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Republican dream ticket 2008?

Abdul Alhazred

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Enough about the Democrats for a little while.

What about the Republicans?

McCain of course, but who would be the ideal running mate?

Not from the point of view of who would be most desirable in a general, but who would maximize McCain's chances of winning?

Contingency question: Does the ideal running mate for McCain vary depending on whether the opponent is Hillary or Barack?

And remember -- Having a black woman running mate even picked up a few unlikely Floridian votes for Pat Buchanan in 2000.
 
Oh wait! ... Cheney already IS his running mate.

Well, at least philosophically ... ;)
 
Abdul Alhazred said:
Enough about the Democrats for a little while.

What about the Republicans?

McCain of course, but who would be the ideal running mate?

Not from the point of view of who would be most desirable in a general, but who would maximize McCain's chances of winning?

Contingency question: Does the ideal running mate for McCain vary depending on whether the opponent is Hillary or Barack?

And remember -- Having a black woman running mate even picked up a few unlikely Floridian votes for Pat Buchanan in 2000.
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He is the establishment loser from the outset.
 
Lieberman.

The McCain/Lieberman ticket runs as the unity team, uniting the ideological divide that has paralyzed the country. This blunts the unity theme of the Obama campaign, captures the independents while not pissing off the base, and sweeps them to a 53-47 win in November.
 
McCain & Jameson 2008!

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I took a look at this on my political blog and concluded that Rob Portman (current OMB director and former congressman from Ohio) would probably be the best candidate. He's young (53), solidly conservative, and helps with a key state.
 
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McCain & Jameson 2008!

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PG Wodehouse would say that she looks like she was poured into that dress and forgot to say "when".
 
McCain-Fetus (young, pro-life, and knows more about the economy) 2008

TAM:)
 
OK Time for me to answer my own questions.

First of all, if the Democratic Party candidate is Barack, coming up with with a black candidate for VP is a hurry would NOT be a smart move for the Republicans.

Too obviously cynical and wouldn't get anyone (black or white) to switch from Barack.

Think of the Alan Keys debacle in Illinois.


But a woman Republican VP candidate, regardless of who the Democrats run for president, would be a good move. And furthermore the Republicans do not have to scratch around to find an "OK Republican woman".

The level of "absolutely would not vote for a woman" prejudice (absent other ideological difficulties) is negligible.

Never mind the folks at the New York Times say otherwise. They don't know any Republicans and don't read the newspapers.
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Someone in another forum mentioned Christine Whitman.

1) A woman

2) A former governor

3) Geographic spread from McCain

4) Quit the administration in a huff over environmental issues (or at least it could be spun that way)
 
And New Jersey is commonly cited as a state that McCain would have a chance of tipping into the red column. Whitman was actually the other possibility that I mentioned on my blog post. She could also capitalize on the resentment some women will feel over Hillary as their first serious candidate fails to get the nomination.

But, and this is important, Whitman would not please the social conservatives in the party, who are already restless.
 
Seriously, Whitman seems like someone with a lot of baggage that could be exploited by Dems.

I can agree with the reasoning on Portman.

Jameson is definitely my type and in fact I feel a real spiritual connection there. :)

The strategy target is still November. If the Mideast is still fairly quiet by then, Republicans may take a strategy of looking like the 'safe and normal party' rather than the 'take a big chance' party of change.

Big changes usually scare people, and when up against the wall I'd put my money on people voting for what they think is comfortable and familiar.
 
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