McCain!!

[prog]

CBS poll shows that Sen. John McCain would give Kerry's campaign a strong edge over Bush-Cheney Holy crap. It didn't even occur to be that such a bi-partisan ticket is possible. Is there any kind of precedent for this? (Seriously, I'm asking.)

The notion of a bland Democratic candidate (whose strongest suit, the incumbent's increasing unpopularity, is out of his own control) choosing a centrist, straight-spoken Republican as a running mate falls squarely into so-crazy-it-just-might-work territory, and would shatter the caked-on cynicism covering this whole election so far. To my eyes, anyway.

I guess I shouldn't get my hopes up, since everything in this process tends towards the dull and tiring, but it's exciting to ponder.

(props to pseudomanitou for the link)

Comments

[mrmorse.livejournal.com]

I consider myself a liberal Democrat and Kerry supporter, and I am strongly opposed to McCain as Kerry's running mate. McCain is a standup guy, for which he gets (and deserves) support from people who don't agree with his policies, but his voting record is solidly conservative at the end of the day. There's a vast difference on policy between Kerry and McCain and it would be difficult for Kerry to make effective use of McCain as his Vice President, especially given McCain's independence.

Although I generally support Kerry's policies, I would like to see him take a stronger liberal stance on some issues than he has. Taking on McCain to be his VP would signal no chance of Kerry governing from a more liberal position and would indicate that he intends to be more conservative.

[dougo.livejournal.com]

Policies? I thought we elected leaders based on personality! Certainly that's all the campaigns have been about for as long as I can remember.

Anyway, McCain has categorically refused to be on the Democrat ticket, several times. I don't blame him, really.