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Mitt Romney
+ Fiscal credentials prove McCain is serious about the economy
— Seen as ultimate rich white male politician
Bobby Jindal
+ Brings racial diversity to Republican party
— Youth, lack of experience make him an easy target
Tim Pawlenty
+ Working class hero who loves to rock
— Some blame his tIght fiscal policies for a major Twin Cities bridge collapse
Tom Ridge
+ Never lost an election for public office
— Tainted by association with Bush administration
Charlie Crist
+ "Chaingang Charlie" is tough on crime
— Those darn gay rumors
Bill Kristol takes
Mitt Romney to task. Kristol, one of the very first analysts to
see real potential in Rick Santorum, has good political sense. Four
years ago, he was probably the first serious writer to start
suggesting that Sarah Palin would energize conservatives if John
McCain picked her as veep (months before the selection was made).
Whatever one thinks of Palin, Kristol's analysis about her effect
on the conservative grassroots was...
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During his 2008 presidential contest against Barack Obama, Arizona Sen. John McCain made what many would say today was a bad calculation when he named then-Alaska governor Sarah Palin as his running mate. Back then, however, because of her gender, it would have been the epitome of political incorrectness to publicly say what many privately thought about his choice, despite how apparent her deficiencies were. In addition, McCain desperately...
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From freerepublic.com
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PENSACOLA, Fla. — Before Mitt Romney uttered a word at his campaign rally here Saturday morning, his surrogate sidekicks seemed to have stolen the headlines. Actor Jon Voight declared that President Obama had decided to “take us to socialism.” Then Sen. John McCain turned to Voight, who played a villain on the TV counterterrorism series “ 24 ,” and said: “I was frightened the whole time. … Wasn ...
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John McCain’s message to Newt Gingrich? Man up. In an interview with Fox News Channel’s Sean Hannity Wednesday night , McCain said that the former House speaker shouldn’t have been surprised by the barrage of negative ads run against him in Iowa -- and noted that “campaigns are tough.” “You know, and I say to my friend, Newt, politics isn’t beanbag; it’s a tough business,” McCain told Fox News ...
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Overview
How will John McCain's running mate influence the presidential election? Will his running mate help or hurt his bid for the presidency? Juxtaposing Obama's running mate against McCain's running mate may hold some of the answer.
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