Fred can count on losing a substantial amount of support should he win by chance & ask MeCain to be VP.
I think he’d lose less support than he’d gain.
Fred is conservative. A moderate VP isn’t necessarily a bad idea to capture the mushy middle that like McCain’s “maverick” status.
The VP has so little power, none of which isn’t under the authority of the President, that a running mate means little outside of their ability to capture voters. McCain can capture voters that Thompson may not be able to capture.
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I think most presidential candidates choose the VP who will gain them the most votes in the Electoral College, to help put them over the top, which usually means some kind of balance, regional or political.
If the president dies in office, then all bets are off. You voted for JFK but you got LBJ. But usually voters are willing to cut a little slack for the VP. I wouldn’t vote for McCain for president, but I’d certainly vote for Fred if McCain was his VP, and just continue to pray that he survived his term.
And then we would have two old sick men in charge of the country.
On the other hand, it would get McCain out of the senate, and into a position where he has no power.
A reprise of Grumpy Old Men
McScream WILL NOT take the VP nod. If Fred wins and goes two terms, McScream would be 102 or something and running off 8 years as a VP for the big job. Nope, ain't gonna happen.