Cantor would bring a lot of strength among voters who don’t typically vote Republican.
Sorry, CF. I just don’t know this guy. I fear the MSM if nominated would totally ignore him as trivial. Regardless of the merits and I’m sure you are right about Mr. Cantor, I think we need to go bigger than US Congressman.
Cantor is one of the good guys. I would love to have the rest of America get to know him.
The Richmond angle would insure VA remains GOP. I don’t see the author’s Florida angle, though I think it’s almost safe regardless.
It's McCain-Romney.
Romney has the $$$$
I don't think so. He might flip some moderate Jewish voters who wouldn't otherwise vote GOP, but otherwise I don't see how he could help the ticket. Jewish voters are a tiny minority of the total number of voters in this country (as the 2000 election showed when LIEberman only helped Gore win in a couple of select areas like south Florida) Cantor is from the safest GOP district's in Virgina and won't change the results from how Virgina is going to vote anyway, as the votes he gets in his district each election are hard R voters. If McCain's going to beat a running mate from Virgina, the first criteria should be someone who win over parts of Virgina that aren't automatically going to vote GOP. We need to keep VA's electoral votes in the GOP column or we're toast.
I think Cantor would probably make a good VP, but he wouldn't make my top 10 by any criteria. He's more valuable staying in the House to fight Pelosi & Co.
I’d rather have it be someone outside of Washington. Mark Sanford is my first choice. Sarah Palin is my 2nd.
Does anybody really have a clue as to what McCain is going to do? I think if he gets a chance to tick off conservatives some more he’ll do it. I think he wants to be President without our support, and if he doesn’t win it’s fine by him. Just so long as we’re punished.