Politico: McCain Has Selected His VP

By: Scott Conroy
Topics: VP Sweepstakes

Sen. John McCain has chosen his running mate, whom he will notify on Thursday, a senior McCain campaign official told The Politico's Mike Allen.

McCain is planning to roll out his VP choice in a large rally in Dayton, Ohio, at noon on Friday, followed by join appearances in Pennsylvania and Missouri, sources said.

Over the past few days, the media's focus has been narrowed to three potential options for McCain: former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty and Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman.

Romney seems to have garnered the most attention, in light of Barack Obama's selection of Joe Biden as his number two. Romney is thought to have the ability to hold his own against the Delaware senator, who is known for his formidable debating skills. But the controversy over McCain's failure to state off the top of his head how many houses he owns could mean that picking Romney—a multimillionaire businessman with four houses of his own—would open the Republican ticket to charges of being out of touch.

Sources close to the McCain campaign have indicated that Lieberman, an independent Democrat, is very much in the running. But choosing a pro-abortion rights senator who caucuses with the Democrats could leave next week's Republican convention in upheaval.

Scott Conroy
Scott Conroy is a National Political Reporter for RealClearPolitics and a contributor for CBS News.
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by dasfarg August 28, 2008 11:30 PM EDT: Lyndon LaRouche predicts McCain will install billionaire NYC Mayor Bloomberg to be his VP tomorrow as per oligarghy made up of international bankers and financiers. He will fulfill their agenda of privatizing U.S. government''s programs, infrastructure and jobs for big profit$$$ as the depressing economy threatens their wealth.

The country is going into a major economic depression with over 5000 banks are already bankrupt today with more day by day.

President FDR''s economic Bretton Woods policy is needed to fix current economic collapse. This policy caters to the 80% of the forgotten people and threatens the oligarghy''s wealth and whose ultimate goal is to rid of all governments, peoples'' sovereingties and Constitutions and ultimately install fascism.; Reply to this comment


by wilder5121 August 28, 2008 10:20 PM EDT: BIG YAWN....

Who cares who it is. It''s just more of the same Bush/McCain/Republican failure of the last eight years.

ZZZZZzzzzzzzzzz.......; Reply to this comment


by misha128-2009 August 28, 2008 7:54 PM EDT: Glad he made up his mind. Now he has plenty of time to change it.; Reply to this comment


by perrimanw August 28, 2008 7:15 PM EDT: It''s a done deal, McCain will choose crusty old hag Phyllis Schlafly, thus ensuring him the utter moron vote, as well as the self-loathing hypocrite vote. McCain/Schlafly ''08!; Reply to this comment


by mr2258 August 28, 2008 7:12 PM EDT: Nothing wrong with a good looking smart woman.I can go for that.; Reply to this comment


by dasfarg August 28, 2008 7:10 PM EDT: It appears that Bloomberg is on McCain''s long list. If so, this is what the oligarghy (international bankers and financiers want). Bloomberg will continue their agenda to privatize US government''s programs, infrastructure and jobs. To get rid of our sovereingty and Constitution as we know it, all for corporate big profit$$$$! Especially when their wealth is diminishing given the economic collapse going on worldwide. More and more banks are tanking every day and media is not reporting this truth... We need President FDR''s Bretton Woods financial system to fix it and Hillary would have done so and is why she was rid of.

Internet rumors are surfacing Sen. Susan Collins to be his VP to specifically take away Hillary unhappy supporters - women, the working class, Catholics, etc. She is attractive, articulate, has debate skills, etc.

What do you think?; Reply to this comment


by mr2258 August 28, 2008 7:05 PM EDT: McCain has this election in the bag.If he picks Lieberman he is an idiot and should lose.; Reply to this comment


by dasfarg August 28, 2008 7:00 PM EDT: Should McCain pick Sen. Susan Collins for his VP to take away Hillary supporters - women, working class, catholics, etc. - attractive, articulate, debateable skills, etc.; Reply to this comment


by dasfarg August 28, 2008 6:59 PM EDT: Should McCain pick Sen. Susan Collins for his VP to take away Hillary supporters - women, working class, catholics, etc. - attractive, articulate, debateable skills, etc.; Reply to this comment


by realpatriot1 August 28, 2008 6:59 PM EDT: I respect McCain''s service just as I respect anyone who serves their country. He shouldn''t be made out to be a hero or a villain.

If it''s so important to recognize McCain as a hero(or celebrity, if you will) then he should release his full military records so that the voters can determine for themselves if that''s truly the case.

Until that happens he''s no more a hero than the vets who post on this blog and are called traitors if they don''t tow the conservative line.

McCain has my respect for his service and sacrifice in Vietnam. He doesn''t have my respect for his Senate record or the sleazy campaign he''s running.

Biden said it best; "We don''t need a good soldier, we need a wise leader."; Reply to this comment