Obama's running mate

[Elephant Walk]

Originally Posted by nittanyalum

And that's one of my concerns...

It's been shown that it's very important to carry the south.

I think he should have picked Wesley Clark had Clark had any interest in the veep spot.

[nittanyalum]

Originally Posted by Elephant Walk

It's been shown that it's very important to carry the south.

I think he should have picked Wesley Clark had Clark had any interest in the veep spot.

Eh, Clark would have brought a myriad of soft spots too. I was hoping he'd pick a governor. Richardson was my top pick as well, but there were a couple of govs that would have brought a lot to the table. I was counting on his veep pick to get me fired up for the election finally. Now, I'm still just.... meh.

[pinksirfidel]

Originally Posted by nittanyalum

Eh, Clark would have brought a myriad of soft spots too. I was hoping he'd pick a governor. Richardson was my top pick as well, but there were a couple of govs that would have brought a lot to the table. I was counting on his veep pick to get me fired up for the election finally. Now, I'm still just.... meh.

Maybe I'm just slow, but what does "Meh" mean? Lol.

[KDAngel]

As a hardcore McCain supporter and DC politico, it's proof that there is a God for all of those who had any doubts.

[KSigkid]

Not really a surprise. Biden's kind of an interesting guy. If you've ever read "What It Takes," which tracked the 1988 Presidential Campaign, it does a good job of summarizing Biden's background. He's a pretty smart guy with a bit of a temper, and as someone who's anti-Obama, I just wonder how many votes he'll be able to pull.

[nittanyalum]

Originally Posted by KDAngel

As a hardcore McCain supporter and DC politico, it's proof that there is a God for all of those who had any doubts.

Well, let me clarify that I don't think it in any way clears the path for McCain, I still think he's got a tough road ahead and is most likely not going to win. I think he's a poor, poor candidate and not a bright selection on the GOP's behalf. And I personally staunchly oppose following up the last two GOP terms with another one, thus allowing all the entrenched politicos to likely stay where they are and keep performing at their sub-standard levels. I just wish I could get more excited about the ticket I will undoubtedly be voting for if for nothing else than the beat-out-the-DC-rug-to-dislodge-the-dustmites-that-are-buried-too-deep-in-the-nap factor.

[Thetagirl218]

Originally Posted by nittanyalum

Well, let me clarify that I don't think it in any way clears the path for McCain, I still think he's got a tough road ahead and is most likely not going to win. I think he's a poor, poor candidate and not a bright selection on the GOP's behalf. And I personally staunchly oppose following up the last two GOP terms with another one, thus allowing all the entrenched politicos to likely stay where they are and keep performing at their sub-standard levels. I just wish I could get more excited about the ticket I will undoubtedly be voting for if for nothing else than the beat-out-the-DC-rug-to-dislodge-the-dustmites-that-are-buried-too-deep-in-the-nap factor.

I totally agree!!!!!! I am a registered Republican.....and I HATE McCain!

I think 8 years of a President so out of touch with the world, has really led to yet another shake up in politics! Its about time!

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by Thetagirl218

I totally agree!!!!!! I am a registered Republican.....and I HATE McCain!

I think 8 years of a President so out of touch with the world, has really led to yet another shake up in politics! Its about time!

I think it all depends on what you mean by "shake up." We have a Democrat-controlled Congress - does that mean we should also vote to turn Congressional control to the Republicans, to shake things up? Or, do we only want a shake-up as far as it replaces a Republican president, a selective shake up, so to speak?

I'm not trying to pick on you specifically, but I just find it interesting that a lot of the people who are talking about change, and about a shake-up, would want 1) to keep control the same in Congress and 2) would be so fired up over two Washington insiders in Obama and Biden. And, yes, Obama is a Washington insider, it's impossible not to be as a member of Congress.

I think the Obama camp made an error in not bringing Hilary on the ticket; there would have been some PR work to do in bringing on a former rival, but Obama's camp is pretty solid in PR (plus the press LOVES Obama), and picking up most of those former Hilary votes could have widened the gap considerably.

Then again, I was listening to one of the political radio shows, and they were talking about the McCain-Bush battle in 2000, how something like 30-40% of McCain backers had said at the convention that they wouldn't back Bush, and how that number decreased to about 6% at election-time. So, I could definitely be wrong.

But, hey, I'm just a Republican who isn't all that thrilled with his own party's candidate, and is voting for him in a "lesser of two evils" context.

[SHEETCAKE]

Originally Posted by KDAngel

As a hardcore McCain supporter and DC politico, it's proof that there is a God for all of those who had any doubts.

Get your own thread.

I'm voting for Obama because McCain would just jack up fuel prices more, making me cost more, making people eat less of me. Somebody tried to send a me with a gay stripper inside to McCain but they didn't know what house to send it to, so I just went to Larry Craig instead.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by SHEETCAKE

Get your own thread.

I'm voting for Obama because McCain would just jack up fuel prices more, making me cost more, making people eat less of me. Somebody tried to send a me with a gay stripper inside to McCain but they didn't know what house to send it to, so I just went to Larry Craig instead.

You know, I was about to ask why you though McCain would jack up fuel prices more, but then I said, what the hell is wrong with me that I would try to have a political discussion with a cake?

[AGDee]

Normally, who the VP candidate is has no bearing on how I vote. Unless a President dies in office, (or shoots a staff member) we don't hear about them much and they don't have much of a role in anything until they run for President at the end of the President's two terms (or unless they are Cheney). However, this year, given McCain's age and Obama's security issues (needing secret service coverage earlier than any other candidate... almost as soon as he started running) I'd say there's a good chance the VP this time could end up President.

I'd be curious to see numbers on how influenced voters really are by the VP candidate.

[moe.ron]

Originally Posted by UGAalum94

You know, I was about to ask why you though McCain would jack up fuel prices more, but then I said, what the hell is wrong with me that I would try to have a political discussion with a cake?

You were going to have a debate with sheetcake.

[PhiGam]

Originally Posted by SHEETCAKE

Get your own thread.

I'm voting for Obama because McCain would just jack up fuel prices more, making me cost more, making people eat less of me. Somebody tried to send a me with a gay stripper inside to McCain but they didn't know what house to send it to, so I just went to Larry Craig instead.

You're an idiot.

I got a text from my sister in law earlier today. She was at the Diamondbacks' game with her sister and McCain was there. When he was on the JumboTron, the whole stadium booed.

Gotta love Arizona.

[SHEETCAKE]

Originally Posted by PhiGam

You're an idiot.

Says the man who argues with a cake.