McCain will pick a female VP

[woolldog]

To try to draw Democratic and Independent women who are disaffected with Clinton losing, to his campaign....if Obama doesn't pick a female VP.

Do you agree?

And is this why McCain is waiting until the GOP convention to announce his VP?

[Thrill]

1. Do people think the majority of women is this country are dumb?

seriously. If I'm a woman, I would be more insulted than happy if he did that

[SteelPenguin]

35. Uh

I think politicians think the majority of PEOPLE in this country are dumb.

Sadly they might be right.

[book_worm]

2. Who said he's waiting until the convention?

they never announce the VP this early. It's usually just a couple of weeks before the convention.

[woolldog]

17. I think McCain has said he's waiting untl the convention

[rove karl rove]

3. like Condi Rice?

There's not that many GOP women for him to choose from - I don't think he'll go with Rice, and he's holding out the announcement to build up suspense.

[mod mom]

8. How about one angry at the Dem Party for not backing her and who controls the" white" vote

I'm serious. You look at all the damage she has attempted against her own party, how her husband's policies benefitted the GOP and how they hate to lose power and...

[GoesTo11]

69. Lil Condi would be a brilliant choice

[Warren DeMontague]

79. Condi's pro choice. Anyway, I don't think he will. I bet it ends up being Romney. nt

[powergirl]

4. My gut tells me the Repubs will run white guy/white guy

to keep everything "square." There is a certain segment of our country who will ONLY vote white guy/white guy - and they are guaranteed Republican votes.

[shaniqua6392]

10. Or a white guy and one with a nice tan......

Charlie Crist has been mentioned for McCain. Mitt Romney has been mentioned also and he has been on some of the networks this week touting how wonderful McCain is. Romney does have the economic background that McCain is admittedly lacking in.

[powergirl]

13. White guy with tan and big evangelist hair

I live in Texas - maybe Rick Perry, our Governor, with shellacked hair will fit the bill. They can have him. :spray:

[BlueManDude]

5. He's going to reinforce his national security credentials by picking Tom Ridge.

[woolldog]

14. He said he wouldn't pick any VP who was pro-choice

That eliminates Ridge as he is pro-choice.

[BlueManDude]

80. I don't recall that. - but remember Bush 41 was once "prochoice" too. It will be Ridge.

[Orangepeel]

15. McCain doesn't need to reinforce his national security credentials

he needs to reinforce his economic credentials. Or was that a joke?

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

30. Take a look at the clusterfuck in Iraq.

:think:

[Orangepeel]

50. point taken, but take a look at the clusterfuck that is the economy

:think: :think:

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

52. Counterpoint taken.

:thumbsup:

[BlueManDude]

78. Ridge will re-inforce his strength. He wants the election to be about nat security

McCain isn't going to play the "balance the ticket" game by bringing in a woman, or an easterner or an outside the beltway type yadda yadda yadda - he's not that type of guy. he won't play the conventional wisdom game. clinton picked gore in 92 (gore was bsaically considered a clone of clinton at the time) and it re-inforced his strengths.

mccain wil pick another military guy and you can bet that he'll at least ask colin powell. in the end it will be ridge.

[WA98296]

6. Mitt is playing running mate on tv. LOL

[SemiCharmedQuark]

7. I disagree. He's going for the racist mysogynist vote.

Minorities and women aren't the key to that vote.

[shain from kane]

9. The only thing that I know for certain is that he will pick someone younger than him, which would be

about 99.99% of the population.

[DJ13]

11. But what if he chooses Rice?

All those Democratic women who wont vote for Obama due to skin color would get confused, wouldnt they?

[rucky]

12. Please let it be Jean Schmidt.

[Stop Cornyn]

16. Agreed. (If not a female running mate, Romney)

[woolldog]

23. So knowing this, do you think Obama is better off choosing

a female as VP to stay McCain's hand or should he risk losing women, who tend to otherwise vote Dem?

