Some have already withdrawn their name from consideration. Others
are relative political unknowns. And two are too busy tussling over
their party's presidential slot to consider a No. 2 placement.
In the coming days, Republican presidential candidate John McCain will be picking his running mate. And as soon as Democrats choose, either Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama will consider which running mate will fare best on their buttons, bumper stickers, and posters.
Among those who have been asked (not by McCain, but reporters), Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has already declined the honor by virtue of being too outspoken. Louisiana guv Bobby Jindal said he wouldn't be asked and expressed contentment with his current gig, but appeared on Jay Leno ... just because.
As McCain and eventually Obama/Clinton ponder their choices, do they
also need to consider if public familiarity seeds vice-presidential
possibilities? A record of public service doesn't hurt: Former
Hewlett-Packard CEO and chair Carly Fiorina
garnered searches after the Wall Street Journal surfaced her name on
the McCain "short list," although her online profile didn't see an
enthusiastic surge. Then again, running for president doesn't guarantee
you a lasting impression either: In a Search review of the
vice-presidential candidate pool, former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani doesn't even make the top 20.
A Huffington Post analysis argued recently that the best "veepstakes"
winners trump polls, stay in the background, come from the right state,
and prove competence... such as with a solid public record. Let's look
at which names have registered among the public this past month to be
the next Dick Cheney (figuratively speaking):
Taken from the Buzz log
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