be the next president.

Ditto. And may it be Hillary, who will never be able to govern, having to fight both the united Republican Party, and the moonbats who have been pining for Barry O.

We can bork her nominees, and regain a true conservative leadership, that is the only possible salvation of the Republican Party. Otherwise, you may as well ask President McCain to support the Schwartzenegger Amendment, that's who will be perfect for our next Pubbie candidate the way things have been trending...

[Impy]

Haley Barbour

Yes.

Jeb Bush

If only he was Jeb Smith he’d be the nominee but no

Tom Coburn

Yes.

Charlie Crist

(falsetto)Nooooooooo

Jim DeMint

Yes

Mike Huckabee

Christ No.

Kay Bailey Hutchison

Yes.

Joe Lieberman

Holy Moses no.

Sarah Palin

Yes

Tim Pawlenty

Yes

Rick Perry

I don’t have a problem with him but he isn’t well regarded is he?

Rob Portman

If he’s Bush’s choice, no thanks but he seems fine.

Colin Powell

Old

Condi Rice

Tainted love

Mitt Romney

Yes

JC Watts

Julius Caesar, Yes.

[EternalVigilance]

This is like asking what kind of toppings you want on a BS sandwich.

And I’m amazed at how many want more BS on top of their BS.

[no dems]

Congressman Hensarling from North Texas; OH YES, YES, YES!!!

[going hot]

[Impy]

When I was a kid Barney united every one I knew......against him. I got my first girlfriend cause I impressed her by dissing Barney.

[Old Student]

“When I was a kid Barney united every one I knew......against him. I got my first girlfriend cause I impressed her by dissing Barney.”

Are you even old enough to vote? ;)

Actually, I see by your about me page that you are; I guess I am just getting really, really, REALLY old...

I watched Barney with my son, who is just barely old enough to get a driver’s license. Time flies.

[Impy]

I looked it up and Barney premiered in 1992, yikes.

I have fonder memories of Mister Rogers.

[Old Student]

“I looked it up and Barney premiered in 1992, yikes.

I have fonder memories of Mister Rogers.”

So do I. I watched him as a kid, and again as an adult, with my children. I understand from my local talk radio station, KTOK AM 1000, that today is his birthday, and they are asking everyone “be a good neighbor” and wear a sweater in his honor.