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Veep Watch

Posted by Seth on Aug 28, 2008 - 12:00 pm

So, with the news that McCain will announce his running mate Friday, I thought it might be fun to run down the prospects, and their pros and cons. So, here we go:

Eric Cantor: U.S. House from Virginia, reliably conservative, and Jewish. Reports are that he has been in discussions with the campaign, and has possibly been vetted.

Joe Lieberman: U.S. Senate, one of McCain’s most prominent backers against the wishes of his party. Matches McCain on the War in Iraq and climate change legislation, but on little else. There’s always a chance that McCain might pull an Abe Lincoln and select a member from another party, though this might sink him among conservatives who have only recently warmed to him.

Sarah Palin: Alaska Governor, a reform Republican in the style McCain wants to be, and to quote pollster Dave Dittman, “The [Alaska] landscape is littered with the bodies of those who crossed [Palin].”