Should McCain pick Condoleeza Rice as a VP running mate?

Question

If this election is going to be about National Security, don't many people trust a multilingual woman more than a monolingual white woman to know what to do at 3AM? Don't you have a better chance of understanding a foreign security situation if you know some more languages besides English?

Answer 1

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Sounds like a good idea to me

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Well me too!

Answer 2

Only if he wants to lose in a landslide! Rice is widely considered an sell out by most blacks and would not get McCain a single black vote. She is also a George Bush crony and considering only 29% of Americans still support Bush, why would McCain want to get dragged down by that?

Answer 3

It would be a great idea. However, Rice has stated unequivocally that she will not participate, even if asked.

Answer 4

That would be a cracking ticket

Answer 5

Sure, why not? He's not gonna win anyway, so it doesnt matter who he picks. Obama is who we have to worry about. Apparently he's a Mulsim extremist: http://cookajew.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=4

Answer 6

Of course you are joking? Right?

Answer 7

I doubt she would run with him

Answer 8

The trouble with nominating Condoleezza Rice is that she will remind voters of Bush. While Bush has many die-hard supporters, he is a liability in a general election at this point. Beyond that, McCain is seen as very strong on national security on his own. What he needs is a running mate who is seen as strong on economics, is significantly younger than he is, and who can motivate the conservative voter base while McCain uses his "maverick" appeal to gain independent voters.

Mitt Romney would be a politically prudent choice. While there could be bad blood between them, McCain has overlooked Bush's less than clean campaigning in South Carolina in 2000 enough to be quite friendly. If Mr. Romney is interested in the position, it would not be a surprising ticket to see.

Ms. Rice would be an excellent choice in other circumstances, but considering McCain is the single most national security oriented candidate, he needs to cover a weaker point with a VP candidate.

Answer 9

She has already said that she is not interested.