It would calm the nerves of the Jewish vote that finds Obama repugnant.
Posted on 07/17/2008 7:46:42 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued
ONE LOCAL pol whose name has not been mentioned could make the perfect running mate -- for Republican John McCain.
Rep. Eric Cantor is 44. McCain is 71.
As a member of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, Cantor brings the clout and experience on economic and tax issues that many believe McCain lacks. He was a businessman before being elected to the House in 2000 and has been an eloquent spokesman for pro-growth policies ever since.
Cantor would energize economic conservatives in a way that McCain has not, and he possesses the skill and expertise to attack the Democrats' high tax, anti-trade, big government platform as precisely the wrong medicine for a struggling economy. (His wife, Diana, also plays in the financial major leagues, serving for more than a decade as executive director of the Virginia College Savings Plan. She is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Media General, which owns this newspaper.)
As the Republican chief deputy whip in the House, Cantor is one of the youngest members of the congressional leadership. And in this year of group firsts, Cantor would be the first Jewish nominee on a national Republican ticket.
His consistent, staunch defense of Israel's interests could strengthen McCain's already respectable standing among traditionally Democratic Jewish voters, many of whom are growing nervous about Obama's pastor's embrace of the anti-Semitic Louis Farrakhan. Jimmy Carter's get-together with Hamas terrorists offered another reminder that left-wing Democrats often lend tepid support to Israel.
The congressman from Richmond would keep Virginia and Florida in the GOP column and could help McCain in Northeastern states, such as New Jersey, where the Arizona senator appears to be running better than recent Republican presidential candidates.
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Ignore? No they’d paint him as a “right-wing zealot”.
I saw this terrible moment for Sanford myself. Just happens that it’s documented on the otherwise awful Huffington Post.
Mark Sanford Draws A Blank On McCain/Bush Economics
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/13/mark-sanford-draws-a-blan_n_112391.html
He’s one of our last hopes. McCain can either reach out to Conservatives and pick Sanford, or he can shank us in the gut and go with liberal Slick Willard.
A CNN ambush based on a SINGLE interview. I love how the *omneybots have been touting a CNN interview to discredit Sanford for a single tv appearance, yet will ignore Slick Willard’s horrific liberal record...
Then again, if somebody asked me to say something positive about McCain, I’d have a problem answering myself.
I feel so badly for him.
Even the second example he gave - about earmarks - was a stretch (the first, NAFTA, totally wrong), because it’s untrue that Bush is fine with earmarks. He speaks against them quite often. He thinks Congress should eliminate them. The difference is, McCain claims he will VETO ALL BILLS WITH EVEN ONE EARMARK IN THEM.
But that’s not how Sanford put it...
There's a Freeper who does, rmlew
Ron, what do you think about this? He's a personal friend of yours, isn't he?
Hah.
I don’t trust CNN to interview Conservatives fairly. Making them look bad and catching them at their worst is their M.O.
I’ve never been crazy about the global warming thing. I’d be concerned though with his lack of name recognition. He was also an ok speaker but I wasn’t blown away.
It would calm the nerves of the Jewish vote that finds Obama repugnant.
I can’t say I do. Forbes is too wonkish.
Talk about a photogenic ticket!
LOL...a conservative? Oh please...we need someone who’ll pull votes...the conservatives who’ve said they’d never vote McCain will not change with a conservative on the ticket. McCain needs to have a VP...who can actually help him.
And if the GOP is going to play defense with Florida rather than offense with Michigan and other Midwest states, then this election is over.
Here’s the problem. The only candidate I see bringing dough to the campaign is Romney. Sanford may be a conservative (he is in fact) but other than that incidental fact I don’t see a tailor made group propelled to groundswell with cash behind him. (If I may presume) - will voters such as yourself give money with Sanford - probably. But the grand percentage won’t be that great. Even with Romney we already have a ready-made base of ex-Romney donors many of which will be willing to fully back the ticket. There are millions and millions and millions alone in Utah waiting to be tapped in such a ticket (and I don’t mean to sound opportunist). Whatever else one may say I think it’s fair to say Romney is at least an above average debater and a tough campaigner. He would be an asset on the trail. And I stress that it wouldn’t be about him because as VP he will be charged with a campaign against Obama primarily, and secondarily backing up McCain’s message. Romney’s past becomes small potatoes in the campaign. Respectfully, that’s my take.
Yes, a Conservative. See if McCain wins by pissing off the Conservative base. He picks a liberal like Slick Willard and he loses. It’s that simple.
You sound like a Romney guy there. Am I right?
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