Posted on 02/07/2008 10:44:53 AM PST by pogo101
With Romney's pull-out (suspension, anyway), and barring huge unforeseen events, the GOP Pres nomination will go to McCain.
I didn't see any prior threads devoted to discussing a range of VP options. (I did see some suggesting particular people, like Condi Rice.)
As I see it, McCain SHOULD want to address three factors with his VP pick, although the 3d is far behind the first 2:
1. Ideological Balance. Someone to McCain's right on those issues where McCain is left, such as Amnesty, Gore-Bal Warming, Judges.
2. Relative Youth. McCain's age is a factor, making his VP pick more important than such picks usually are: McCain is much more likely than most presidents to become incapacitated, just as an actuarial matter.
3. A Popular Figure in a Swing State. Although this isn't as important, I note that there is little *geographic* benefit to picking, say, Gov. Perry of TX, because TX is going to go GOP anyway.
Thoughts?
If this better belongs in Chat, so be it!
FRED
John Q. Kerry
Blunt is the only conservative I can think of in a swing state. Mark Sanford would be a good pick to make nice with conservatives I think . . .
Dick Cheney :)
Fred
Michael Steele.
Feingold, Kennedy or Lieberman.
How about one of his buddies John Kerry or Ted Kennedy? No, they’re probably too old and too close to McCain ideologically.
Alice Gore would make a great VP for McCain, they think alike!
My personal choice would be Duncan Hunter, but that does not make the most electoral sense for McCain. Aside from McCain and Hunter both being from the same region, selecting Huckabee would shore up McCain’s support with southern evangelicals, whereas I’m not sure many of them even know who Hunter is.
He should pick someone who has no real future in the party since Obama is going to hand him his head in the general election. Whoever runs as McCain’s second will be a footnote. I’m thinking Huckabee.
Lindsey Grahamnesty
If McCain picks a conservative (i.e. Thompson) and leaves office 2012 (McCain already suggested that he would be able to only serve on term), things might look not so bleak.
It’s deciding now who will be his running mate. I hope and guess it will be a solid conservative. If it’s Huck, Graham or a similar RINO, forget about it.
In McCain’s world he figures to please conservatives by picking ‘light shoes’ Graham.
Alaska governor Sarah Palin, the anti-Hillary in every way.
Ron Paul!
McCain’s VP should be Tom Tancredo...but on the condition that McCain resigns one minute after he’s sworn in.
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