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Re: Who will be the Republican VP nominee? (Scripting News)

theworst — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:35:09 -0000

Hardened is a nice way of saying "older".

Re: Who will be the Republican VP nominee? (Scripting News)

Will Cate — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:31:49 -0000

Ah, but you're assuming that all potential Hillary votes would come from "strong, hardened liberal" women. I don't believe that's necessarily so.

(and BTW, uh... "hardened?")

Re: Who will be the Republican VP nominee? (Scripting News)

theworst — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:43:30 -0000

My turn.

Obama would be off the front page anyway. And to think that "millions"
of people who supported a strong, hardened liberal woman will be wooed
by an arch-conservative 18 months into office is either naive or sexist.

Re: Who will be the Republican VP nominee? (Scripting News)

Mark M — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:28:39 -0000

Palin is a really interesting choice and is probably causing some intense reorganization in Obama's campaign strategy. I live in Alaska and Sarah Palin has shown herself to be somebody who is able to make people forget that she is very conservative and she has gained a following that cuts through party affiliation; people just like her. Having said that, it seems like a very risky move as well. McCain is running on a platform of experience and judgment and if Gov Palin doesn't seem ready to fill his shoes, especially when standing on the same stage as somebody like Biden, it will be a huge problem for them. The Obama campaign should be careful not to be too dismissive.

Re: Who will be the Republican VP nominee? (Scripting News)

Larry — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:28:30 -0000

Palin... PALIN I SAID!!

Re: Who will be the Republican VP nominee? (Scripting News)

Will Cate — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:05:27 -0000

Well, please allow me to retort!

This is a totally brilliant move by McCain. He makes history. He wipes last night's Obamapalooza off the front page. He's just given millions of disaffected Hillary supporters a reason to vote Republican. He solidifies his conservative base.

Oh, and really classy move by the Obama campaign response, essentially dissing all of small town America. That is insanity, my friend...

Re: Who will be the Republican VP nominee? (Scripting News)

Ken Hudak — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:11:07 -0000

Palin it is! If anything, it's going to make for a fantastic race. No matter who wins now, history will be made this election....and that my friends, is real change you can believe in.

People who control oil are important. King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. Sarah Palin of Alaska!

Re: Who will be the Republican VP nominee? (Scripting News)

theworst — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:33:54 -0000

Apparently, John McCain has gone insane.

A 44 year-old Alaskan? Who has been in state office less than two years? As VP to the oldest non-incumbent candidate in history?

Astonishing.

Re: Who will be the Republican VP nominee? (Scripting News)

Sean — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:42:32 -0000

He's picked Alaska gov. Sarah Palin. Pure genius.

Re: Who will be the Republican VP nominee? (Scripting News)

Scott Fl — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:12:20 -0000

Mittens

Re: Who will be the Republican VP nominee? (Scripting News)

mahboud — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:28:01 -0000

How about Meg Whitman or Carla Fiorino? He'd hope to gain some disgruntled women voters that way and many undecideds may go with "a woman's better than a black man". (Ugh, I feel dirty typing that)

Re: Who will be the Republican VP nominee? (Scripting News)

Robi Ganguly — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:38:44 -0000

Hey Dave, despite what the AP is saying, I'm still thinking it's going to be Romney. It wouldn't be the first time the Republicans managed to fake the press out, that's for sure :). I put my rationale here: http://bit.ly/gO2zb but basically, I think that Romney is the most politically powerful choice within the Republican Party. I guess we'll find out soon enough right?

Re: Who will be the Republican VP nominee? (Scripting News)

dan — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:01:55 -0000

I'm hoping it's Pawlenty. In addition to his horrible track record as Governor, he's also had a few gems out there.

At the 2006 MN GOP Convention:

"I can tell you what your worst nightmare is, it's one of the big-spending, tax-raising, abortion-promoting, gay marriage-embracing, more-welfare-without-accountability-loving, school-reform-resisting, illegal-immigration-supporting Democrats for governor who think Hillary Clinton should be president of the United States."

