Well, Its Super Tuesday...

[Vulcan]

So, who would be a moderate vice presidential candidate for Obama or Clinton?

[MacDougalbry]

Originally Posted by Thunderball

Suspension is a nice way or saying, walking away before I lose. Its nothing but optics. It says to McCain that he respects him as an opponent (VP push?), and it says that he recognizes that there can be but one outcome.

As for the Republican VP... there's a definite mantra in US politics... gather the hardcores in the primary, and get moderate for the actual election. Lets face it, the Christian Right sure ain't voting for Obama or Clinton. They aren't going to throw their votes away for a third party candidate and watch the democrats come through the middle. Therefore, the only need to pander to them is now, during the primaries.

For that reason, I think McCain has to be thinking his VP should be someone also considered moderate, respectable and can steal votes in swing states. To me, out of the Presidential candidates, that's Giuliani. However, I see someone coming out of left field being announced as his running mate. It could even be Romney... but I highly, highly doubt it'll be Huckabee.

Bloomberg? In an election based on The Economy, that ticket could give the Republicans a fighting chance.

[Azure]

Originally Posted by MacDougalbry

Bloomberg? In an election based on The Economy, that ticket could give the Republicans a fighting chance.

Shouldn't the economy be a very important part of the election process?

[Iowa_Flames_Fan]

Originally Posted by Thunderball

For that reason, I think McCain has to be thinking his VP should be someone also considered moderate, respectable and can steal votes in swing states. To me, out of the Presidential candidates, that's Giuliani. However, I see someone coming out of left field being announced as his running mate. It could even be Romney... but I highly, highly doubt it'll be Huckabee.

Romney and Giuliani are both poor choices--because both have shown themselves not to be especially good campaigners. Not to mention that a Giuliani-McCain ticket would be a charisma vortex of a magnitude not seen since Mondale.

On the other hand, picking Darth Vader didn't seem to hurt GW Bush that much.... And Cheney isn't exactly a great campaigner either. If I had a guess, I'd pick a conservative from a Southern state who's stronger on the issues than McCain.

[peter12]

Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan

Romney and Giuliani are both poor choices--because both have shown themselves not to be especially good campaigners. Not to mention that a Giuliani-McCain ticket would be a charisma vortex of a magnitude not seen since Mondale.

On the other hand, picking Darth Vader didn't seem to hurt GW Bush that much.... And Cheney isn't exactly a great campaigner either. If I had a guess, I'd pick a conservative from a Southern state who's stronger on the issues than McCain.

And that's Huckabee.

[HotHotHeat]

MSNBC talks about the potential impact of latino voters in the coming weeks on the democratic side of things:

This year is different, according to political analysts and leaders of Latino activist organizations. While many Latinos like and admire both of the leading Democratic candidates for president, these authorities say, their years-long connection to former President Bill Clinton could deliver the party’s nomination to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York.

Personally this is frustrating to read. Hillary is not Bill, and even if she was, that's not what the US needs right now.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23058132/