[Stop Cornyn]

34. I think a candidate with executive experience from a swing state would be more important than gender

or ethnic diversity on the ticket, but a VP candidate from a swing state who brings both executive experience and gender diversity would be especially nice.

[woolldog]

46. Sebelius or the Gov of Arizona fit that bill.

But what about national security credentials? Webb and Nunn (or Clark) bring those. Clark wouldn't help carry Arkansas I don't think--is he high profile enough there? But Webb and Nunn would help with their states MO, GA, VA.

[AZ Criminal JD]

63. Gov. of Arizona has personal issues.

[backscatter712]

18. Katherine Harris?

Cruella in the White House? *shudder*

[LSK]

49. please??? because she did so well in her Senate run...

:rofl:

[depakid]

19. Elizabeth Dole would be an intersting choice...

[Stop Cornyn]

21. For the oldest ticket E V E R

[sandnsea]

22. Kay Bailey Hutchinson

Yep, I definitely think he'll pick a woman.

[depakid]

32. I were a betting man- I'd put money on it....

One of the Senators would be my guess.

[Stop Cornyn]

40. She's a good fund-raiser, and like McSame, she conveys a false sense of being a moderate because she

says moderate sounding things on issues like reproductive choice (but then she votes like a complete tool).

[Carrieyazel]

55. She would be a terrible pick. She's got baggage and she's not very likable

outside of her home state.

[sandnsea]

56. What baggage?

I must have missed it. I've also not heard anybody say she isn't likeable. She's a lot less annoying than Liddy Dole.

[FrenchieCat]

20. Yep...Women are going to become anti-choice by the drove.......

just to vote in McCain and unidentified female Veep and change the face of the Supreme court to take away their reproductive rights and keep the war going for some more! Sounds like a plan! :thumbsup: :sarcasm:

[woolldog]

37. There are lots of bitter female hillary supporters out there. nt

[FrenchieCat]

45. Well, they'll have to be bitter by walking around without a nose on their face.....

since they are willing to cut it off for spite.

I'm sure these same women also will allow the Iraq war to continue as long as they are not the ones fighting it.

[NewHampshireDem]

24. I don't see it

Because McCain has been running right. He needs someone to back up his right-wing credentials and thus his base in the party more than he needs to pull in the center, IMHO. I see Mitt, which would be very, very, very, good for us.

Of course, if he picks Condi, that would be even better for us. First of all, we can really hammer them with the Iraq issue and the Freeper's heads will explode--her race and (rumors about?) her sexual orientation will be an huge issue for them, especially since they don't really trust McCain to begin with.

[TexasObserver]

25. Disagree. McBush will probably pick Romney.

The Rs will not pick a woman for VP.

[woolldog]

28. I hope he does pick Romney. n/t

[galaxy21]

36. The Mormon thing will turn off the Christian Right

You know what they're like.

[woolldog]

47. Have you been saved?

:rofl:

[TexasObserver]

48. with his magic underwear riding up in that uber tight ass of his

[Vinca]

26. He's going to have to pry Romney's lips off his butt first. nt

[La Lioness Priyanka]

27. as a women i find this offensive. i wont vote for a republican just because she is a woman

HRC not winning has disenfranchised me from politics to a degree but that hardly makes me a republican

[Ichingcarpenter]

29. He already said last night he would pick this guy

Dwight Kurt Schrute III


McCain had to pull out a piece of paper on the Daily Show and stumble over his pronouncing his name.
I bet he didn't even know who he was.

[Mezzo]

31. McCain will pick Condi Rice.

[galaxy21]

33. He won't. He doesn't like her. ..

Also she's a neocon and he's not (or so he claims)

[woolldog]

42. I don't think she'd be a good pick for him.

Too inexperienced in politics. Too tied to the Bush Administration he's trying to distance himself from.

[galaxy21]

44. Mccain probably won't pick who the party wants...he'll pick who he wants

He's as stubborn as hell in that respect.

Tim Pawlenty has been described as the front runner.

