Crist today may be opening up our Senate chances not just in Florida, but in Arizona as well.
Everyone knows McCain picked Sarah Palin for VP, but how many Republican primary voters in Arizona realize his No. 1 preferred choice up until a week before the VP announcement was Independent Democrat Joe Lieberman and that Charlie Crist was among the top half dozen options too? In fact, only half of his top picks prior to Palin are even Republicans today.
John McCain can easily be portrayed by J.D. Hayworth as erratic, unreliable and oftentimes nonsensical in the Arizona Republican primary.
For the benefit of Republican primary voters in Arizona, I present a cringe-worthy reminder of McCain's VP short list and his own flirtation with the Vice Presidency ...
A reminder from 2008: Oh Nooz!
With the exception of Palin who was a last second decision and who wasn't originally on this list of options, McCain’s short list looks pretty grim when seen through Tea Party goggles. This was John McCain's Vice Presidential short list. As of today, only half are Republicans:
#1: McCain and this Democrat turned Independent Democrat, Joe Lieberman:
#2: McCain and this Republican now turned Independent, Charlie Crist:
#3: McCain and this Democrat turned Republican turned Independent, Michael Bloomberg:
#4: McCain and this former Governor from a liberal state, Mitt Romney:
#5: McCain and this boring guy, Tim Pawlenty:
#6: McCain and this guy who took himself out of the VP running, Bobby Jindal:
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BONUS:
A reminder from 2004: Oh Nooz!
McCain wanted the VP slot on the DEMOCRATIC ticket in 2004:
"John Kerry is a close friend of mine. We have been friends for years," McCain said Wednesday when pressed to squelch speculation about a Kerry-McCain ticket. "Obviously I would entertain it."
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Primary Kryptonite
McCain's not a maverick anymore, so what is he? For primary voters, I'm thinking the answer should be erratic, unpredicatable, and oftentimes nonsensical. Is McCain more Crist or Palin? Does he even know? Are the answers good news or bad news for John McCain?