I believe he's the stand-in. He is clearly unelectable. My guess is that he will be replaced at their convention. I don't know what their rules and restrictions are, but I think back to when Cheney interviewed VP candidates for Shrub. He then selected himself with a minimal amount of time left for any investigation into his dealings prior to the election.
2. I agree. I said this the day the NYT printed their story about the lobbyist.
Edited on Sat Feb-23-08 08:29 AM by jasmine621
Believe me, The Rethugs are not stupid by any means. I have in the back of mind a Hagel/...ticket. Maybe Hagel/Hunter. I've doing some reasearch on them both and it would be wise for both the Obama campaign and the Clinton campaign to do the same.
I don't know enough about Hagel to figure out if he would be Cheney's #1 choice to carry on the Neocon legacy and agenda. Hagel is touted to be anti-Neocon, but most of the time he votes with them (but then, so do half the Dems).
Does your research lead you to believe the Hagel is far-right enough to be the "heir apparent"?
There's an article on DR where Huckabee is aiming for a brokered convention, where the religious right can mount a coup and anoint him as their candidate.
6. The Conservatives are rallying to John McCain's side and
circling the wagons. He raised 2 million dollars almost instantly once the NYT's story broke and the Times was made to look terrible in the Public Eyes.
Huckabee will never be the Candidate. The Business GOPers and the Traditional or Classical Republicans will never stand for this.
McCain will probably give Huckabee a WH position. Family Values Czar or something. I made up this title but it gives you the picture.
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