Posted on 08/19/2008 12:31:41 PM PDT by LdSentinal
As speculation grows around who John McCain will select as his vice presidential running mate next week, Republican National Committee officials said Tuesday that McCain is no longer considering former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge.
Several sources at the RNC told FOX News that in the last 36 hours, senior McCain advisers and aides have told RNC officials that McCain “got the message” last week that choosing a running mate who supports abortion rights would not be helpful.
GOP pundits had been vocal in urging the presumptive presidential nominee not to pick a running mate who supports abortion rights. Ridge, the first homeland security secretary, was said to be on McCain’s short list, and the only candidate who explicitly supports abortion rights.
The National Review reported Monday that the McCain campaign has been calling key state Republican officials around the country in recent days to weigh the consequences of picking a candidate who backs abortion rights. The conservative magazine interpreted that as a sign that the McCain campaign is seriously considering Ridge or another abortion rights defender.
“I think it’s a hard sell and I don’t see much upside to Tom Ridge except for John McCain likes him a lot,” National Review Editor Rich Lowry told Fox News Tuesday.
“I don’t think he’s going to be a big benefit in Pennsylvania and even if he is, I think the downside is the rest of the country among conservatives are going to be upset about this, just at the moment they’re beginning to work up being excited about John McCain. ”
Conservative commentator David Limbaugh went even further Tuesday, labeling a McCain-Ridge ticket “political suicide.”
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That doesn’t mean he isn’t considering her. I just haven’t seen them together or other evidence besides grass roots enthusiasm.
I changed up a bit from that. I stated that I WILL vote for McCain if he picks a conservative pro-lifer. I have been leaning heavily towards NOT voting for him.
I know that no matter who he picks next week, my decision will be made much easier.
If he picks her, I vote, I donate and I work the phones and knock on doors for that ticket, and I do it all very enthusiastically.....and I don’t even like John.
I’d love to see Hunter as VP. I just don’t see McCain choosing him, but perhaps he will surprise us all.
who?
“Seems like the guys are more thrilled about Palin than the gals. ;)”
I think you’re right!
Brilliant!
www.mccain-palin.com
Well, that’s guys for you. :-)
Didn’t men complain about women voting for JFK because of his looks?? Didn’t some men say that this is why women should never have been given the right to vote?? hmmmm ;)
I ran into a person on this site who has posted that women shouldn’t have the right to vote. I dared him to post to me (someone having voted for Ronald Reagan twice and a landowner) that I shouldn’t have the right to vote. LOL. I don’t support Mitt Romney because of his looks; I support him for his experience and leadership.
Nice find. please let it be so.
Do we know she is pro-choice? I have been searching for the answer and cannot find anything definitive.
Also, given ebay is in the SF area, I would not view eBay’s personnel policies as her own.
Yeah, Ms. Whitman is nothing but a rumor, I believe. It won’t happen.
Palin is good. I’m not sure if she is ready for prime time yet though....
Larry Elder. In a debate with Biden it would be like sandblasting a poptart.
It's hard to get "excited" when you don't know much about the candidate. We know well that she is Governor of Alaska and that she has conservative approval ratings in the 90's. That's about it.
“I ran into a person on this site who has posted that women shouldn’t have the right to vote.”
How old was he, 150?
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