Never too early to think about GOP VP possibilities
By Richard Barry
There were several reports over the weekend that Ohio Governor John Kasich is getting closer to announcing his candidacy for the GOP presidential nomination.
An interesting adjunct to these stories was speculation that he might be positioning himself for the vice-presidency, although Kasich denied this saying, "I don't play for second." Yes, well, no one in his position ever says anything different. Wouldn't it be refreshing if a candidate announcing a presidential bid actually said, "I know I can't win but I'd have no problem being second on the ticket."
My guess is that most of those running would at least think about second spot if it were offered. No doubt some of the lesser lights would be absolutely beside themselves with joy if approached.
Among those already running or likely to run, maybe a Bush-Walker ticket would work. Or a Walker-Rubio, even the other way around.
A Bush-Rubio ticket would be interesting in terms of generational balance and appeal to Hispanic voters, though there could be regional concerns with both being from Florida.
I can't imagine Cruz or Paul would be anyone's idea of a VP. And, despite what Kasich says now, given the importance of Ohio on the electoral map, he would certainly be an attractive option.
What about Fiorina to counter Clinton's appeal to women?
All kinds of balance factors to consider, and the VP nominee obviously doesn't have to be a presidential hopeful.
Who know? Just thinking it through.
There were several reports over the weekend that Ohio Governor John Kasich is getting closer to announcing his candidacy for the GOP presidential nomination.
An interesting adjunct to these stories was speculation that he might be positioning himself for the vice-presidency, although Kasich denied this saying, "I don't play for second." Yes, well, no one in his position ever says anything different. Wouldn't it be refreshing if a candidate announcing a presidential bid actually said, "I know I can't win but I'd have no problem being second on the ticket."
My guess is that most of those running would at least think about second spot if it were offered. No doubt some of the lesser lights would be absolutely beside themselves with joy if approached.
Among those already running or likely to run, maybe a Bush-Walker ticket would work. Or a Walker-Rubio, even the other way around.
A Bush-Rubio ticket would be interesting in terms of generational balance and appeal to Hispanic voters, though there could be regional concerns with both being from Florida.
I can't imagine Cruz or Paul would be anyone's idea of a VP. And, despite what Kasich says now, given the importance of Ohio on the electoral map, he would certainly be an attractive option.
What about Fiorina to counter Clinton's appeal to women?
All kinds of balance factors to consider, and the VP nominee obviously doesn't have to be a presidential hopeful.
Who know? Just thinking it through.
posted by Richard K. Barry at
8:00 AM
2 Comments:
I love the idea of a Walker-Kasich ticket. Kasich at least has a little gravitas. It would be like Brando serving as understudy for a high school production of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. Except it wouldn't be Brando -- just some barely competent professional.
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Unknown, at 10:22 PM
Bush-Rubio is a non-starter as constitutionally they would have to give up Florida`s electoral votes...
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Nathan Tyree, at 1:54 AM
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