Comments on: McCain’s Memorial Day Veep BBQ

By: DLS

DLS — Fri, 23 May 2008 01:01:44 +0000

I don't mind Huck for VP, Kaycey, but I believe the group to which he appeals the most (the Religious Right) is about the only group with definite attraction to him in general, and despite what the lefties might say, the Religious Right is not a huge group or even a huge fraction of the GOP electorate. They have some clout but it is overrated (including by the GOP at election time — they just exploit then the same group that the Left demonizes and hypes all the time).

By: Kaycey

Kaycey — Thu, 22 May 2008 19:45:01 +0000

McCain should choose Mike Huckabee to shore up the blue collar/middle class who Mike has courted from day one, the conservatives and evangelicals are strong with him and not with McCain, and Mike got 48% of the black vote in Arkansas (almost unheard of for a Repbulican). He has made the college curcuit rounds lately and appeals to youth. Also, 3 separate survey polls released yesterday and today in CA, PA and NM swing states comparing a McCain/Huckabee ticket to one with Romney, Pawlenty or Lieberman showed that the McCain/Huckabee ticket fared better against Obama and his picks every single time! To top it off, body language experts gave McCain/Huck 97.7 approval, almost perect and said that is extemely rare! They work well together, like each other and American loves both of these men! The ONLY way to created excitement in the party and rally the base is for this ticket to prevail. McCain/Huckabee'08

By: memorial day party

memorial day party — Thu, 22 May 2008 18:13:23 +0000

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By: showmeles

showmeles — Thu, 22 May 2008 18:11:32 +0000

I wish J.C. Watts had been invited.

By: DLS

DLS — Thu, 22 May 2008 16:51:18 +0000

Huckabee, no. Crist, could still be.

I like the accompanying statements:

"This is only social. It has nothing to do with candidacy for the Vice Presidency."

"This is only social. It has nothing to do with candidacy for the Vice Presidency."

"This is only social. It has nothing to do with candidacy for the Vice Presidency."

This is not only social. It involves the candidacy for the Vice Presidency. Imagine the efforts being made by the guys who are coming to the party, and members of their family, to force themselves to be nice to each other rather than being openly competitive or combative.

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mccain campaign email — Thu, 22 May 2008 16:12:21 +0000

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By: CStanley

CStanley — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:20:52 +0000

My guess is that it will end up being someone else who's not at the party- maybe Pawlenty, or maybe some dark horse that no one's even speculating on. I get the impression that the strategy right now is to keep everyone guessing, partly because I think they're going to wait till the general election really solidifies to see where they most need to shore up support (regionally as well as factionally speaking) and because it benefits McCain right now to keep some suspense going just to get some attention to him.

I could be wrong, but I really don't think it'll be Huckabee- though I do think there will be lots of hints being dropped as though it is him. Mainly I think that's to keep his base from feeling that they've been dissed- it'll come across as though he's near the top of a very short list, and then when he gets passed over it won't seem like it was out of disrespect for his coalition.

And I'm almost positive it won't be Jindal because of age/inexperience. I think there'll be a very real parallel with Obama though, in that he'll likely give the keynote at the convention in an attempt to introduce him to the national audience in prep for his future run.

And I agree about Crist- he'd have been a much more likely contender if Hillary had ended up with the Dem nomination (assuming that she won't.) McCain can probably count on FL staying red now, and Crist adds little to the ticket in any other way than keeping FL in his column.

By: John McCain » McCain’s Memorial Day Veep BBQ

John McCain » McCain’s Memorial Day Veep BBQ — Thu, 22 May 2008 11:31:15 +0000

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McCain’s Memorial Day Veep BBQ | Politics in America — Thu, 22 May 2008 11:01:30 +0000

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