Poll: Who will McCain pick for Vice President?

[RationalThought110]

I hold my nose at the possibility of it being Colin Powell if Obama wins the democratic ticket and it seems that McCain is an underdog because of the African American thingy...

I do hope it is Romney or some other half way decent republican.

Just putting a Black person on the ticket wouldn't do much to get votes from Blacks.  Many Blacks aren't fans of Condi Rice. 

And I doubt Powell would accept the VP nomination.  When he was Secretary of State, I think he supported the idea of sending Paul Bremer to Iraq to replace a general, Jay Garner.  Based on Powell's military background, that made no sense.  And he would need to defend why he didn't argue against the "Rumsfeld strategy."  And then there's the speech he gave at the UN.    So it gives him less credibility.   

[MasterWolf1]

I really doubt he will pick (Lie)berman, cause of the hard liner conservatives who are already a bit iffy about McPain being the nominee.  If McPain wants to win he should pick wisely on this.

[RationalThought110]

The thing is, McCain knows he's a liberal...and he knows he's against socialists and communists.  SO he'll choose someone that will unify the party by choosing someone more conservative as him and not more liberal.

The other scenario is a black person if he feels the pressure of race on his back. Colin is too old and from the Bush administration and Congoleeza the same...so it could be another black person if feels obligated to do so.

You still don't understand. 


     A Black shouldn't be chosen only for the reason that people think having a Black person on the opposing ticket is necessary to be a competitive opponent. 

     For example, Alan Keyes doesn't seem to be that popular among Blacks.  And when he opposed Obama for a Senate seat, it wasn't a competitive.