CNN claims John McCain will announce his VP choice on Friday. Speculation has the choices narrowed down to three candidates.
Mitt Romney - more Presidential than Vice Presidential. Not exactly a natural choice given the way the two went after each other in the primaries. Plus he’ll never bring Massachusetts with him. He is pretty though. Nice hair.
Joe Lieberman - you’ve got to be kidding. He’s too whiney looking. Plus he also won’t swing a state. Too old. Between his age and McCain’s, doesn’t it add up to like 200?
Tim Pawlenty - in this crowd, I give him a better than 50% chance of getting the nod, and Minnesota could swing narrowly in McCain’s favor. Clearly Pawlenty has had as much visibility as anyone on the team (at least since Romney dropped out) and has been well received. He’s young, surprisingly effective for the party in a blue state, and has successful executive experience with a high approval rating during some challenging times. The downside, save the bridge collapse, he’s not well-known nationally. Assuming the bridge is completed soon, he will get some positive national exposure again, but not before Friday.
Politico says the lucky guy will get tapped tomorrow. Look for MIB (more than usual) near the capital tomorrow morning (assuming the Gov is in town).
How about the bumper sticker test? Which one sounds/looks “right?”
McCain/Romney? Nope.
McCain/Lieberman? Sounds good. But too long.
McCain/Pawlenty? Clumsy sounding.
Discuss.
Cross-posted and comments welcome at Shot In The Dark.
