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Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

Good question, hunh? And I have a good answer.

John McCain knows who his vice presidential nominee will be AND he knows he can reveal the name at a strategic time to nullify anyone the Democrats throw at him.

McCain has to come up with something that will let the Republicans look like a progressive party of the future with the values of the past. It can't end up looking like an old white man's club. It just can't.

To shake things up, McCain could go for the Hispanic vote, but Gonzalez's star didn't shine all that brightly as AG. Hmmm...

So, what constituency is bigger than the Hispanics? Well, the women. Who is more conservative than Phyllis Schafley? She'd shore up the women vote and the social conservatives.

If the Dems nominate Clinton, Schafley would shake things up. Her only weakness is her age. An old man and an old woman. Would not look good on the cover of Reader's Digest.

There's another consideration. What if the Dems nominate Obama? The Republicans have to come up with someone who isn't a white male. Hmmm...This is not as easy as you might think in a national party that's 150 years old. And it is the party that freed the slaves. You've only got 2. There's Clarence Thomas on the Supreme Court, but you don't want to move him and risk losing the seat. There's Colin Powell, but he doesn't help the ticket that much since he's also a military figure. Some diversity there, but just not enough.

But then, inspiration Exclamation

. McCain can nominate a woman who is of high morals (at least no one knows any scandals). And she's black. Condi Rice.

Condi would nullify Clinton's gender advantage. If necessary, they could marry her off during the summer to up their ratings. Condi could out-black Obama and at least divide the black vote and win the South with the cracker vote.

I think Condi is the way to go.

Remember: You heard it here first.

Czarjorge · Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 10:30 pm Post subject:

You and your conspiracy theories.

Milwaukiedave · Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Location: Goseong

Neither Rice nor Powell will run. Both are fully capable of running on their own with the name recognition and background. Stop trying to get people to roll over for Clinton.

Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

You're welcome to prove it isn't true.

Milwaukiedave · Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Location: Goseong

Prove what isn't true? Your conspiracy theory??

Like I said in the other thread, it's too premature to be talking about VP's. No one has won the nomination unless you know something I don't.

Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

Milwaukiedave · Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Location: Goseong

Yeah, you've advocated at least 2-3 times that Obama drop out of the race. At least be honest with yourself.

By the way, I very much doubt Dean is neutral. We all know Bubba is twisting his arm.

Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

If I remember correctly, I said an 'ideal' solution would be for him to accept the VP spot. Hardly advocating.

bucheon bum · Joined: 16 Jan 2003

Leslie Cheswyck · Joined: 31 May 2003 Location: University of Western Chile

blaseblasphemener · Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 1:22 am Post subject:

Rice would be a horrible campaigner. I'm sure she's a brilliant woman, but she comes off as being an egghead with no charisma. Plus, 75% of Americans want the war ended, so how is she a popular choice. Which begs the question, how is Mccain a good choice? Oh right, he's not, but he's the best in a year where unless the republicans can jimmy the electronic voting, they haven't a hope in hell of getting someone into the white house.

Justin Hale · Joined: 24 Nov 2007 Location: the Straight Talk Express

A McCain nomination strongly tilts the scales in the favor of the Democrats, even Hillary. Rush Limbaugh said he'd vote Democrat over McCain. McCain has divided the Republican electorate because of his backing to legalize the 12 million illegals (he's conservative re abortion and gun control) and this division I suspect will mean a Democrat president. In other words, I wouldn't smile too much if I were him.

agentX · Joined: 12 Oct 2007 Location: Jeolla province

I think you're expecting too much "out-of-the-box" thinking from McCain and the Republicans.

He's gonna pick someone who will complement him, not contrast with him.
Rice=Bush foreign policy. Bad idea. Throw in the 9/11 stuff and you have the makings of a disaster.
Powell is pissed at the Neocons over Iraq. McCain may not be a Neocon, but he certainly wants their vote. Plus, if he really wanted to run, he would've done so by now. He carries the baggage of the UN speech with him and the ticket would get torn up at debates.

This is what the Wall Street Journal says about McCain's VP pick.

jkelly80 · Joined: 13 Jun 2007 Location: you boys like mexico?

Tiger Beer · Joined: 07 Feb 2003

I don't see nominating Condi Rice...if McCain put a woman as VP, then it would negate the advantage that probably exists to some extent of the typical male/male ticket that many people might vote just to have a male/male.

A male/female vs a female/male would negate that.

Then there is the whole thing that I'm sure McCain would want to DISTANCE himself from Bush and his admin as much as possible.