Your top 3 VP picks for McCain

[Kaine for Senate '18]

1.  Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina.
2.  Gov. Robert Riley of Alabama
3.  Gov. Mike Huckabee of Arkansas

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Ridge
Huck
Rudy

[WalterMitty]

1. carly fionna
2. william cohen
3. lamar alexander (but he is probably too old.  mccain needs some youth)

[Keystone Phil]

1. carly fionna

Uh, who? Are these your personal choices?

[WalterMitty]

1. carly fionna

Uh, who? Are these your personal choices?

yeah.  personal choices.  but i think the three i mentioned could help mccain.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

1. carly fionna

Uh, who? Are these your personal choices?

I think all 3 current threads are for personal choices.....not a "who do you think s/he'll pick" question.

[WalterMitty]

oops got her last name wrong.  florina.

[Keystone Phil]

oops got her last name wrong.  florina.

Is it Fiorina from Hewlett-Packard?

[WalterMitty]

oops got her last name wrong.  florina.

Is it Fiorina from Hewlett-Packard?

yes formely of hp.

she was working with the mccain campaign i think.  raising money.

[Mr. Morden]

She's also now advising McCain on economic issues.  Who knows, maybe she'll be Secretary of the Treasury if McCain wins.

[Frodo]

1. Gov. Mark Sanford (SC)

2. Gov. Charlie Crist (FL)

3. Gov. Bob Riley (AL)

[Padfoot]

1. Gov. Sarah Palin
2. Sen. Olympia Snowe
3. Gov. Linda Lingle

[Whacker77]

Reading some of these names that Democrats have listed makes me laugh.  William Cohen, Olympia Snowe, Tom Ridge?  What do all three of these people have in common?  They are all liberal Republicans.  I'm not surprised Democrats would advocate more liberal choices, but I think it's fanciful to believe these people have a good shot at being chosen.

I know these names are personal choices, but going left isn't going to help McCain with his base.  I understand that Independent voters will be a big factor this year, but without the base McCain can't win.  It won't matter how many Independents vote for him.  That's just the way it works in Republican voting.

My top three personal choices

1.  Chris Cox
2.  Bobby Jindal
3.  Mike Pence

The three most likely choices

1.  Tim Pawlenty
2.  Charlie Crist
3.  Mark Sanford

[The Hack Hater]

Charlie Crist
Mark Sanford
Lindsey Graham

[YRABNNRM]

Reading some of these names that Democrats have listed makes me laugh.  William Cohen, Olympia Snowe, Tom Ridge?  What do all three of these people have in common?  They are all liberal Republicans.  I'm not surprised Democrats would advocate more liberal choices, but I think it's fanciful to believe these people have a good shot at being chosen.

To call Tom Ridge a liberal Republican is pretty laughable. He may be more moderate but he's in no way a liberal.

[phk]

Bobby Jindal

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Reading some of these names that Democrats have listed makes me laugh.  William Cohen, Olympia Snowe, Tom Ridge?  What do all three of these people have in common?  They are all liberal Republicans.  I'm not surprised Democrats would advocate more liberal choices, but I think it's fanciful to believe these people have a good shot at being chosen.

To call Tom Ridge a liberal Republican is pretty laughable. He may be more moderate but he's in no way a liberal.

Agreed, and he would be big plus for McCain in delegate rich PA.

[Beet]

1. Charlie Crist
2. Mitt Romney
3. Tim Pawlenty

[Reaganfan]

1. Mike Huckabee
2. Joe Lieberman
3. Tim Pawlenty

[Verily]

She's also now advising McCain on economic issues.  Who knows, maybe she'll be Secretary of the Treasury if McCain wins.

One would think he'd want someone who didn't nearly drive Hewlett-Packard into the ground. But perhaps not; after all, "The economy is not [his] strong point."

[Lincoln Republican]

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney.  If McCain does not pick Romney for VP, and if McCain wins, then he should tap Romney for Secretary of the Treasury.

South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford.

Missouri Governor Matt Blunt.

[Padfoot]

1. Mike Huckabee
2. Joe Lieberman
3. Tim Pawlenty

I thought it was only the Democrats who were being silly and choosing lefties.

[Michael Z]

1. Tim Pawlenty
2. Mike Huckabee
3. Mark Sanford

[opebo]

In the interests of the continuity he represents, Dick Cheney or GW Bush.  Third choice would be Bush Senior.

[Brittain33]

There is no way McCain is going to pick a semi-closeted gay man for his VP, no matter how many electoral votes his state has.

(Or few, in the case of South Carolina.)