In the interest of equal time, here's my odds on who John McCain will choose to share the ticket with him come this November:
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty: 3-2 (Buzz is loud, GOP convention's on his home turf)
Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani: 2-1 (Would create most moderate GOP ticket in years)
Former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney: 3-1 (Would make a lot of folks on the right happy)
Former Ark. Gov. Mike Huckabee: 4-1 (Hurt his chances by staying in race little too long)
US Senator Jim DeMint: 7-1 (Young, Southern and staunch social conservative)
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist: 7-1 (No guarantees in Florida now Katherine Harris is gone)
Sec. of State Condoleezza Rice: 9-1 (Only if a Mideast peace deal gets done - That's a big if)
Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr: 12-1 (Poor man's Mitt Romney; both he and McCain adopted)
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin: 15-1 (You know how much McCain likes younger women)
US Senator Hillary Clinton: 25-1 (I'll stop suggesting it when the GOP stops praising her in an effort to win over her more-fickle supporters)
La. Gov. Bobby Jindal: 35-1 (Is this guy ready to be a heartbeat away from world leader?)
Actor Fred Thompson: 50-1 (Another GOP stalwart who likes 'em young)
Former Fla. Gov. Jeb Bush: 50-1 (Can't be worse than his brother... Can he?)
Cyclist Lance Armstrong: 100-1 (Dumped his wife for a pop star; McCain understands)
Odds aside, there's only one name on that list that assures McCain a victory in November, and that is Alaska Gov Sarah Palin -- so I'm going to have to assume there's where McCain will go.
ReplyDeleteAnd there's no chance McCain will go with a known commodity? I still think a lot of voters will judge the McCain ticket based on whether his VP pick is ready for the presidency.
ReplyDeletePalin, like fellow Gov. Bobby Jindal, isn't well-known outside of her home state and can't point to any major policy achievement that will resonate with voters nationwide. You might be on to something, but I just can't give her much of a chance.