Who were you most afraid McCain would pick for VP?

[PlanetBev]

I was terrified that he would pick Joementum or Eric Cantor from Virginia. Young, Jewish, smart-ass, anti-choice asshole. He could have potentially picked up Virginia and Florida for sure. My parents and brother said they were going to vote for McCain because of the "Israel issue". I haven't talked to them since before Biden was picked (who they like) but I can guarantee you that with McCain's pick, they're going to hi-tailed back to Obama.

As much as I hate that the Fundies love her, I think we dodged a bullet on this one. I think she'll be the easiest to bring down.

Who did you worry about the most?

[cliffordu]

1. Me.

[DarthDem]

16. Right

I had heard that you weren't properly vetted, however, easing concerns.

[cliffordu]

30. Yep I couldn't vet...there are certain...uh....movies....that can never come to light...

[quakerboy]

29. You stole mine

I was scared he might pick you, too.

[cliffordu]

31. My slogan???

"Kick 'em ALL in the junk"!!

[quakerboy]

37. This is what I'm Sayin

If he had picked you, I would have had a terrible internal conflict.

[cliffordu]

38. "Why, thank you, My fellow 'Murcan...."

[quakerboy]

43. It would be hard

On the one hand, You speak to my condition. On the other, I do not wish to be kicked in the junk. I am glad I do not have to face the choice

[cliffordu]

44. Your junk is safe, If I was the VP, I could kick republican junk all the live long day.

[BlooInBloo]

2. Ridge.

[Drunken Irishman]

3. Kay Bailey Hutchinson.

[krawhitham]

6. 2nd

[GreenPartyVoter]

9. Or Huckabee. Either one would have had me freaked

[dontforgetpoland]

33. Hutchinson or Snowe.

[PM7nj]

4. Ridge.

Would have made PA competitive.

[WinkyDink]

21. Nope. Sorry. No way.

[grantcart]

5. Romney

thought the evangelicals would reject him but was worried that somehow he would connect with them

I never believed that he could influence Michigan but was worried I was wrong


Thought he might inspire the business community.


How pissed must he be tonight!!.

[PlanetBev]

13. Yeah, I was worried about Romney, too

and Pawlenty. We can't afford to lose Michigan or Minnesota.

[Cosmocat]

48. Romney, Romney, Romney ...

Fundies were more than willing to accept Romney cause they knew he was the best shot.

Saw Obama and Biden today, they tag teamed McCain, Biden hammering him on foreign policy and Obama hammering him on the economy. Had McCain picked Romney, the media WOULD have dubbed them Mr unquestioned foreign policy expert in McCain and Mr unquestioned economic guru in Romney. It would be a square fight, now McCain is fighting them on both fronts.

Romney would have brought out the Mormon vote in max in the midwest states BO is overperfoming in, might have blocked Obama in Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, and he would have put Michigan even more in play.

Romney was BY FAR the most formidable VP pick, I was PRAYING for Pawlenty over Romney.

MCain had drug himself to near 50/50 with BO by going Rovian and throwing the kitchen sink: His most effective attacks were 1) People are still getting to know BO, BO is a celebrity, he has no experience. On ALL three accounts, the Palin pick FLIPS those issues back on McCain's ticket.

The play here was for McCain to put the strongest candidate next to him and continue to throw shiite and take his shot.

What does this idiot do?

Reboot his entire campaign and put himself on the defensive.

[FrenchieCat]

7. Paris Hilton......

for the popularity thing she's got going that he doesn't.

Oh yeah, he picked Palin; almost same difference, although Paris would draw a bigger crowd.

[givemebackmycountry]

Shit, easy question

DICK FUCKING CHENEY

[BeyondGeography]

8. Ridge

[Seen the light]

10. David Petraeus

The hardest of all to attack.

We did luck out though. When I ranked the top 20 candidates on Intrade a few days ago, I put Palin at #10 out of 20, basically the easiest candidate to beat that was being bandied about that wasn't pro-choice.