On Talk Radio around the fishing opener earlier this year:

"I have a wife who genuinely loves to fish. I mean, she will take the lead and ask me to go out fishing, and joyfully comes here. She loves football, she'll go to hockey games and, I jokingly say, 'Now, if I could only get her to have sex with me.'"

Classic

Re: Who will be the Republican VP nominee? (Scripting News)

tjarrett — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:31:15 -0000

I so hope that Romney gets it. I would really relish watching him get beaten again. Color me still bitter over the way he ran for governor of Massachusetts so that he could slam us in every stump speech he gave.

Re: Who will be the Republican VP nominee? (Scripting News)

kawika — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:14:32 -0000

Pawlenty seems the safest pick. Hutchinson might mess with the media's predictable story lines. Rice, the riskiest pick, would shuffle the deck completely. Romney and Lieberman would spook the religious right. I think the polls are close enough for McCain to play it safe. I suspect McCain's camp will do whatever it takes to focus it's efforts on driving up Obama's negatives rather than his positives, given the latter doesn't offer the public much of anything new and the former is easier with low-information voters.

Re: Who will be the Republican VP nominee? (Scripting News)

Loren — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:06:30 -0000

If McCain chooses Lieberman, he must want to lose. A vote for Lieberman is a vote for Bush is a vote for McCain. He'd lose conservatives and Dem's would not cross the line to vote for two war mongers.

Re: Who will be the Republican VP nominee? (Scripting News)

omarks — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:57:55 -0000

VP meg whitman will be perfect for a party that is reducing the us economy to online flea market size, especially now we need to move all that repossessed stuff after the lending pyramid scheme fell over....

Re: Who will be the Republican VP nominee? (Scripting News)

theworst — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:57:47 -0000

I think Romney is terrible choice for McCain - so it's exactly what I'm hoping for.

First, his Mormonism will alienate the Christian base, which McCain needs to embrace.

Second, it would reinforce the growing image of McCain as rich and out of touch.

Third, they'll be subject to the same sorts of attacks they launched with Biden and Clinton criticizing Obama. No one went after McCain harder than Romney in the primary.

Fourth, Romney has a robust record of flip-flopping, which, again, opens the door for the Democrats to call him out.

I think Lieberman would be tough - still alienates the Christian conservatives, but mobilizes Jewish voters to some extent.

His best choice might be Huckabee - but that's pretty unlikely.

Re: Who will be the Republican VP nominee? (Scripting News)

robert — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:56:29 -0000

kay hutchison might be the worst choice for the democratic ticket. she is moderate enough to attract hillary supporters.

Re: Who will be the Republican VP nominee? (Scripting News)

AdamR — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:47:58 -0000

Looks like he choose Tim Pawlenty.
http://www.oregonlive.com/n...

Re: Who will be the Republican VP nominee? (Scripting News)

Phil Wolff — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:46:01 -0000

Huckabee. Brings in the religious right, a governor for executive experience, relative youth, and charm/charisma/likeability

Re: Who will be the Republican VP nominee? (Scripting News)

sboiling — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:44:16 -0000

I really don't think he'll pick Lieberman. Yes McCain may be a maverick in terms of the party organisation but he's not a fool.

I think he'll pick Romney.

-sean

Re: Who will be the Republican VP nominee? (Scripting News)

John Grey — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:43:07 -0000

Is there anything in the rumour about Colin Powell?

Re: Who will be the Republican VP nominee? (Scripting News)

marco — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:42:27 -0000

Good analysis. I don't want Lieberman even close to the possibility again though because he's pro-fraud.
He really does make a farce of democracy. Last night I had a feeling it was going to be Kay Bailey Hutchinson to kind of say "you dissed a woman, I picked one," but all the talk about Biden passing the "violence to women" act, probably dashed it if it was even going to be a possibility. After Beau Biden's speech though, I think it doesn't matter who McCain picks, he has no chance of winning. Beau Biden's understatement of his military duties spoke loud and crystal clear.

Re: Who will be the Republican VP nominee? (Scripting News)

@SocialJulio — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:40:50 -0000

If Senator Biden is Senator's Obama foreign policy guy, Senator McCain needs the CEO of the global marketplace to help him with the economy! I think he will go with Meg Whitman.