McCain pick?

[underpants]

Poll question: McCain pick?

[jakem]

1. Can I change my vote?

I thought it said 'Christ'

:shrug:

[underpants]

2. We will accept that as a field pick with JOEMENTUM

:bounce:

[chapel hill dem]

3. Meg Whitman n/t

[bunnies]

14. Great idea! Do you realize how many hundreds of thousands of people...

have been screwed over by eBay?! And every single one of them would LOVE the chance to vote against that woman.

[chapel hill dem]

35. Millions. Not hundreds of thousands. n/t

[C_U_L8R]

4. Oh Oh Oh... a McCaca / Macaca ticket would be sweet !

I'd take anyone of these... redmeat republicans make me hungry

[underpants]

9. 60 seconds in Wise county

if not for that Allen would be the nominee

[demnan]

5. Romney is probable

but I almost voted for George Allen as a personal favorite so we could play the "Maccaca" UTube over and over again.

[Cosmocat]

23. He is who he SHOULD pick

we will see if his ambition overrides his ego

[yellerpup]

6. Please, please, please let him pick Joe Lieberman.

Landslide! Cue music: "Wipeout" :party: :party: :dem: :party:

[DangerousRhythm]

26. If he was truly a maverick, if he had any cojones at all, he'd go for Lieberman.

So probably Romney.

[yellerpup]

30. Probably.

He's still gonna lose! :party: :dem: :party:

[DangerousRhythm]

32. I damn well hope so.

Nothing could possibly make me happier right now than to see him and whatever stooge he picks fail miserably.

[Tarc]

7. Going out on a limb; Kay Bailey Hutchison

McCain will hope to exploit a, though he doesn't realize it, now minuscule-to-the-point-of-nonexistent disgruntled Hillary faction by choosing a conservative female VP.

[Jersey Devil]

13. No because not from a swing state

I believe that whoever he chooses will definitely be from a swing state because he cannot afford to lose a single one of them that Bush won in 2004.

[Tarc]

15. Is Delaware a swing state? (Biden) Wyoming? (Cheney) Connecticut? (Lieberman `00)

I believe that that kind of thinking is a thing of the past, that is, the geographical location aspect of picking a VP. I recent times, it is more centered on choosing someone who's skills and experience are complementary to the president's.

[Jersey Devil]

20. I think geographical location is still a strong part of the consideration (edited)

I am not saying it is right or wrong, but certainly it is still strongly considered. If McCain thought he could, by picking a veep geographically, deliver Virginia, Wisconson, Michigan, PA, etc., my bet is that he would do exactly that.

Obama did not do it, thinking I suppose that Biden's strong foreign policy credentials would help across the board.

On edit: Lieberman in '00 was similar to a geographic choice imo. I believe he was chosen specifically to deliver the Jewish vote in Florida where he was camped out almost continually for the last two weeks of the campaign.

[DangerousRhythm]

33. She would be a goldmine for us.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kay_Bailey_Hutchison#Abortion_positions

Read more about her positions, including the pistol ban, environment... she's ABYSMAL on the environment and has major oil ties that could be brought to light.

[protect our future]

8. I'm thinking it's Poultry, or Polenta, or ... what's his name again? nt

[Franks Wild Years]

29. Timmy Paul Empty (nt)

[Skwmom]

10. Not sure but it won't be someone that hurts the "I will reform Washington"

phony message I think they will try to win with.

[Saturday]

11. Carly Fiorina. nt

[oviedodem]

12. Kailey Bay or Huckabee in my opinion; both will be bad for the dems

in the respect of older women voters and the south and evangelicals.

[Franks Wild Years]

18. A woman motivates Clinton more than anything else to push an anti-McCain message LOUDLY...

...she doesn't want the historic honor of first female President to go to a tawdry, trashy, cynical attempt by McCain to con female voters.

[DangerousRhythm]

28. Kay Bailey and her Texas oil ties?

I don't know if she'd be such a bad thing for us, to be honest. Huckabee, though I'm sure he's a funny guy when he wants to be, has his own very real set of problems. My own very conservative father doesn't like him... thinks he's a nut.

[opihimoimoi]

16. Gary Bauer? That would make our Dems cringe...

[phrigndumass]

17. Hutchison or Fiorina

Selecting a woman for VP would be their only chance.

[underpants]

22. I'm picking Cantor

:hi:

[Orsino]

19. The rich old white guy. That one in the suit. n/t

[Historic NY]

21. Goofy

[Broadslidin]

24. Please Remove the Sheet. Yes, it's none other than General William Boykin.....!

Simply,
recalling the blood lusting Roman Catholic :evilgrin: Inquisition.

[nxylas]

25. I picked Huckabee

He's the one who would probably do us the most damage, which is what they want, right? It's a double-edged sword though - he hasn't much of a constituency outside evangelicals and fundamentalists, but they're a huge constituency.

[bdamomma]

27. have you guys seen this report yet

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12922.html

uncle karl has his hands on this one again.

[maximusveritas]

31. Lieberman

I didn't think so at all until I saw this report about Rove not wanting him. McCain wants to separate himself from Bush and Rove, so that would be the way to do it. And the part about Rove wanting Romney means that making that pick will be a clear signal that he is continuing the Bush/Rove legacy.

[demokatgurrl]

34. Ridge- he has to counter the slight connection of PA

with Biden. PA is a very important state. And Ridge is young, and very conservative, and has no voting record.