VP Watch http://www.clubforgrowth.org/ The Club for Growth Blog en Copyright 2008 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:14:44 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss VP Watch: Around the Web
  • Will Pawlenty's emphasis on a new energy policy help or hurt him in the VP hunt?
  • The Florida Sun-Sentinel says Charlie Crist should focus on Florida, not McCain.
  • The New York Daily News thinks McCain has plenty of options.
  • Naftali Bendavid at the Chicago Tribune wonders: Could it be Joe Biden?
  • Ed Rendell likes Mitt Romney for McCain and former Senate Democratic Leader George Mitchell of Maine for Obama.
  • Red County is enamored with Bobby Jindal.
  • Rhode Island Democratic Senator Jack Reed says he is not interested in being Obama's VP.
  • The Baton Rouge Advocate urges Bobby Jindal to listen more.
  • McCain gets some help from Mitt Romney in Michigan tonight.
  • MSNBC wonders if John Kerry is being considered for VP.
    • ]]>     http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2008/07/vp_watch_around_the_web_9.php http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2008/07/vp_watch_around_the_web_9.php Nachama Soloveichik VP Watch Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:00:32 -0500     Huckabee's Plans Forget the VP slot. The Politico says Mike Huckabee is in talks with Fox News for his own show. I would love to see the Club's President, Pat Toomey, go head-to-head with the former governor. My money's on Pat.

    ]]>     http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2008/07/huckabees_plans.php http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2008/07/huckabees_plans.php Nachama Soloveichik VP Watch Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:38:58 -0500     More Anti-Pawlenty Fervor Conservative blogger and major Republican activist in CaliforniaJon Fleischman has an important piece up - "Plenty of Reason for McCain not to Put Pawlenty on the Ticket."

    ]]>     http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2008/07/more_antipawlenty_fervor.php http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2008/07/more_antipawlenty_fervor.php Nachama Soloveichik VP Watch Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:30:50 -0500     VP Watch: Around the Web

  • According to U.S. News and World Report, 55 percent of Democratic or Democratic-leaning voters want to see Hillary Clinton as the party's VP.

  • The Politico looks at the different ways in which VP candidates try to fix their respective flaws, from cutting their hair to getting married.

  • Chris Dodd is being vetted for VP.

  • And Kathleen Sebelius refuses to say yea or nay whether she is being vetted.

  • At Conde Nast, Matt Cooper has three female names that aren't going to happen.

  • National Journal has a new Insiders Poll on VP picks. Clinton wins on the Democratic side with 35% of the vote and Mitt Romney wins on the Republican side with 25%.

  • Pawlenty and McCain hang out together in Minnesota.

  • Charlie Crist defends his taxpayer-funded $255,000 trip to Europe.

  • Mark Sanford has $1.7 million in his campaign account.

  • The Wall Street Journal says Michigan is in play. Will this help Romney's chances?

  • Bobby Jindal vetoed a disclosure requirement bill that would have applied to elected officials, including the governor. More on the veto here.

  • The Economist is not so kind to Bobby Jindal.

  • Howard Wolfson says Clinton is not being formally vetted for VP.

    • ]]>     http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2008/07/vp_watch_around_the_web_8.php http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2008/07/vp_watch_around_the_web_8.php Nachama Soloveichik VP Watch Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:52:14 -0500     Can I Say I Told You So? Bobby Jindal signs a universal pre-kindergarten bill.

    ]]>     http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2008/07/can_i_say_i_told_you_so.php http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2008/07/can_i_say_i_told_you_so.php Nachama Soloveichik VP Watch Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:31:41 -0500     Veepstakes at the Fix Chris Cillizza at The Fix reexamines the veepstakes line.

    For the Republicans: Mitt Romney, Time Pawlenty, Tom Ridge, Bobby Jindal, and John Thune.

    For the Democrats: Tim Kaine, Evan Bayh, Kathleen Sebelius, Joe Biden, and Hillary Clinton.

    ]]>     http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2008/07/veepstakes_at_the_fix_1.php http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2008/07/veepstakes_at_the_fix_1.php Nachama Soloveichik VP Watch Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:57:11 -0500     Novak on the VP Options Yesterday's Evans-Novak Political Report has an analysis of the VP options.

