McCain/Hutchison

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Who beats them?
If nominated, should McCain pick a conservative governor (like Allen or Romney) instead?

Is this an unstoppable ticket?

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Agree with what winfield says....as much as I love Hutchison, the base will need someone more conservative on a McCain ticket - especially considering his age, and her pro-choiceness.  And the two senators, and their votes, would be very difficult to combat.

Conservative governors, like Romney, Sanford, PAWLENTY, Gregg...
Ooh! Huckabee! BARBOUR.

Too bad Jodi Rell's as moderate as she is.

that is actually a pretty horrible ticket.

'splain.

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I never had the idea that he wasn't pro-life; he's one of the strictest.

But a pro-choic(er) VP wouldn't be great, right?

Though I guess Cheney wasn't a fan of the Marriage Protection Amendment.

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Who beats them?
Is this an unstoppable ticket?

Adding Hutchinson's name to a McCain ticket does nothing to increase McCain's chances, IMO.

But how much increasing do they need?
If the Dems have a female candidate, having Hutch on there can be a bonus.

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On the age/appearance things - McCain was on the Daily Show the other day, and he looked fine to me.  And spry.  Very energetic and youthful.  I don't think age would be a problem to many people, and it may actually be a boon to his campaign if he picks a conservative VP.  The far-right would know that it's (not likely, but) possible for him not to finish the term, and they'd get a conservative in the White House.

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sorry for bumping this, but i laughed.  look how cute i was! i even made a graphic and was serious!  ah, the naivete of being 20.

but yeah.  this ticket seems pretty great right now, despite the fact that i prolly wouldn't vote for it.

also, I'm watching MTP and she just said absoultely not, making this bump even more worthless.