Finally, the veep is usually the heir apparent after the current president serves his two terms. And that's if McCain survives 8 years of the presidency. Keyes could become the defacto president sooner.
sportutegrl: “How about Alan Keyes?”
First off, thank you very much for replying to my post. Despite appearances, I put a lot of work into it.
Yes, I do think McCain will win, because we’d have to have unbelievable voter shifts in the remaining primaries to stop him. McCain could still self destruct, but I doubt it.
As for Keyes, I don’t know if he’d help much. Remember, McCain is so incredibly polarizing, he’d need to pick someone who could overcome conservative opposition and bring in votes from areas where McCain currently is weak.
Huckabee, for example, would help deliver the South. On the other hand, someone like Crist would be TERRIBLE. He’d only inflame conservatives more, something McCain definitely doesn’t need.
Thompson would also be a good choice. I think he would help sooth the primary wounds. However, I don’t think he’d take the job.
McCain’s best selling points with conservatives are his age and health. Those are about the only reasons I’d vote for him, and even that depends on how strongly conservative his running mate is.
Dream on. McCain is going to pick Crist....the guy who handed him Florida.