NationStates Jolt Archive

McCain's already said no unfortunately, but personally, I think it'd be a genius idea. Theres polling to suggest something like a 14% bump if the option is Kerry-McCain rather than Kerry-Anyone else. Only thing: it'd kill McCain's carear, he could never go back to the Republicans and he's too conservative to get elected a Democrat.

The Republicans don't want him in the White House so what does he have to loose?

Silly posters. Kerry *has* found his running mate!!!

Clicky!!! (http://www.theonion.com/news/index.php?issue=4023&n=0&id=3648)

Silly posters. Kerry *has* found his running mate!!!

Clicky!!! (http://www.theonion.com/news/index.php?issue=4023&n=0&id=3648)LOL!!!!!!

Political nerds call Kerry McCain '04 a "superticket" but it will not happen because McCain is a Republican and already said no.

I love how he's squinting so badly in that old picture of him they're so fond of splashing about everywhere. I'd be downright embarassed if I were him.

But you can't want to be the president of the us if you're easily embarassed.

Forget it. McCain knows that siding with Kerry will lose his Republican base, and like you said, he's too conservative for Democrats. Besides, I'm sure Democrats aren't happy over some of the things he promised during his 2000 campaign.

Not interested.

Forget it. McCain knows that siding with Kerry will lose his Republican base, and like you said, he's too conservative for Democrats. Besides, I'm sure Democrats aren't happy over some of the things he promised during his 2000 campaign.Democrats are already going with Kerry though, theres no way they're voting for Bush, theres no way they're even staying home on election day.

It will probably be a Kerry-Gephardt ticket and hopefully in my opinion Bush gets relected.

I've seen alot of people become politically involved because of the Bush scandal. It made me realize that yes the scandals are becoming more and more amazingly scary and now they are more blatant than ever and it looks like a possible takeover by Demons.

There is a movement where something like 900 punk bands are getting together to bring support for Kerry just to get Bush out of office. That is the only reason I am voting for Kerry. There is not enough time to rally support for a viable third party. Kerry and whoever they pick WILL win and I will be part of the reason.

by by Bushy, you neo-con fundamentalist crap for brains with your cold heart and greedy little paws.

My guess is that it'll be Kerry-Edwards. I'd like to see a Merry-McCain ticket though. The vice president lacks a lot of power, so it'd be a trade of a huge rise in votes for almost nothing.

Write in McCain for 2004!

Forget it. McCain knows that siding with Kerry will lose his Republican base, and like you said, he's too conservative for Democrats. Besides, I'm sure Democrats aren't happy over some of the things he promised during his 2000 campaign.Democrats are already going with Kerry though, theres no way they're voting for Bush, theres no way they're even staying home on election day.
True. However, it'd be an insult if Democrats had an ex-Republican on their ticket. My guess is that it'll be someone who can raly the Democrat's old allies. Dick Gephardt has always relied on his unions to help him through, but they betrayed him in Iowa. There's no telling if they'll do that elsewhere, but Iowa has quite a bit of industry. John Edwards would raly the South, but that'd be risky. After all, the South defected to the Republicans a long time ago. The best option I see is a far tamer Howard Dean, who could try another attempt at his raw populism.

McCain is going on a the campaign trail with Bush. And is McCain the chairman of the Bush re-election committee in Az? And you want him on the Kerry ticket? Are you sure?

Yeah, McCain would be great for the ticket, but he knows better. He's more powerful where he is than he ever would be as VP or President.

McCain is a good guy - It's a shame the republicans did not want him to be their leader.

McCain is a good guy - It's a shame the republicans did not want him to be their leader.

That much is true. McCain could still run though, in 4, or 8 years even. He's shown to be the single most popular politician in the US today. If the Republican party want to see mass defections from the centrist democrats, they should put McCain up for President. Even though he's very strongly conservitive in his opinions; most centrists adore him for his straightforward nature.

If there were any doubt before, this ought to drive a stake through the heart (http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/18/politics/campaign/18CND-BUSH.html?hp=&pagewanted=print&position=) of the idea that McCain will be Kerry's VP choice.

With his appearance on the same stage as President Bush today, Mr. McCain, an Arizona Republican, seemed to be signaling his commitment to the president's candidacy.

For all his reputation as a maverick, in the end, McCain is a party loyalist, and after what the Bush campaign did to him in South Carolina in 2000, he's a chump too.

It would be an interesting ticket but the ideological differences are too many. There's a reason that hasn't been a 2 party running ticket since the 18th century. I think Edwards will be the choice but I'd guess the dark horse might end up being Senator Rockefeller, who has been thrown into the VP mix in every election since 1992.

You know Thunderland, I heard Rockefeller's name for the first time yesterday, and he'd be an interesting choice for VP--not the best, I tihnk, but an interesting one.

My favorite is still Gary Hart of Colorado, another one who hasn't been mentioned at all, but Edwards should certainly be considered the frontrunner.