<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Sources close to Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign are suggesting he will reveal the name of his vice presidential selection this week while Sen. Barack Obama is getting the headlines on his foreign trip. The name of McCain's running mate has not been disclosed, but Mitt Romney has led the speculation recently. (Developing)</div> Novak
Interesting. What I've been hearing all along is McCain will announce his VP on Friday, the day after Obama does his convention speech, with the hope of blunting the typical bounce candidates get coming out of their conventions.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Denny Crane @ Jul 21 2008, 05:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Interesting. What I've been hearing all along is McCain will announce his VP on Friday, the day after Obama does his convention speech, with the hope of blunting the typical bounce candidates get coming out of their conventions.</div> Yes but the Republican convention is after the Democratic convention, so I assume the McCain campaign believes their convention will take away some of the Obama momentum. Like I said before, at this point, I'd be very suprised if it wasn't Mitt Romney.
http://www.politico.com/blogs/jonathanmart...VP.html?showall McCain closes in on VP John McCain has narrowed his vice-presidential possibilities to the point where he considered a decision this week -- but he’s likely to hold off, say sources close to the campaign. The prospect of stepping on Barack Obama's much-anticipated overseas trip with the headline-grabbing news was discussed among the small inner-circle of McCain aides and advisers privy to the running mate decision, according to a McCain source. This person declined to categorically rule out an announcement in the coming days, but other plugged-in sources said it was unlikely. Officially, McCain representaives declined to comment. But, relishing the diversion, they also did not discourage the speculation. “A smart feint,” one Republican source said. One inner-circle McCain adviser said the longtime plans are to name the selection close to the Republican convention, on the theory that all that really matters is the final sprint to Election Day. “No one is panicking about this week,” the adviser said. “Frankly, it is excellent for the press to be getting Obamamania out of their system.” Rumors first circulated last week among GOP insiders about a possible July announcement. The columnist Robert Novak touched off a frenzy Monday evening when he posted an item -- quickly linked by Drudge -- reporting that McCain would "reveal the name of his vice presidential selection this week." The window on an announcement is, however, closing. The Olympics begin August 8th and run until the 24th. To ensure maximum news coverage of their pick, neither campaign wants to go public with their decision during the international spectacle. And immediately after, the Democrats begin their convention. McCain, of course, does not want to make his pick during this period, either.
McCain's visiting Louisiana this week, but why? Because he's going to meet with Bobby Jindal. McCain To Meet With Jindal John McCain will huddle with vice presidential aspirant Bobby Jindal during a trip to New Orleans later this week, sources close to the campaign confirm to The Fix. McCain's trip to Louisiana on Wednesday was the cause of much head scratching in the political world as it was not in keeping with a week of planned stops in battleground states. But, the meeting with Jindal, who has been the state's governor since 2007, suggests that McCain himself is deeply engaged in the process of picking his second-in-command and that the youthful Jindal is under serious consideration. (Worth noting: Conservative columnist Bob Novak is reporting -- and Matt Drudge is touting -- that McCain will make his vice presidential pick known by the end of this week.) Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal ® (Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Jindal, at 37, is widely regarded within the Republican party nationally as one of its rising stars and has been touted as the best choice for vice president by a variety of party luminaries ranging from former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (Ga.) to talk radio celebrity Rush Limbaugh. In a recent profile of Limbaugh, New York Times magazine reporter Zev Chafets wrote: "As for politics, Rush has already picked his candidate for the Conservative Restoration: Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, a 37-year-old prodigy whom Limbaugh considers to be a genuine movement conservative in the Ronald Reagan mold -- 'fresh, energetic and optimistic in his view of America.'" Gingrich has called Jindal "America's most transformational governor." If McCain picked Jindal, it would have several immediate echoes in the race. First, McCain would essentially cede one of the main pillars of his argument against Obama: experience. Jindal is a nearly a decade younger than Obama and, although he served in Congress before being elected governor, his foreign policy resume is at least as thin as Obama's. Second, and more positively for McCain, naming Jindal would be a major symbolic step in fundamentally re-branding the Republican party. Jindal, an Indian-American, would put a whole new face on a party that is widely seen by voters as controlled by old white men. A Jindal pick is the definition of unorthodox. But, in an election cycle where the Republican brand is as badly tarnished as at any time in recent memory, a "Hail Mary" (or "Hail Bobby") may be warranted.
Romney should be the next president anyway....Romney is a candidate the conservative base can get behind....if he picks Romney or Paul, i will be voting for him, if he doesnt, I may not vote for the president on election day....
