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HinesWard86 · Jun 12, 2008

John Thune to win the Republican VP nod at 20-1.

I have said this before and I will say it again. Thune embodies almost everything that McCain needs in a running mate. He is strong in national defense, young, vibrant, well-liked, and WILL be a presidential candidate himself (mark my words on this). The only two things he lacks are experience and a strength in economics, but is a great candidate regardless. In a year where we truly don't know where McCain is going to go (a minority? a woman? a Republican?), Thune is much better than a 20-1 shot

gtc08 · Jun 12, 2008

Republican Sen. John Thune of South Dakota dismissed talk that he might be John McCain’s running mate, telling Reuters, “That must be my mother talking.”

skoda · Jun 12, 2008

I'd put money on Janet Napolitano:smoker2:

BetIt · Jun 12, 2008

put money on the governor of louisiana

that would be my favorite for the nod

satisfy religious right and good contrast with being so young

apparently a bit wacky though.....has performed exorcisms

fhmesq44 · Jun 13, 2008

Logically, McCain needs someone from a key swing state, no idea who that may be.

quantumleap · Jun 13, 2008

skoda said:
I'd put money on Janet Napolitano:smoker2:

ucking:

She's a Democrat.

fhmesq44 · Jun 13, 2008

quantumleap said:
ucking:

She's a Democrat.

That's a man, baby!!!!!!!!

quantumleap · Jun 13, 2008

fhmesq44 said:
That's a man, baby!!!!!!!!

:missingte

That's not the first time I've heard that.

Mr.Smith · Jun 13, 2008

I saw a picture of him with Charlie Crist, they look too old together. Cant see him going there....

TheWolf · Jun 13, 2008

HinesWard86 · Jun 13, 2008

fhmesq44 said:
Logically, McCain needs someone from a key swing state, no idea who that may be.

Normally I'd say this is the case but every swing state candidate has serious issues that would hurt the ticket. Neither Jeb Bush or Charlie Crist could run. Jeb because of family, Crist because of the persistent gay rumors.

Don't see anyone from Ohio getting a nod.

Don't see anyone from PA getting a nod.

Michigan has Romney but McCain won't put Romney on the ticket after the persistent attacks, not to mention his religion turned off a lot of Republicans.

Then go down the list of possible favorites, and they all have flaws as well:

Huckabee is way too conservative, his yokel banjo shit will get him nowhere outside the South (which is already all Republican)

Condi has ties to the Bush administration and already brings a negative cognition to the minds of most Americans

Guiliani or Liebermann have no shot in hell. You can't put two center-right guys on a ticket.

Pawlenty - Only won his home state by 1% in 2006 despite having the enormous advantage of being an incumbent. MN is not a big swing state either.

Jindal - If they go minority, they are going to go Black or Hispanic, not Indian. Seriously, this would piss off the Republican Hispanics if they nominated an Indian before a Hispanic and would probably cost them Florida (People have no idea how important this demographic was for Repubs in 00 and 04). Mel Martinez will be a nominee before Jindal is.

guitarjosh · Jun 13, 2008

Anyone think Liberman gets asked?

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