Will the Media Pick McCain VP?
I don't see McCain backing out of all the insinuations that old age is to blame for his geographic confusion, but it's the media's job to make him try...
I don't see McCain backing out of all the insinuations that old age is to blame for his geographic confusion, but it's the media's job to make him try...
The Hill | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) is "very much a contender" to be Sen. John McCain's running mate, according to one of McCain's closest allie...
Robert Klein | Posted 07.22.2008 | Entertainment
Rumors are flying out of the McCain camp that a surprising and seemingly counterintuitive choice for running mate is imminent: Larry Craig.
HuffingtonPost.com | Nico Pitney | Posted 07.21.2008 | Politics
UPDATE JULY 22: McCain campaign sources confirm to CNN that there have been discussions high in the campaign about naming a running mate this week. Th...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics
It was just six short months ago that Mitt Romney was the object of ridicule within John McCain's orbit. In the Republican primary, McCain argued that...
HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Weiner | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics
First Read catches John McCain poking fun at former rival Mitt Romney, and they see it as a sign of rising VP potential: At a fundraiser in New Mexi...
Jennifer Bogut | Posted 07.10.2008 | Home
Who would you have lead the country and why? Pick your president and then outline your dream cabinet. Pick at least five from the list: Attorney General, Secretaries of State, Homeland Security, Energy, Commerce....
Matt Littman | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics
McCain is facing a losing battle, and a conventional VP pick is not going to help. He has to change the game plan, shake things up. If I'm McCain, I'd go with Mike Bloomberg or Colin Powell.
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics
Most of the political media is still knee-deep in speculation over who will eventually be identified as the vice-presidential contenders for the 2008 ...
LA Times | Jim Puzzanghera | Posted 07.01.2008 | Business
LA Times Business reports: The Microsoft Corp. co-founder is mentioned by some in political circles as the "dream running mate" for Sen. John McCain,...
Politico | Posted 06.29.2008 | Politics
Last Tuesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) touted Chet Edwards, the little-known Democratic congressman from Waco, Texas, for her party's vic...
Adam Hanft | Posted 06.16.2008 | Politics
Avoiding a company and a CEO (like FexEd and its CEO Fred Smith) that violate our convictions is no different than going out of our way to support a company that shares our values.
HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 06.09.2008 | Politics
Bobby Jindal is giving some conservatives their own "thrill up the leg" moment this campaign season. But while talk of putting the dynamic young Louis...
Harry Shearer | Posted 06.09.2008 | Politics
There is a question Dick Cheney probably would have answered, had he been asked, in 2000, and it would have predicted much that's transpired since.
Chip Collis | Posted 06.06.2008 | Home
The game-changer for McCain would be to fully take up the mantle of the maverick and fight an ideological battle with Obama for the middle class. His best choice for veep? Christine Todd Whitman.
Paul C. Light | Posted 05.23.2008 | Politics
Both Obama and McCain's vice presidential searches will share an age-old philosophy: Picking a running mate is less about winning votes than looking good.
Daniel Koffler | Posted 05.22.2008 | Politics
John, there is nobody in politics that has a common touch like Mitt's. I know you thought those years in the Hanoi Hilton seemed like a challenge, but Mitt saved the Olympics!!!
HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 05.22.2008 | Politics
Two of the three governors headed to Sen. John McCain's Arizona ranch for preliminary vice-presidential auditions this weekend are known political qua...
Eric Schmeltzer | Posted 05.22.2008 | Politics
Just when things become even more unclear, the second day after the last Democratic primary, on June 5th, McCain announces his VP.
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.21.2008 | Politics
Hardball opened today with a long look at those rumored to be atop John McCain's shortlist to be Vice President of his Space Trip to the Year 2013: Bo...
Joshua Roman | Posted 04.10.2008 | Home
Why would John McCain ask Condi Rice to be his running mate when new reports suggest she was one of the strongest Administration supporters of torture? One word: "Electability."
Nancy Watzman | Posted 04.03.2008 | Home
This area is also home to the headquarters of Federal Express, whose CEO, Frederick Smith, is a McCain finance co-chair--and reportedly a possible candidate to run as vice president on the ticket with McCain.
Alec Baldwin | Posted 03.16.2008 | Politics
Few men (or maybe, craftily, a woman?) will enter the West Wing with a greater chance of becoming president than John McCain's choice for VP.
CNN | Alex Mooney and Alexander Marquardt | Posted 03.12.2008 | Politics
The Arizona senator joked Wednesday he got the impression Romney is interested in the No. 2 spot on the Republican presidential ticket after watching ...
Dylan Loewe | Posted 03.04.2008 | Politics
With scant options and an uphill climb, McCain may be telling the truth when he says he hasn't begun to consider running mate choices.
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Morgan Warners | Posted 07.23.2008 | Media