Kerry-McCain? Huh. If such a bizarre thing were to happen, it would further support the notion that the Democrats care more about winning than anything else, like principles.
"It's impossible to imagine the Democratic Party seeking a pro-life, free-trading, non-protectionist, deficit hawk," the Arizona senator told ABC's "Good Morning America" during an interview about illegal steroid use. "They'd have to be taking some steroids, I think, in order to let that happen."It would sure be an interesting ticket though... Senator McCain appeals to a lot of independents... nah. Maybe a McCain-Kerry ticket is the way for the Dems to go!
Ronald Reagan selected the very liberal Sen. Richard Schweiker as his running mate choice in 1976. It was a clear effort to peel some delegate votes away from Gerald Ford. The gambit failed, though. Had Reagan won the nomination in '76, his message might have come through as very muddled for the fall campaign, as Schweiker had voted for almost all of the programs and spending that Reagan was railing against.
McCain might appeal to independents, but Kerry would be taking a huge risk, both as to principles and politics.
McCain would be more interesting than either of the presidential candidates. Someone who sticks to principles and is in politics is RARE!
Again, I don't see the adherence to principles to be something either party has. Bush decided US steel companies needed protection from foreign competition, and he beat the Democrats to the money-for-votes prescription drug plan. Ugh.
I bounce about equally between voting for Bush, Kerry, or the Libertarian party candidate
JT: Yeah, I don't think it would work either. Then again, I could imagine Democrats shrugging and independents taking note. Still, it's a crazy idea.
Terry: I agree that President Bush hasn't always stuck to the principles that many expected him to, particularly with domestic policy. Nonetheless, he always does what he says he's going to do, and people know where he stands.
Everybody's missed the real thing here. I love the talk about Kerry and Bill Clinton, but that wouldn't really pass constitutional muster no matter what some addled law professor might imagine. However Kerry really could pick Jimmy Carter. He only served 4 years as president, so he could be a legitimate vice president.
Polls show he's well respected (mostly for his Habitat for Humanity work probably). He agrees with Kerry on most issues (including North Korea I'm sure), and he's a former southern governor.
Yeah, yeah balance the ticket...that's the ticket.
FH: You're joking about Carter running, right? Hasn't he kinda become a national joke?