    ]]>     http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2008/07/novak_on_the_vp_options.php http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2008/07/novak_on_the_vp_options.php Nachama Soloveichik VP Watch Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:05:25 -0500     Jindal Defends McCain's Economic Plan Here is the video of Bobby Jindal on Fox and Friends this morning:


    ]]>     http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2008/07/jindal_defends_mccains_economi.php http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2008/07/jindal_defends_mccains_economi.php Nachama Soloveichik VP Watch Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:02:21 -0500     Blurgh! With all due respect to my fellow right-of-center bloggers, they really missed the boat on this one. There is no way Bobby Jindal is more awesome than Tom Coburn or Jim DeMint. In fact, I challenge you to name, off the top of your head, one courageous act of principle/leadership demonstrated by Jindal during his three years in Congress.

    ]]>     http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2008/07/blurgh_1.php http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2008/07/blurgh_1.php Nachama Soloveichik VP Watch Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:38:41 -0500     VP Watch: Around the Web

  • The Los Angeles Times has some criticism for Carly Fiorina.

  • The National Interest on picking the number two guy.

  • Rob Portman and McCain together in Portsmouth, Ohio.

  • Carl Leubsdorf at the Dallas Morning News advises McCain to play it safe. His suggestions include Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney.

  • Obama flies to New York with one of his VP vetters and Hillary Clinton in tow.

  • Florida radio host Burnie Thompson tells McCain to forget about Charlie Crist in the Washington Times.

  • Senator John Thune on the VP slot.

  • A new poll surveyed Republicans on what kind of vice-president they want.

  • McCain says he has buried the hatchet with Romney.

  • Tim Pawlenty will be the keynote speaker at an energy conference in St. Paul today.

  • Bobby Jindal was on Fox and Friends this morning responding to Newt Gingrich's gushing article.

  • Sarah Palin emerges unhurt from a small car accident.

    • ]]>     http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2008/07/vp_watch_around_the_web_7.php http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2008/07/vp_watch_around_the_web_7.php Nachama Soloveichik VP Watch Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:36:32 -0500     Money Talks According to The Hill, many of Romney's fundraisers have not yet jumped on the McCain train, making a Romney pick all the more appealing.

    ]]>     http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2008/07/money_talks.php http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2008/07/money_talks.php Nachama Soloveichik VP Watch Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:49:21 -0500     Even the Media Thinks Ridge is a Bad Idea Chuck Todd and Chris Matthews discuss the repercussions of McCain picking pro-choice former Pennsylvania governor Tom Ridge on Hardball. Todd thinks conservatives will revolt.

    ]]>     http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2008/07/even_the_media_thinks_ridge_is.php http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2008/07/even_the_media_thinks_ridge_is.php Nachama Soloveichik VP Watch Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:39:07 -0500     Crist's Chances The Palm Beach Post says Charlie Crist's engagement boosts his VP chances.

    ]]>     http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2008/07/crists_chances.php http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2008/07/crists_chances.php Nachama Soloveichik VP Watch Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:34:58 -0500     VP Watch: Around the Web

  • Rob Portman will be speaking at a McCain rally today in Ohio.

  • Mitt Romney on the ticket might help McCain in Michigan.

  • Chris Cillizza at The Fix makes the case for Virginia Governor Tim Kaine.

  • Chris Cillizza talks to Virginia Senate candidate Mark Warner on presidential politics and the VP slot.

  • Another cynical article on Charlie Crist's engagement from the Orlando Sentinel.

  • The Boston Herald: Mitt Romney dialing it up for veepstakes

  • From the NY Daily News: A grassroots group is pushing the NAACP to back Condi Rice for VP.

  • Michael Barone on why vice-presidents are important to governing.

  • The American Prospect likes Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano for Obama's VP. The magazine also has a transcript of its interview with the AZ governor.

  • Steve Kornacki at the New York Observer says McCain's outside-the-box VP options are dwindling.

  • Ouch. WDSU in Louisiana says Governor Jindal's office ranks dead last in the country in transparency.

    • ]]>     http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2008/07/vp_watch_around_the_web_6.php http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2008/07/vp_watch_around_the_web_6.php Nachama Soloveichik VP Watch Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:41:06 -0500     Mitt Romney Practices for the VP Slot ]]> http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2008/07/mitt_romney_practices_for_the.php http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2008/07/mitt_romney_practices_for_the.php Nachama Soloveichik VP Watch Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:54:03 -0500