By The Prowler on 5.29.08 @ 12:08AM
The latest on the vice-presidential maneuverings in the McCain and Obama camps.
SEDONA ONCE MORE
Word out of the Sedona auditions for GOP vice-presidential nominee
is that Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal at the very
least wowed other guests over the weekend with his grasp of policy
and the need for change inside the Republican Party. "He was the
only one who seemed to understand that we have to get back to
innovative public policies that don't stray far from our
conservative values," says a source with knowledge of the weekend.
"He was the star of the weekend without really trying."
In the runup to the Memorial Weekend getaway, McCain campaign
aides insisted that while Jindal is under heavy consideration, the
party might be better served to have him as a highly visible
governor for the next several years. But Jindal apparently saw the
opportunity and made the most of it.
Other interesting tidbidts: Gov. Charlie Crist
-- a confirmed bachelor -- may have had the most attractive female
companionship for the weekend, and got along well with just about
everyone attending the event.
TOO EXPERIENCED BY HALF
The Obama campaign is also in full vetting mode for its
vice-presidential slot, according to campaign insiders, the man the
campaign is focused on right now is former Sen. Sam
Nunn. "The campaign is pulling everything it can on him.
Right now the rumor is that he's the No. 1 guy on the list."
Nunn has been mentioned often in the context of an Obama ticket.
A moderate to conservative Southerner with a strong background in
security and national intelligence policies, he'd be by far the
more experienced candidate on the ticket, and that has some
campaign aides concerned. "You can see John McCain
and Sam Nunn standing up there and debating the Iraq war and the
threat of terrorism, and it being an even match. But that isn't
who's going to be debating John McCain. The concern is: Does Nunn
reinforce all of the weaknesses our top of the ticket has?"
Which is exactly the message the Clinton campaign will be
spreading if the opportunity arises.
topics:
John McCain, Iraq