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (TheBeef @ Jul 21 2008, 09:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Romney should be the next president anyway....Romney is a candidate the conservative base can get behind....if he picks Romney or Paul, i will be voting for him, if he doesnt, I may not vote for the president on election day....</div> Romney makes the most sense for VP, but I think it was clear IMO that McCain was the best and really the only real chance to beat Obama or Clinton. Paul's essentially flipped the middle finger to the Republican party. He's going to hold his convention in St. Paul during the same time as the Republican convention, which won't serve much purpose, except as a distraction. His future is that as a congressman, he'll run every two years and get elected again until he wants to retire.
I'm voting for him no matter what but I agree Beef, he should choose Romney, who then should run in 4 years for president and would (in my eyes) win it easily against anyone.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticKing @ Jul 21 2008, 10:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I'm voting for him no matter what but I agree Beef, he should choose Romney, who then should run in 4 years for president and would (in my eyes) win it easily against anyone.</div> What about Hillary Clinton?
Romney had a difficult time with conservatives as it was. As governor of Mass., he was generally as liberal as McCain. Thing is, if McCain was going to choose Romney, he should have done so months ago - Romney has the fundraising capability that McCain is lacking and the money would help get his message out and compete with Obama.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Denny Crane @ Jul 21 2008, 10:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Romney had a difficult time with conservatives as it was. As governor of Mass., he was generally as liberal as McCain. Thing is, if McCain was going to choose Romney, he should have done so months ago - Romney has the fundraising capability that McCain is lacking and the money would help get his message out and compete with Obama.</div> You don't want to let the cat out of the bag early.
I think the cash is more important than making a splash with an announcement later (and having a lot less cash).
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Denny Crane @ Jul 21 2008, 10:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I think the cash is more important than making a splash with an announcement later (and having a lot less cash).</div> You have to take time to evaluate other candidates as well. Jindal for all his inexperience is an intriguing candidate. There's several other possible good candidates. Just because Romney makes the best candidate doesn't mean he has to be immediately named the nominee.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Real @ Jul 21 2008, 11:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticKing @ Jul 21 2008, 10:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I'm voting for him no matter what but I agree Beef, he should choose Romney, who then should run in 4 years for president and would (in my eyes) win it easily against anyone.</div> What about Hillary Clinton? </div> Lol, tough question Real, it would never happen but even then, I would end up voting for McCain versus Obama.
The interesting thing about Jindal is that even though he is younger than Obama by years he is FAR more experienced and qualified then Obama who has done basically nothing except be a State senator and a first-term senator in Congress. He has studied at Brown and Oxford (turned down Yale and Harvard). He has was the in charge of the Department of Health and Hospitals for Lousiana taking it out of financial troubles, deputy Secertary for Health and Human Services at the national level. He also served as President of the Louisiana University System and was a two term Congressman before becoming Govenor. His experience puts Obama under the table and would be an interesting choice for McCain who I think will go with Romney anyway.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Hunter @ Jul 22 2008, 05:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>The interesting thing about Jindal is that even though he is younger than Obama by years he is FAR more experienced and qualified then Obama who has done basically nothing except be a State senator and a first-term senator in Congress. He has studied at Brown and Oxford (turned down Yale and Harvard). He has was the in charge of the Department of Health and Hospitals for Lousiana taking it out of financial troubles, deputy Secertary for Health and Human Services at the national level. He also served as President of the Louisiana University System and was a two term Congressman before becoming Govenor. His experience puts Obama under the table and would be an interesting choice for McCain who I think will go with Romney anyway.</div> If Obama is elected, and he doesn't do so well in his first term, I can see Jindal squaring off against Obama in 2012. It's obvious that he's expected to not only run for President of the United States, but revolutionize the Republican party as well which is suffering from fatigue.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticKing @ Jul 22 2008, 06:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>So then he should choose Jindal and then allow him to run for president after 4 years!?</div> It probably doesn't matter, he's probably going to run in 2012 or 2016, depending on whether Obama gets elected, or whether McCain gets elected and only serves one term. At this point, you have to look at what each candidate brings to the ticket right now. Romney brings economic credibility, Michigan, and money, which makes him the frontrunner. Jindal would not be a bad choice at all, it would probably alter change the landscape of the election, because Obama is young, charismatic, and inexperienced, and McCain would be putting somebody on the ticket 10 years younger than Obama, charismatic, and also inexperienced (compared with other VP candidates).
