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Originally Posted by UGAalum94
It's weird to me that although McCain needs to bring more to his ticket with his choice to attract voters, Obama seems more likely to lose voters who are currently leaning toward him if he chooses "wrong."
Right now, if someone were to buy in to Obama's move to the center, but then Obama picked a solid and traditional liberal Democrat (which actually makes sense for him to do; someone with a lot of experience), wouldn't than kind of push a centrist back toward McCain?
Or on the other hand, if he picks someone less traditionally liberal, might that not make some hardcore leftist look to vote for a third party candidate?
I guess it's the downside of having a lead before VPs are picked.
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I don't know if I'd necessarily agree with that. I think, on the Republican side, McCain has a lot to lose depending on who he picks for VP. There are still those in the party who have their doubts about McCain, so his decision on a VP could be important in attracting the doubters. That said, I'm not sure where the doubters would go; I can't see the more conservative factions of the party going to the Obama camp, unless they're very liberal on economics, or just aren't paying attention to the issues.
Maybe I'm pessimistic about my own party, but I don't see how Obama's VP pick could make
that much of a difference when it comes to the moderates. I think there's such an anti-Bush backlash that the moderates are more likely to go Democrat anyway (despite the fact that Bush's spending has been decidedly un-Republican).
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