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June 2008
- Deja Vu: Joe for Veep?
  
  Salon | Jun 18, 08 10:00 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain's best choice for running mate may be a familiar face in the vice presidential slot—Joe Lieberman. The independent Connecticut senator would be the "first Jewish, party-crossing, second-time-around VP nominee in American history," and could push McCain toward the center just enough to attract valuable conservative Democrats, writes Walter Shapiro in Salon . More »
- Specter of Cheney Hangs Over VP Picks
  
  Washington Post | Jun 7, 08 5:37 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Dick Cheney's shadow looms large as Barack Obama and John McCain consider possible VP candidates, Jules Witcover writes in Washington Post . Once hailed as a sober, responsible running mate, Cheney overstepped his bounds and impinged on the president’s authority. The next VP must be more restrained, Witcover writes, but not irrelevant. More »
May 2008
- Rating McCain's Potential VPs
  
  Politico | May 22, 08 10:44 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain may claim he’s just having Bobby Jindal, Charlie Crist, and Mitt Romney over for a barbecue this weekend, but it’s pretty clear the GOP’s presumptive nominee is really scouting VP candidates. So Politico ran down the merits of each potential ticket filler: Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is young, ethnic, and extremely accomplished, especially in domestic policy, a McCain weak spot. But would the 36-year-old make McCain look too old? More »
- McCain to Meet Possible VPs This Weekend
  
  New York Times | May 21, 08 5:16 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain will meet with three men this weekend thought to be on his short list of vice-presidential candidates, the New York Times reports: Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and Mitt Romney. McCain's camp remains mum on possible VPs—though the candidate says he has a list of about 20 contenders—and won't characterize the meetings as part of the selection process. More »
- Huckabee VP? 'My Job Right Now Is to Get Him Elected'
  
  Newsweek | May 17, 08 8:42 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Mike Huckabee's as busy as ever two months after dropping out of the GOP race, giving speeches around the country and campaigning for GOP candidates everywhere—including, of course, John McCain, who is said to have the former preacher on the top of his list of potential veeps. So would he accept? "It's impolite to start saying that if the captain of the football team were to invite me to the prom, that I already have a dress picked out," Huckabee told Newsweek. More »
April 2008
- Huckabee Hops on 'Straight Talk Express'
  
  CNN | Apr 25, 08 8:25 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Former rivals John McCain and Mike Huckabee stumped side-by-side in Arkansas today, reviving rumors that they may form a joint ticket for the November election, CNN reports. Huckabee "can be a great asset to our campaign," McCain said. Huckabee, who has announced a new book and political action committee, joined McCain on his tour of economically depressed—and historically Democratic—regions. More »
- Pundits split on Crist's VP shot
  
  Miami Herald | Apr 12, 08
  
  As the Democratic primary plods on and restless political minds turn to the Republican veepstakes, the affable governor of Florida is routinely on the national media's shortlist.For every expert on the vice presidency and every conservative leader who rules Gov. Charlie Crist out, there's a pollster or pundit who insists he's in the mix.Either way, Crist's political stock rises.
- Condoleezza Rice--The Perfect Running Mate for McCain
  
  OpEdNews | Apr 12, 08
  
  What more could Republican Presidential candidate John McCain ask for in a Vice President than Condi's pure, unadulterated, deaf, dumb and blind loyalty to the President and her ability to overlook mistake after mistake after mistake, without batting an eye? From what we have heard from Senator McCain on the campaign trail so far, he needs someone like Condi.
- McCain has abundance of tough sells in VP search
  
  Reuters | Apr 11, 08
  
  As Republican presidential candidate John McCain starts thinking through who he wants as a vice presidential running mate, he may find that many potential picks carry risks as well
March 2008
- What If - A McCain / Lieberman Ticket
  
  American Chronicle | Mar 25, 08
  
  The similarities between these two senators is astounding, neither seems to subscribe to less than the fundamental beliefs of their political parties. They´re neither truly liberal nor conservative regardless of what they say on a campaign trail. This is a combination that would give fits to both Obama and Clinton, depending on who the nominee is. It´s also a combination that would satisfy most of the general public as an alternative to the extreme progressive liberalism of both Obama and Clinton.
- Who'd be McCain's vice president?
  
  Los Angeles Times | Mar 22, 08
  
  McCain frequently waves off queries with a joke that the vice president has just two duties: casting tie votes in the Senate and inquiring daily about the health of the president. But that hasn't stopped feverish speculation about his frequent companions on the campaign trail and those who have made the invitation list for weekend retreats to the candidate's cabin outside Sedona.
- Be Brave, Mac: Pick Condi for VP
  
  New Yorker | Mar 10, 08 9:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Ditch the banal short-list and pick a running mate with pizazz—like Condoleezza Rice, Hendrik Hertzberg urges John McCain in the New Yorker . The best-liked Iraq war planner would trigger an "avalanche of positive publicity" on her personal success story, and let GOP voters crack a race-gender ceiling without having to choose. The trick would be ducking her failed record in office, Hertzberg writes. More »
- Focus Switches to McCain No. 2
  
  New York Times | Mar 5, 08 5:19 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - With the GOP nomination in the bag, speculation is shifting to John McCain's possible choices for running mate, the New York Times reports. The 71-year-old McCain would become the oldest person ever elected as a first-term president if he wins this November so there's likely to be even more interest than usual on his choice of vice president. His campaign says there's no short list yet. More »
February 2008
- McCain VP Talk Centers on Minn. Gov
  
  Politico | Feb 18, 08 9:27 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Maybe John McCain “has not spent one second thinking about a running mate,” as one adviser insists, but when he does, many observers expect his attention to turn to Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty. “He’s a conservative, rock-n-roll Republican and is counterintuitive to the party stereotype,” gushed one political hand. He also remained loyal even when McCain looked finished. More »

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