I'd guess not. His VP, I'd think, would be someone not in the trenches. Dropping some bombs, maybe, but not in the trenches.
That would be my instinct, too. If the MSM portrays these events as "vicious attack dog" speeches, I would think that McCain would prefer not to have his VP tarnished right now. McCain would not want his VP's first actions to be defending what will be portrayed as "dirty" campaigning.
Re: “I’d guess not. His VP, I’d think, would be someone not in the trenches. Dropping some bombs, maybe, but not in the trenches.”
Now I’m thinking that McCain IS going to do something really risky and name Lieberman as his VP candidate. The others will romp around in Denver but no Joey? Hmmm. Bringing in someone like Lieberman, who supposedly may change to Republican at the convention, points even more to McCain’s “maverick” moniker. He risks losing when all the right wingers refuse to vote but maybe McCain thinks it’s worth it? Who knows?
I just can’t see that McCain would want his nominee running around Denver, anywhere near that convention.