Your link curiously left out Dr. Keyes even though he was a presidential candidate. I know McCain would never choose him, but he is more prominent than several other that were mentioned. He did lose against Obama in Illinois, and did not have a large following in this primary. He however knows Obama’s tactics very well, is an African American, would balance the ticket and is far enough right that nobody in the base would question his conservatism.
McCain will have to appoint someone “truly” conservative to win the base back.
remember obama killed keyes 2 years ago.