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  • McCain discounts ticket-balancing (and need for regional balance for running mate)

    02/08/2008 1:49:32 PM PST · by NormsRevenge · 87 replies · 98+ views
    AP on Yahoo ^ | 2/8/08 | Libby Quaid - ap
    NORFOLK, Va. - On his first full day as the likely Republican presidential nominee, John McCain fended off discussion of specific potential running mates but made clear he sees no requirement to pick someone from a different region. "I don't want to in any way sidestep the candidacy of Governor Huckabee," McCain said told reporters here before flying off to Wichita, Kan., and Seattle. "He's in this race, and for me to dismiss him would be inappropriate and unrealistic." Nevertheless, the Arizona senator did offer his view that regionally balanced tickets may be a thing of the past. Since McCain's...