Ridge: Race Would Be Different If I Was VP Pick

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:

Former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge said today that John McCain can't become president without carrying Pennsylvania and that the race would be different if McCain had chosen him as his running mate.

"I think the dynamics would be different in Pennsylvania," Ridge said when asked if he should have been chosen to run as vice president over Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. "I think we'd be foolish not to admit it publicly."

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Comments

[scorpioleidy]

blah blah blah ... coulda woulda shoulda ...

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[WolfLarsen]

You're right Tom it would sure be different.­....if you were the VP then you and John would have to sleep "head to toe" when you shared a bed.

[FedUpInFlorida]

Keep telling yourself that!

You lost your integrity when you decided to repeat the talking points that have been PROVEN TO BE LIES!

You have lost all credibility as have the do nothing say anything republic party.

[SeriousBlack]

"Ridge: Race Would Be Different If I Was VP Pick"

ummm... Yeah, but you're not. So there.

[hortonhearsawho]

The new Republican theme song: Everybody was kung fu fighting..­...

[sixx]

Don't feel bad Tom. Think of how Joe Lieberman feels, second fiddle to a hockey mom, Russia watcher.

[kasv]

As a PA resident I will say that you are so wrong, Tom. You being on the ticket would not change the platform the GOP adopted at their convention - turning over Roe v. Wade, no "incest or rape or health of the mother" allowances. As for taxes, I'm betting that more PA'ns make less than 250K than more. As for health insurance, McCain's is an insult to intelligence. Sooooooooooo, you can stop patting yourself on the back and tooting your own horn. You're done here, sir.

[MJJM]

Thamk you for this ISSUE based commentary!!

You are so right!! The issues matter just as much as who is running.

[suekzoo]

Sorry, Mr. Ridge. No pro-choicers allowed in the neo-con Rethug club. You lose.

[jashu51]

Yeah, Tom could have worn color-coded ties so we'd know how close we are to an attack! Whatever happened with that?

[Grunty1]

It is stuck on red as long as Bush is still in office.
If McCain steals it, we will have to invent a new, more dangerous color.

[terrymill]

How quickly they forget that the GOP didn't like McCain...t­hey didn't want him to be the nominee...­they threatened a convention floor fight if Leiberman or Ridge were selected. McCain was stuck...ei­ther do what he wanted or cow tow to the party. The base thinks that McCain was not conservative enough but the people voted for him so they were stuck with him. Get over it already Tom Ridge. Your own party didn't want you. They wanted to pitbull with lipstick.

[jezebel50]

I received a robocall from Mr. Ridge last night, trying to use his former position as the first secretary of Homeland Security to scare me into not voting for Barack Obama. It didn't work!!!!

[urojen]

Ridge is all hype.What has he done of note since 9/11.Zip,Z­ero.
We are not going to vote for the continuation of the policies of which Mr.Ridge was a part of and which drove us to disaster.T­hat is why it would have made no difference­.Obama has clear grasp of issues which is fundamentally why he is the candidate for the crisis we are in.Ridge has just one major contibution: raising the threat level to suit Bush! He is like the rest if the republicans who would go any length for promoting the party ideology.M­ccain or Ridge,when was the last time any of them stood upto Bush which would have altered the course of the war or the economy?Just remember : Mccain was eating cake with Bush when New Orleans was drowning!

[Snwbnny9]

I think its funny that they are already eulogizing his campaign.

[NamelessGenXer]

But not too funny to still VOTE ON NOVEMBER 4, right? RIGHT?

[LBA7895]

There's still one more weekend for McCain to throw Sarah under the Straight Talk Bus and replace her with Ridge, Paulenty, Romney, Hutchinson, etc. Let's hope his infamous stubborness holds.

[BoVandy]

replacing his VP candidate at this point would be the final nail.

[macracan]

I beg to disagree. Any of the other nails he's collected could have been final nail, had it not been followed by yet another one...