[Epiphany4z]

11. gawd they are all scary

but ridge i would say had the most hope...or a qualified woman ..that would have been a good move.

[Raine]

12. Huckabee

the guy has a likable personality. I would've really worred about him.

[ChimpersMcSmirkers]

I think so too, he would have rallied the base and charmed the indies.

[Hamlette]

25. Huck has some nasty skeletons in his closet...I think

he won't release the transcripts of the sermons he delivered.

He was VERY supportive of Obama during the Wright affair saying "people say things from the pulpit, in the heat of the moment, he would not say in a different crowd and might be stronger than he believes" (or words to that effect)

I remember thinking at the time, he much have said some very strong shit to refuse to release them and if he was/is running for office, they will come out.

I wasn't afraid of Huck.

I was afraid of competence. Ridge or celebrity, Petraus.

[davidwparker]

14. Huckabee

[DefenseLawyer]

15. Jesus

Til that speech supporting higher taxes- render unto caesar and all that, destroyed his political career.

[CTyankee]

17. In hindsight, after the convention, nobody. Cuz nobody could save his sorry ass.

He was repub. dead meat after the Dem convention. Case closed. Election over. Done. Stop worrying.

[tinrobot]

18. Cheney.

[Demeter]

24. You Said It!

That was my fear, too.

[vaberella]

19. Guiliani....I really dislike my former Mayor! n/t

[DarthDem]

20. Hmmmm

I really wasn't worried, for the most part; all of his choices were really bad. However, in the late going, as it became clear that he had no idea what to do, I thought about Kay Hutchison and Portman, and thought those might be mildly effective picks for him. And I'm almost certain that KBH turned him down. I don't know if Portman was ever considered or was just some media fantasy.

[washingdem]

Ridge

[washingdem]

22. Ridge

[WinkyDink]

23. Nobody. It's McCAIN, FGS.

[jane_pippin]

26. Honestly, Condi.

I know it's absurd, but stranger things have happened. Like him picking Palin, for instance. :D

[femmocrat]

27. Colin Powell.

His name popped up as a potential running mate shortly before the big reveal.

[underpants]

28. Someone better than the Governor of Alaska

*Whew* that was close

[Peacetrain]

32. I had two that scared me.. Ridge or Romney

It would have been really tough. But sometimes you are just given a gift. You don't know why, but it just happens. I would have loved to have Lieberman as McCains vp just to get him officially out of our senate caucus.

But when I found out he went with Palin, I almost dropped my coffee. Did a quick search, and started laughing. The far right are going to suck this up like a milkshake, but what it does is just polarize their party even more.

McCain showed no judgment. He totally blew his first real presidential decision.

[libertad]

34. We would have had a hard time if he had picked Romney, ALL

the Republicans that I know love him.

[Peacetrain]

35. Same here..they think he walks on water (romney)

[DFLforever]

36. Romney

We're lucky McCain despised him.

Republicans look upon him as competent and he would have made a very plausible VP. Plus he's got a mean streak and would have hit Obama low and hard.

[faithfulcitizen]

39. Hutchinson, Huckabee, Portman (in that order)

[RadicalTexan]

40. Mitt Romney

Despite being a Dawkinsian atheist myself, Romney scares me even more than Huckabee. At least Huckabee seems to have some sense of human conscience and and idea of how 99% of us are living, here in the real world. Romney's comments during the debates, about the "average salary" being $200,000, about "the only Americans who don't have health care, don't have it because they don't want to pay for it," etc., made me sick. He really scares me. He's so glib, and rich, and... scary.

[dansolo]

41. Huckabee

He would have solidified the religious conservatives, while his folksy charm may have allowed him to bamboozle moderates and independents to overlook his religious leanings. The greedy corporatist bastards didn't like him, but his selection wouldn't scare them away.

[Lucinda]

42. Palin.

[JeffR]

47. Damn, that's what I was just about to post.

:toast:

[Left Is Write]

45. I was most concerned about Romney.

[Quixote1818]

46. Romney. nt