Monday, April 21, 2008

My VP poll

Reasons I chose those folks for the poll.

#1. Level of name relevancy

#2. People who could actually by President on Day One

#3. People whose names have been put forth the most often by pundits

So obviously I put Condi's name on there too soon, considering that she has not publicly said she is not seeking the Veep spot. Romney is on there because...well, besides being the most mentioned name as McCain's running mate, this IS a Romney site. Pawlenty and Steele are two other names that come up quite often. And then there is Rush Limbaugh's suggestion of Bobby Jindal. I happen to think Jindal needs to do his work in Louisiana, but Haley Barbour has been around long enough to be on the list. Mark Sanford, despite the rumors, is still a logical choice that McCain might consider. Kay Bailey Hutchison is was my own personal quirky pick, and Rob Portman's name has been circulated a lot too.

So the people I didn't pick were folks like Tom Ridge, who is pro-choice (as is Condi, but that doesn't come out much), Newt Gingrich, Sarah Palin (like Jindal, a premature choice), and Marsha Blackburn, whose name is almost never mentioned.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I don't understand the Portman talk. According to this poll, he actually hurts McCain in Ohio more than he helps...

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/state_toplines/ohio/ohio_general_election_toplines_april_8_2008