Thursday, May 29, 2008

How About Carly?

Most Veep lists don't include these two, but how about it? Steven Stark, RCP:
That leaves McCain two paths to energize his candidacy. He can either choose an "outsider" woman or a Democrat/Independent as a way to demonstrate his independence. The problem in each case is finding one who would help the ticket but who is also pro-life. Republicans Carly Fiorina (best known for her leadership of Hewlett Packard) and Meg Whitman (former CEO of eBay) might fit the bill and would be intriguing candidates.
Conservatives would of course prefer Sanford or Romney. But it's an unconventional year, and a Dem year. If you're going for a post-partisan, solutions approach to trump Barack Obama, this would be a good idea. As far as experience, both these women have management and leadership experience, and doing a stint as Veep would give them political experience. And it couldn't hurt to siphon off a few disgruntled women for Hillary voters who have had it with Barack.

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