Jun 04 2008
How McCain Can Beat Obama
There is a very straightforward way for John McCain to ensure a success against Obama this fall (beyond all the valid points regarding Obama’s inexperience, his huge mistake on the success in Iraq, his questionable associations, his liberal record). Â Hillary’s supporters want to go somewhere other than Obama. Â If McCain selects a stalwart, conservative women VP this election is over before it begins. Â Obama can’t lose the 50% of Hillary voters who garnered her the most votes for any presidential candidate in the primaries. Â And if McCain selects a woman VP, I am fairly certain many of those Hillary supporters will cross over.
What is important about this is the selection needs to be made on merit and be a conservative to help bring in the conservative base. Â There must be plenty of excellent options out in America. Â Please feel free to propose your ideas for a woman VP candidate for John McCain in the comments section below!
Sarah Palin is HOTTTT!!!!!!!
Gwood, How about a link!
Not sure how conservative she is, given the recent Alaska tax hike, but Palin would definitely help the ticket win.
A woman might help win a bit. That said, I think there are two men who could also secure victory: Colin Powell and Mitt Romney.
The former would pretty much be a contrast to Obama in more ways than one. The latter would secure Michigan.
Palin is very conservative.
Easy on the eyes. Easy on the brain.
The problem with Palin is that she sort of has the same problem as Jindal. Youth and inexperience. I know both names are talked about and no doubt Palin’s will be on the rise.
However, for the highest office in the land you need someone that has in their past in my view had to handle political failure and rebounded. Jindal has to a certain degree but still light.
Anyway both of those like the new hot stud draftQB out of College . The fansfor the Pro Team want to see them and scream about it but Coaches know not to put them out too soon because when they fall or mistep and they the fans will turn on them.
Palin is too new right now. Besides her I can not see another female Governor or politicians available that would have the wow factor. I say this without looking at the House because I think McCain is in need of a Governor
Also they are rising stars and having them damaged by perhaps a too early run could hurt us long term
I think Palin is the answer. It is quite obvious, after the birth of Trig, that she is terribly pro-life. She has a son in the military. She’s something of a “maverick” on her own, taking out quite a bit of corruption. I think for a party that needs to regain the high ground on corruption and earmarks she is just the ticket, literally.
SJR
The Pink Flamingo
Here is a bracket, for all those sports bracket fans. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24672458/
I think McCain will go with Tim Pawlenty. He is good , a Governor and gosh knows we need to pick up a state!!! to offset a possible loss or two
I think he could lean toward Rick Santorum.
Conservative
Experienced
Could help flip Penn.
What we need is someone who is more conservative than McCain to heal with the base who would not be afraid to reality check him when he needs it.
Whoever can do that would have a leg up for President after a McCain term.
Merlin as to Santorum how will he help pick up Penn when he lost his Senate Seat.
I think Santorum is a very mixed bag at times that despite many views I agree with tends to rubb people the wrong way
He very well could be in the mix, and perhaps with Obama problems in Penn it could be enough to flip it. Or maybe just the reverse
I still like Jindal.
I wonder if he’s thinking “Pardon Me” ?
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Santorum is too far to the right, that is why he lost his Senate seat. I agree that Palin is good a conservative is needed, but Republicans need to get away from people who are so polarizing, they need inspiring. That is why the Republican brand is off now. I know they blame Bush, but it is not that simple.
People want a change, they do not want the kind of fights they have seen in recent years. I think they feel like conservatives do not care about average Americans and that is not true. So we need someone who is inspiring and personable and who can relate to average people. We do not need preachy and strident.
I like Palin a lot, but most people I talk to have never heard of the woman. I also like Rudy, but I don’t think he has a chance. Pawlenty and Sanforth are both good and I like Tom Ridge. But I doubt if he has that kind of appeal.
I’d be happy with Palin, though, be warned, she sounds a little like Frances McDormand in FARGO.
Meg Whitman (former eBay CEO, Romney supporter now on McCain’s finance team) would be at least as daring a choice. She gives kind of a housewifely vibe for a woman who also happens to be a brilliant zillionaire. I think that the Hillary Wal-Mart mom voters, on good days, think of themselves as unrecognized geniuses, at least compared to the men in their lives. Meg Whitman’s their fantasy about themselves. She should also appeal to the same women who might be taken in more quickly by Carly Fiorina’s glib charm, and Fiorina’s been with McCain a lot longer and has been out front a lot more, but her baggage may be too heavy.
Yes, but how many people have any diea who Meg Whitman is?
Maybe I am overestimating the importance of name recognition. But I think it helps if people have an idea who they are looking at up there. But then again, Obama came out of nowhere so maybe that is not so important.
Everyone, pretty much, knows what eBay is, and during the time Whitman ran it – building it from an on-line garage sale for Pez collectors into a multinational mega-corporation and household word – it was one of the great American success stories.
It’s been years since I saw her speak, and I have no idea how well-rounded and knowledgeable she is politically. I tend to think that if she was ready and wanted it, and as being considered, she’d have been more in the eye by now than she’s been – though that could change pretty quickly.
Pawlenty
I’m betting on a McCain-Hilliary ticket.