Reader George chimes in on the Thune for VP story:
I agree that he'd be a good choice, so far as balancing the ticket with a centrist and conservative are concerned. THe idea of Pawlenty, or someone with perhaps a greater name recognition factor, maybe a good point, however. People do vote for the top name on the ticket predominantely, but having someone more right-of-center, like Thune or a few others, may appease enough voters to come McCain's way. Another issue may be having a running mate from a state with more electoral votes than our three, and a VP which would swing his own state or go GOP in the general election which normally would not. These may indeed be important issues this election, as the GOP ticket will likely need every electoral vote it can get, especially running against a strong Clinton machine, running after a low-popularity president, running when many want the Middle East conflicts to end, etc.
Maybe COndi Rice still is the way to go....
I suspect that given the fit some conservatives have had over McCain it is in his interest to select a strong conservative. That rules out Condi Rice. Whatever her virtues are, she is also not entirely trusted in conservative circles.
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