McCain VP Pick

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Either Romney or Huckabee.  Sure, it's easy to just go with one of the main runners up from the primaries, but it's not just that.  The three men each represented a different 'wing' of the GOP:

Because the best way to distance yourself from the people who are viewed as the cause of the financial crisis is to pick one of those people? (Romney)

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I still think that McCain had to choose a woman as his running mate, who could have picked up all those votes of the bitterly disappointed Clinton supporters, preferably a minority candidate.
With that said, his best choices would have been Condoleezza Rice or, even better, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen from the most important swing state.

Oh god, Rice would've been a disaster, not only was she Bush's Secretary of State, but she was also Pro Choice.

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Mitt Romney because the economy was the dominant issue and Romney is far less controversial than Sarah Palin, plus better qualified to be Vice President. 

He also happens to be a bland old white guy, not saying that Palin was the best they got, but Pawlenty was at least a young white guy.

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Burr's just another boring white guy.

Actually, Hutchinson would be a decent choice, while her oil links might hurt McCain among the IRL "Palin Stood up to big oil!!11" crowd, but most likely they were just coming up with reasons to vote for her, Hutchinson is a relatively safe choice, could actually bring in Independents, and her experience would be better than Palin's two years as Governor, and she could bring in more Women voters who were distracted by Palin's..................Let's say, lack of media skills, the major issue could be her age though, she was 64 at the time.

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What about Meg Whitman for Vice President?

In 2008? No. Maybe for Romney in 2012 if she had won the Governor's race but not in 2008.

Nah, both Pro Choice and a Businesswoman.

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What about Meg Whitman for Vice President?

In 2008? No. Maybe for Romney in 2012 if she had won the Governor's race but not in 2008.

Nah, both Pro Choice and a Businesswoman.

Though obviously only the former would've created a problem for Romney. But still too much of one to countance serious discussion. Not to mention if they really wanted someone from NJ that year.....

Christie's scandals, huge personality, and his reputation with teachers would've sank him.