Don't get your hopes up..McCain likely won't announce his VP this week

[cbc5g]

fivethirtyeight.com sums it up nicely

"What's a good way to generate a lot of buzz? Announce your Vice Presidential selection at an unorthodox time. But this also carries a lot of opportunity cost: this is a card that each candidate gets to play only once.

It wouldn't totally shock me if McCain did announce his Vice Presidential nominee this week -- but if so, it tells you what a huge slam dunk Obama's trip to the Middle East and Europe has been. If McCain had the insight to name his VP just before Obama took off for Iraq, that might have been one thing, but to do it during or immediately afterward creates the perception that you're following rather than leading the media cycle. Moreoever, it denies McCain the advantage of picking his VP last and being able to react to Obama's selection, something which he'd inherently seem to have since the GOP holds its convention later.

But what's a good way to generate a little buzz at no cost at all? Tell Bob Novak that you're thinking about announcing your VP choice -- and then don't actually do it. That is the more likely scenario here.

Either way, it is a reminder of the state of zugzwang that McCain campaign finds itself in. They have to make a move to react to Obama's Iraq trip -- but each plausible move weakens their position."



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Also I am willing to bet that it WILL be Huckabee because McCain has to shore up the social Christian evangelical voters that loved Bush.

[Imagevision]

1. Who the heck would want to be the VP. of a loser up front?

[Faygo Kid]

2. I think you could be right. But then, that would give them credit for nuance.

I posted a lively one here on Jindal, but I don't know any more than anyone else. However they handle it, it will be wrong.

[David Zephyr]

3. It's going to be Mitt Romney. So there's very little surprise to this anyway.

McCain/Romney. That's their ticket.

[my3boyz]

6. If it is Romney I hope Obama picks someone that can smack Romney down hard! Biden

is definately one that could take Romney to task. I hope he does not pick Romney though because then he will have someone that most think is strong when it comes to the economy.

[David Zephyr]

10. You make a good argument for Biden.

Joe Biden could eat Romney up and spit him out.

[grytpype]

8. I would be surprised at that.

Romney isn't considered Christian by the evangos. It would really hurt him and he needs their support.

So I think McCain's VP is going to be Huck or some other evango nutjob we haven't even heard of yet.

[opihimoimoi]

4. The man is desperate and is reaching for what turns out to be straws

His crew is coming to places like DU to look for clues and answers to their quandry....trying to beat a dead horse in a sense...poor things...lapping up whatever they can while at the Pub Trough...hoping against hope for a Pub Miricle.

Its tough going for the losing team but such is life....they had their turn and fucking blew it....

[Hope And Change]

5. And even if he did who gives a flying fuck?

[Imagevision]

7. Obama set to be on Meet The Press, he'll schedual it to try to pull some attention from it NOT!

[ChimpersMcSmirkers]

9. It would be a dumb move, but with McKeating5's campaign the way it is they are might just do it.

[Motown_Johnny]

11. We should just leak that we know it will be Romney.... that way if it is Romney there will be less

coverage, it will be old news.



If it isn't Romney then the cycle will be "why not Mitt?"


I don't see a downside to just picking a VP for them and doing all we can to make them step on the story. It should at least bump them off message a bit.