<p>Steele did better than any other recent GOP Senatorial candidate although, on the other hand, he did not win a single county.</p>
<p>I have a friend who predicts that McCain will choose Joe Lieberman as a running mate.</p>
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<p>They’d have to subject McCain to waterboarding first!</p>
<p>I like your analysis, fundingfather.</p>
<p>It will be interesting to see whether the Republicans do just that.</p>
<p>Lieberman is well respected for his principled stance on Iraq and the GWOT, but everything else that he stands for would be anathema with the republicans. Another knee to the groin for VP, but definitely a potential cabinet position.</p>
<p>Maryland leans to the democratic side, he got 44% which is amazing. I thought you were going to say he had a skeleton, but since you didn’t I am for Steele…Bloomberg is good, but very dull, he keeps my attention for about 10 seconds…his voice bothers me, so I tune him out. Besides not taking a paycheck what has he really done?</p>
<p>Actually, after doing more research on Steele, I think he is not quite ready for veep material - especially if Obama is the presidential candidate. If that is the case, the biggest weapon against Obama is his lack of experience. However, if you nominate a person who is a heartbeat away from the oval office who has only served as Lt. Governor for 2 or 4 years, you will have neutralized your entire attack against Obama.</p>
<p>However, they should be grooming him for the future. He is an impressive guy.</p>
<p>Okay than who should he pick?</p>
<p>Pawlenty. This has been the “inside word” for the past couple of months and a good friend of mine, who I’ve worked on campaigns with and is now one of McCains mid level staffers, says that’s the word around the numerous offices as well. Take it for what it’s worth.</p>
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<p>I don’t think the process is quite as rational as what you propose. And I’ve heard that observers of the process don’t think the VP makes much difference anyway. Look at George the First and who he chose for an example. And he got elected anyway. That he lost the second term was not the VEEP’s fault.</p>
<p>Rove said on foxnews that a VP candidate cannot make a candidate but it can certainly break one. That being said Rove expected McCain to take a staunch conservative, for if he took any middle of the road republican it would only heighten his RINO reputation.</p>
<p>His weakness is he is not known on a national field, but then again nobody knew of Obama b4 the DNC in 04</p>
<p>McCain is certainly known on the national field, where are you living? His weakness is that he’s often portrayed as a liberal conservative…</p>
<p>I don’t understand how he is thought to be a liberal when he is 100% pro-life and 150% pro-miltary.</p>
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<p>Because political ideology isn’t based entirely on your views on abortion and the military?</p>
<p>I was talking about PAWLENTY…I am not living under a rock ;)</p>
<p>Ah, I thought you might be but wasn’t sure. You’re right, Tim isn’t known on a national level, but I think he’s a great choice because he is young, energetic, and a very personable person.</p>
<p>Maybe but 100% pro-life, 150% pro-military and 200% anti-pork doesn’t sound like a liberal. The liberals would protest if you called him that! I suppose you could call him a moderate or a centrist but perhaps that sounds good and you want to use a more ‘pejorative’ term?</p>
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<p>If he did, do you think it could cause Rush Limbaugh to go into cardiac arrest (she asks as she crosses her fingers behind her back…;))?</p>
<p>Rush has meds to stop that :D</p>