IN IT TO WIN IT VP?
My man Mike Huckabee managed to win a couple states. His kissee-face with McCain in WV was a thing of beauty. A McCain/Huckleberry ticket in November is probably a near certainty at this point.
So– McCain wants a new Hundred Years War and Huck wants to hasten the Apocalypse. I like the Dems’ chances against that.
5 Responses to “IN IT TO WIN IT VP?”
Comment by COD February 6th, 2008 at 11:36 am |
I think McCain can beat Hillary, which puts Huck in a position to have influence over who the next AG is. And McCain will probably need to appoint a few fundies to buy some love from the conservative base that still won’t trust him, even if he wins. Then when you factor in McCain’s age, the whole scenario is downright scary. |
Comment by Daryl Cobranchi February 6th, 2008 at 12:30 pm |
He’s eminently beatable. Received a few minutes ago from the DNC (Yes, I’m a member):
Bush is the anchor that will drag McCain under. If Gore couldn’t win when the country was at peace and prosperous due to “Clinton fatigue” what are the chances that McCain can win a 3rd term for Bush when the economy is likely to be in the toilet, housing prices will be down another 10% this year, Iraq will still be a disaster, and the budget deficit will be at record levels? Bush fatigue ? How ’bout utter exhaustion? |
Comment by COD February 6th, 2008 at 2:00 pm |
The DNC is not exactly a reliable source for unbiased information on Republican candidates. A lot of Obama’s support is people that are primarily anti-status quo. Both McCain and Hillary are status quo candidates. There is a good percentage of them that simply won’t vote if they aren’t voting for him. I not sure how much that would be mitigated if Obama was the VP. The Dems have the ultimate status quo candidate, and the Republicans have a candidate that their conservative base can’t stand. However, they’ll vote for him before they let another Clinton back in the White House. This is the best we can do in a country of 220 million people? That’s just sad. I might just stay home on election day if this is my choice. |
Comment by Lillian February 7th, 2008 at 11:12 am |
McCain is certainly beatable, but not by Clinton. She is unelectable. I have said since the beginning that there’s no way she can win — there’s still way too much rancor out there against her personally. I don’t understand why no one in the DNC understands that. I think Obama can beat McCain. |
Comment by JJ Ross February 8th, 2008 at 10:41 am |
I think no matter who makes the final tickets, that fierce, committed postpartisan independents (like me of course!) will decide this one. No way the wingnuts are winning anything, not even concessions imo. They are a swelling liability to each party, in fact, not an ace in the hole for the general. And I think Maureen Dowd is right — it may not be morning in America, but we’re so sick of all the caterwauling outside our windows from the dark alleys that now we’re looking for some light, or at least, some promise of it we can believe in. |