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John McCain's Running Mate
Mitt Romney 18%  18%  [ 2 ]
Mike Huckabee 36%  36%  [ 4 ]
Ron Paul 45%  45%  [ 5 ]
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11 Feb 2008, 3:13 pm

Ralph Nader said the same thing--that by helping get Bush elected, people would see how crummy the Republicans were, and then the USA would vote Green forevermore.



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11 Feb 2008, 4:52 pm

monty wrote:
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Lieberman might be a good choice if McCain is planning a centrist campaign. But that choice would alienate many who are challenging his conservative credentials, and it would de-motivate the party's base.


He might be counting on them regardless, it's not like they're going to vote for Clinton/Obama. ...


Actually, there are a number of conservatives that have announced that they would rather vote for Hillary than John McCain. They believe that 4 years of a Democratic president and Congress would do so much damage to the US, that the country would turn Republican for 40 years after that.


I doubt any of those conservatives are involved in the campaign. It's such a horrible strategy, I don't know where to begin. It makes for interesting chat room/talk radio/cablt TV discussion, but I can't imagine it ever used in actuality. Losing on purpose in order to win later? Never going to happen. There's too many variables, and a lot can happen in four years. Plus, a one party executive and legislative branch can cause a LOT of damage in four years, it hardly seems worth it just to prove a political point.


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11 Feb 2008, 5:23 pm

kindofbluenote wrote:
I doubt any of those conservatives are involved in the campaign. It's such a horrible strategy, I don't know where to begin. It makes for interesting chat room/talk radio/cablt TV discussion, but I can't imagine it ever used in actuality. Losing on purpose in order to win later? Never going to happen. There's too many variables, and a lot can happen in four years. Plus, a one party executive and legislative branch can cause a LOT of damage in four years, it hardly seems worth it just to prove a political point.


Of course, the people running the campaigns and the party would not do that. But there are talk-show hosts and columnists (and coworkers of mine) that feel that way, and may either cross over to vote D, or not vote at all. It's not something McCain is promoting, but it does reflect the split in the Republican party.



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14 Feb 2008, 7:43 pm

Mitt Romney has given his endorsement to John McCain,
so VP may be him.


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14 Feb 2008, 8:01 pm

I think McCain will probably pick a stanch conservative to enerigize the Republican base who despise him. He probably won't pick though. Huckabee has as many problems with Conservatives as McCain has.



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16 Feb 2008, 3:39 pm

Mike Huckabee may be a choice, but what about Michael Bloomberg? He was a Republican until recently, and it would neutralize his threat while simultaneously bringing his billions into the campaign.



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16 Feb 2008, 3:53 pm

lotuspuppy wrote:
Mike Huckabee may be a choice, but what about Michael Bloomberg? He was a Republican until recently, and it would neutralize his threat while simultaneously bringing his billions into the campaign.


Micheal Bloomberg is too liberal for the base, so he wouldn't help John McCain with getting Conservatives on board. He will need conservatives to win in November.



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16 Feb 2008, 9:10 pm

monty wrote:
Lieberman might be a good choice if McCain is planning a centrist campaign. But that choice would alienate many who are challenging his conservative credentials, and it would de-motivate the party's base.



The 24 hour news cycle is trying to convince everyone that these "core" group of Republican voters are going to sink McCain. It hasn't happened and it won't happen because they don't control the party. Besides, Lieberman is a f*****g turn coat as it is. No one denies his conservative credentials of career assassination by the Democratic party.