Repub Strategist: Rice eyeing VP spot on ticket

[housewolf]

Strategist: Rice eyeing VP spot on ticket

WASHINGTON, April 6 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has exhibited interest in becoming John McCain's vice presidential running mate, a Republican strategist says.

Dan Senor revealed during Sunday's edition of ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" that Rice has been seeking support to be considered for the No. 2 spot on the Republican ticket this fall.

"Condi Rice has been actively, actually in recent weeks, campaigning for this," Senor said.

The party strategist said Rice could represent an ideal vice presidential candidate when paired with the Arizona senator, who is the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.

"What the McCain campaign has to consider is whether or not they want to pick a total outsider, a fresh face, someone a lot younger than him, a governor who people aren't that familiar with," Senor said. "The challenge they're realizing is that they'll have to have to spend 30-45 days, which they won't have at that point, educating the American public about who this person is.

"The other category is someone who people instantly say, the second they see that announcement, I get it, that person could be president tomorrow. Condi Rice is an option."

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/04/06/strategist_rice_eyeing_vp_spot_on_ticket/3688/

[mrreowwr_kittty]

1. Yes! Run Condi run!

I cannot wait to see her having to answer questions about 9-11 and Iraq during debates.

[arcos]

3. I bet she would not get any 9-11 questions... nt

[mrreowwr_kittty]

4. Yes she would. Especially if our VP candidate brought it up a few times. nt

[arcos]

10. That's a big IF...

:)

I mean, like 9-11 was brought up against Bush-Cheney?

[mrreowwr_kittty]

11. The congressional hearings where Condi had the PDB read to her were after 2004. nt

[katsy]

6. Ditto that - run condi

Who'd a thunk bin laden was determined to strike in the U.S. indeed.

Run condi run.

[dkf]

2. Looks like Condoleezza has the bug too.

It is not good when people with proven bad judgment but with nice resumes and experience get that bug up their butt.

[chapel hill dem]

5. I cannot see Condi adding any votes for McCain. She will definitely remind everyone that McCain

is Bush III. And the hard core conservatives do not like her. It doesn't add up.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

7. Good point. I hadn't even thought of the "reminding people of Bush" angle. nt

[Blue_In_AK]

8. Ha - Bring It On!

Even more to connect McCain with Bush's policies.

[opihimoimoi]

9. OH OH...I hope not...Rice would drain some of the Black Vote...I said this before

and I say it again....every bit of drain on us ...is what they are looking for...

They often float stories like this to gauge reaction...including coming to us here at DU..

Will it really happen...? I think not...even if this was their best shot...there is the section of the GOP who are not color blind which would prevent uch a venture.

But ya never know....this can be the deciding factor

[mrreowwr_kittty]

12. Why just the Black vote? Why not some of the women as well?

I mean, if we're going to make assumptions about monolithic voting blocs. :eyes:

[opihimoimoi]

24. Yup, women too.....in a tight race..a 5% swing is enormous

[Ichingcarpenter]

20. The Alan Keyes, Kenneth Blackwell, Clarence Thomas type "Black vote"

would gladly vote for Rice.....

But they would never vote for a Democrat anyway

Bring it on, the worst Secretary of State of the United States
EVER....... Condoleezza Rice

The Women Voters who would vote for Rice
Would never vote for a Democrat either.

[opihimoimoi]

25. Their backs are to the Wall....the Pubs have very little choice but to gamble

peeps like Rice and others...

I have learned to be very cautious when predicting the Pubs and their paths.

In this year...weakened but not out...they will go all out with all they got.... just to keep the end result close...sit back and snipe the Dems no end...that is, if we win....until 2010 and 2012

[dansolo]

26. And drive away the racists vote

Do you really believe that Condi Rice would pick up any of the black vote? She would most likely get the votes of the disaffected Hillary supporters, who will somehow convince themselves that they are voting for woman empowerment, while guaranteeing that probably two supreme court justices will be selected by McCain.

[opihimoimoi]

27. A very small % would take the leap...this is a weird world////

[izzie]

13. Guess we will not have to worry about the Pres. seeing anything

that is important . No 3 AM calls in that WH. Maybe she should stick with the piano.

[rox63]

14. I wonder what this would do to the RW racist/sexist vote?

They definitely wouldn't be voting for Obama or Clinton. Would they stay home if their only remaining choice was a ticket that included a black woman?

[Raine]

15. I don't think this would really help MacCain

and it will certainly hurt him with people who have race and gender issues which would be most GOP supporters.

[Quixote1818]

16. She was the worst Nat. Security Adviser in history, plus she is a liar.

We could tear her to shreds.

[NashVegas]

17. Condi Will Fuck Axelrod's Strategy All To Hell

Everytime BHO's campaign or supporters cry "racism!" Condi will be there to counter it. In that case, they will no longer be able to use race to make Obama untouchable.

[Happyhippychick]

18. Yippee! The most ineffective Secretary of State for the most incompetent

administration in history!

Is she going to help McLame figure out the difference between Iran and Iraq?

[galaxy21]

19. For what it's worth, rumours are Mccain doesn't like Rice at all

[loveangelc]

21. where have you heard that?

[Happyhippychick]

29. That rumor was started when he was asked if he likes

Arroz Con Pollo. To which he replied, "I don't like rice".

:)

[bridgit]

22. Rice is anything but "a total outsider, a fresh face". I suppose she could keep...

GrandPa PoopyPants under some kind of spell while she continues with the destruction of the world she's already had a hand in

[BlueManDude]

23. He couldn't possibly be that stupid.

[Jed Dilligan]

28. Wouldn't she be influenced by "her husband, George W. Bush"?