Just pick Joe Lieberman. Not my first choice as VP, but he’ll help Mccain win. Lieberman bolsters Mccain’s appeal as a maverick and a moderate. Remember, he ran as an independent against an antiwar liberal in the Barack Obama mold. If I recall correctly, a good amount of people voted for Gore in 2000 because Joe was VP.
The GOP needs an image makeover, and Mccain was a good candidate for it. I’m as conservative as you can get, but I recognize this. Americans had their chance to nominate someone more coservative in the primaries. Why didn’t they? At one point Mccain was basically penniless and reduced to holding meetings over an intercom. The people in the middle (no friend of George Bush but skeptical of far left policies) probably found their candidate and pounced.
It’s a wonder that Mccain has remained generally competitive with big O in the polls, even when his areas of strength are no longer top priorities and conservatives divided. There’s a REAL chance that Mccain might eek out a victory. There’s a reason why Obama is “refining” his positions and reaching out to the middle.
