[Hoodlum91]

Black, well-spoken conservative from an eastern state - a blue one that will probably be in play with McCain. Gold.

I’d love Santorum, but I doubt that will happen (I actually think Santorum was probably going to be Mitt’s running mate).

Ken Blackwell could be good too. Ohio is definitely a swing state trending blue. He could keep it red.

[elizabetty]

Michael Steele IS NOT CONSERVATIVE.

He is part of the "It's My Party Too" movement of Christie Todd Whitman, John McCain, Tom Ridge, John Danforth, etc.

Their goal is to liberalize the Republican party and take away the power of the Conservative Wing.

[Publius Valerius]

He could keep it red.

Given Blackwell's performance in the gubernatorial race, I wouldn't count on him to deliver much of anything.

[Fishrrman]

“Black, well-spoken conservative from an eastern state - a blue one that will probably be in play with McCain. Gold.”

Nope. Lead.

Steele? You’re kidding? Or do you just want him because he’s black?

Steele lost in his OWN state, which has a large black population. If he couldn’t win THEM, how in heck do you expect him to win _other_ blacks, or other whites?

Obama would clean his clock but good.

Blacks vote for blacks, so long as they are democrats.
Whites vote for black Republicans (the “token factor”), but black Republican candidates almost never garner a decent share of the black vote.

Putting a black up as a “token candidate” is as useful as putting up a woman to be one, as well.

- John