Posted on 07/28/2008 10:17:46 AM PDT by BarnacleCenturion
Take this for what it's worth--and it may not be much--but a source well-connected in Minnesota politics (and in a position to know) is pretty sure Tim Pawlenty has pulled out of one or two events scheduled there for tomorrow. Assuming that's right, I guess it could mean any number of things: 1.) There was some random, non-veepstakes-related conflict that forced the change of schedule. 2.) McCain or his vetters intend to meet with Pawlenty tomorrow, possibly somewhere outside Minnesota. 3.) McCain intends to announce his veep pick tomorrow and has asked several short-listers to clear their schedules. 4.) McCain intends to announce Pawlenty as his running mate tomorrow.
I e-mailed a Pawlenty spokesperson about this last night and haven't received a response.
I'd put 4.) as least likely, but it would obviously be consistent with the schedule change. Also, Marc Ambinder passed along some speculation Friday night that McCain would be announcing his veep pick tomorrow, so keep that in mind.
Who are the idiots running McCain’s Campaign, you can pick last and he wants to go ahead and pick first. It’s like being the home team and letting the visitors bat last.
Who are the idiots running McCain’s Campaign, you can pick last and he wants to go ahead and pick first. It’s like being the home team and letting the visitors bat last.
Who are the idiots running McCain’s Campaign, you can pick last and he wants to go ahead and pick first. It’s like being the home team and letting the visitors bat last.
I don’t know that much about Pawlenty...I just hope McCain knows what he’s doing if he’s the pick. Given the polling data until recently, I am very skeptical that Pawlenty would deliver Minnesota, so this would be a risky choice, IMO. Not sure how conservative he actually is, either.
Easy on that trigger finger there, Butch.
Great - The Big Announcement! followed quickly by a giant question mark over the heads of voters everywhere.
John McCain aka Mr. Excitement!
Today is JULY 28.
The eagle has landed three times now.
ZZZzzzzzzz
McCain needs new advisors. I don’t want to know who the Pubbie VP pick is until the Dems have announced. Where is the maturity in this campaign??
Maybe they are hoping that the Pawlenty pick will build an insurmountable lead in the polls.
Maybe he’s getting a colonoscopy?
Not so sure the campaign lacks maturity.....more worried that it is approaching senility!!
Fred is too smart to sign on as first mate to a rickety old vessel run by Capt. McQueeg.
You can wish all you want it is Romney. This is not my pick. This the the inside scoop.
I’m still with Fred!
No one know what McCain is going to do. Not even McCain.
More McCain Running-Mate-Pick rumors. {Yawn}
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