[onenote]

38. anything's possible if they feel desperate enough

But his options are pretty limited. He needs someone who won't offend the fundies, who is young enough to avoid the claims that the repubs are fielding a old fogey ticket, and with enough experience to leave him in the position where he can still attack Obama on experience grounds -- when you are 70 plus, you need to be able to make the case that your number two is ready to step in, especially if, as expected, Obama picks a running mate with more experience.

That doesn't leave McCain a lot of choices.

[DesertRat]

39. I agree with you.

I think he'll pick a female governor.

[WA98296]

41. Yes, he and Hillary having been running together against Obama for awhile.

Hillary is McCain's pick

[marshall]

43. Olympia Snowe or Linda Lingle?

Condi says she doesn't want to run. What are his other options?

[NV Whino]

51. Hillary?

[Beregond2]

53. Has anyone

ever announced their VP choice before the convention? I can't remember.

[Seen the light]

54. I've seen a lot of repukes suggest the governor of Alaska

Sarah Pallin I believe is her name. She could be an interesting pick.

[Owl]

57. Ferraro?

[CK_John]

58. Probably Melinda Gates, if it's ok with Bloomberg. n/t

[Texas Hill Country]

59. i think that would be a very smart idea.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

60. NOT just a female but an AA female......Condi Rice

[woolldog]

61. why would it make a difference if she's AA?

Mccain isn't going to get a large % of the black vote regardless of who his running mate is, and regardless of whom he's running against (unless maybe he were running against HRC; she's lost her standing in the AA community entirely)

Condi Rice would be a disaster for McCain anyway. She's not a politician and so isn't used to campaigning; she's too tied the Bush administration which McCain is trying to separate himself from...

[ElsewheresDaughter]

62. no she hasn't "lost her standing amongst AA community" they simply voted for the AA male

and that's a good thing.

your hatred for Hillary has jaded your thought processes.

[woolldog]

68. wow. ok

I thought even hillary supporters realized she's lost her standing in the black community. Did you think her race baiting and dog-whistling (http://dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/5/8/124118/7190/790/511780) has gone unnoticed?

I can assure you it hasn't.

[nomorewhopper]

64. i bet mccain is much more likely to select an evangelical or youthful male

[EffieBlack]

65. Most candidates wait until close to the convention to announce their running mates

[woolldog]

67. Oh. ok. For some reason, I don't remember that.

I always thought we knew before the convention.

[Carrieyazel]

66. Jodi Rell, governor of Connecticut

would be his best pick here. A #2 rarely helps you win additional states, and he'd get a lot of the white female vote if he picked her.

[woolldog]

70. Interesting....

is she pro-choice? He's committed to not picking a VP who is pro-choice. I thought that was odd, but can't say I mind him boxing himself in like that. lol

[Carrieyazel]

75. Yes, she is. That would make it hard for her to get picked, for sure.

[Lucky 13]

71. McCain/Coulter '08

:puke:
:scared:
:puke:
:scared:

repeat

[berni_mccoy]

72. McCain Will Pick Clinton.

[TBF]

73. I'm bettng a young very religious white guy - the base does NOT like McCain

[saltpoint]

74. He could, but if he does, it would not be a woman likely to appeal to

Clinton's supporters, because he'd have to select a woman compatible with the Right's view of womanhood.

A lot of people who would vote for Hillary Clinton on a ticket would not support Kay Bailey Hutchison, for example, since Kay Bailey is the Anti-Feminist queen of Texas.

Susan Collins? Olympia Snowe? I think indies might prefer Snowe to Collins, but the far Right donors hate them both.

In choosing a woman Clinton supporters might like, McCain would electrocute his support from his own party since his party HAS no women to left of say, Olympia Snowe.

And if Obama were to choose, for example, Kathleen Sebelius, McCain's choosing a woman would be a moot point, since Sebelius is in close alignment with Democratic Party planks.

[saltpoint]

76. He could pick Rudy Giuliani. Giuliani's a woman. Sometimes.

[sfam]

77. Agreed. Obama should pick Sebelius...nt

[otroboy]

81. He should pick Ann Coulter

That would be a god-sent gift.