Will McCain Select a Woman for VP?
Posted by: Dana
This just in….
McCain Veepstakes: Possible Palin?
By John Gizzi
Since John McCain captured the Republican nomination for President last month, speculation in the press mounts about who he will name as his runningmate. Possibly the most intriguing name in the “veepstakes” is that of Sarah Palin, the first-ever woman Governor of Alaska, its youngest (44) governor, and the first to have been born after Alaska became a state. A onetime beauty queen, high school athlete, and TV reporter Palin was elected mayor of Washila in 1996 and, two years ago, made national headlines by defeating present and past governors to win the state’s highest office. Running on a solidly conservative platform and calling for Alaska to be more independent of Washington, Palin dispatched incumbent Gov. Frank Murkowski in the 2006 GOP primary and went on to defeat former two-term Democratic Gov. Tony Knowles in the fall by a margin of 48% to 41%.
Will if he does this 2008 Presidential will get REAL interesting now won’t it?
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It would get real interesting if she is asked to be on the ticket and actually accepts.
I see both as long shots. Even on the off chance she’s asked, she has pretty emphatically stated she wants to finish out her term(s) as governor. And I doubt having a newborn (she’s 7 months pregnant) on a national campaign trail is something she wants to endure.
Bottom line: we here in Alaska enjoy the attention she’s bringing us, but we’re pretty sure she’s staying put for the next three- to seven-years.
A little bragging on her behalf, not only was she a high school athlete, she was the star guard on the state championship team her senior year.
Oh, Wasilla is spelled Wasilla.
Cheers from Kodiak, Alaska,
Ish
I love that we have Alaska in the house! How interesting that even a woman with child is being floated!