[Clintonfatigued]

Actually, there is a case to be made for Fred Thompson going this route for a running mate. Giuliani would put a lot of New England and mid-Atlantic states into play that would normally be a lock for the DemocRATS.

[cripplecreek]

I’ll be back....with popcorn.

[RDTF]

things that make you go hmmmm...

[television is just wrong]

I like Thompson - Tancredo ticket.

[Lakeshark]

It’s likely to be Thompson-Romney or Romney-Thompson. Ticket balancing.

[ZGuy]

This type of reasoning only makes sense if you assume voters don’t care about the country or the direction it goes. I can’t imagine a scenario in which someone would say “I hate the candidate running for President and everything he stands for, but I’m willing to throw everything I believe in aside and vote for him because it would be swell to say our home-boy is vice-president”.

[b4its2late]

I don't think it will happen that way, but hey, ya never know..

[The Pack Knight]

D'Amato is hardly one I'd turn to when I want to pulse of the GOP. I just don't see Thompson-Giuliani happening.

If Thompson is the nominee, and I think this likely, his running mate will probably not be someone currently running for President. Romney's the most likely of the candidates currently running. Besides him, my short list for likely (not necessarily preferred) running mates would be Watts, Steele, Hutchinson, Pawlenty, or Sanford.

My preferred short list would be Tommy Franks, John Bolton, or David Petraeus. Fat chance of any of them, but who knows?

[word_warrior_bob]

No RINO’s on the ticket, just what we need another momentum killing country club republican to ruin 8 years of a great Thompson administration, like Bush did in 88.

Thompson/Schundler, or some other young CONSERVATIVE to be groomed for the presidency, not some “fusion” rino.

[gopnproud79]

Could Giuliani’s massive ego take being the second name on the ticket? Doubtful!

[Clemenza]

Al D’Amato is also clinically retarded.

[aruanan]

Al D'Amato Likes Fred Thompson-Giuliani Ticket

Isn't that like a steak and kidney pie?

[unspun]

Wasn't D'Amato known for wild compromises?

[Fred]

Don Al D’Amato is making Rudy an offer he should not refuse...

[gondramB]

>>In fact, even while saying his backing of Thompson “is not a personal repudiation of Rudy,” D’Amato managed to make it clear Giuliani shouldn’t set his sights too high. Perhaps he could be a vice president, the former senator suggested.<<

I’m thinking maybe a mid level homeland security position for Guiliani or ambassador to the U.N.

[xcamel]

not a chance.. as in no-chance-in-hell.

[kalee]

No thanks.

[Clintonfatigued]

This is an old posting, but if you look at it analytically and historically, this idea makes sense. Remember, in 1988, Michael Dukakis’s choice of Lloyd Bentsen didn’t spur a third-party candidacy from the left, and Bentsen had ADA ratings of under 50%. Choosing Giuliani as a running mate would really enhance Thompson’s appeal in the Gore/Kerry states, and Thompson needs to pick off a few of them, as some of the Bush states (Ohio, Colorado, Nevada, and perhaps Virginia) could very well go Democratic next year.