Some interesting names that I had not thought of
Veepstakes! - The Results
Posted by TOM BEVAN
Wow, you guys love to play Veepstakes! TM as much as I do! Here's the list, along with the number of mentions each person received in parentheses. Ties have been listed in alphabetical order. I will keep updating it throughout the day as more votes come in, but it looks like we've got just about everybody covered:
VEEPSTAKES! TM SHORTLIST
Condoleezza Rice (21)
JC Watts (16)
Sarah Palin (14)
Colin Powell (14)
Michael Steele (10)
Charlie Crist (9)
Bobby Jindal (9)
Fred Thompson (9)
Haley Barbour (6)
Chris Cox (6)
Rudy Giuliani (6)
Kay Bailey Hutchison (6)
John Kasich (6)
Tom Ridge (6)
Mike Huckabee (5)
Rick Santorum (5)
John Thune (5)
Matt Blunt (4)
Marsha Blackburn (4)
Newt Gingrich (4)
Joe Lieberman (4)
Mel Martinez* (4)
Tim Pawlenty (4)
Rick Perry (4)
Mitt Romney (4)
Mark Sanford (4)
George Allen (3)
Ken Blackwell (3)
Bill Frist (3)
Lindsey Graham (3)
Linda Lingle (3)
Michael Bloomberg (2)
John Boehner (2)
Richard Burr (2)
Frank Keating (2)
Mike Pence (2)
Rob Portman (2)
Marc Racicot (2)
Jodi Rell (2)
Lamar Alexander (1)
Bill Bennett (1)
Henry Bonilla (1)
Sam Brownback (1)
Herman Cain (1)
John Chambers (1)
Saxby Chambliss (1)
Elaine Chao** (1)
Tom Coburn (1)
Bob Corker (1)
John Cornyn (1)
Jim DeMint (1)
Mario Diaz-Balart (1)
Elizabeth Dole (1)
Carly Fiorina (1)
Phil Gramm (1)
Chuck Hagel (1)
Jon Huntsman (1)
Jack Kemp (1)
Steve Largent (1)
Bill Owens (1)
George Pataki (1)
Sonny Perdue (1)
David Petraeus (1)
Bob Riley (1)
Mike Rounds (1)
Paul Ryan (1)
Joe Scarborough (1)
Tommy Thompson (1)
Christie Todd Whitman (1)
A couple of thoughts on the list: some names on list would obviously cause conservatives to commit hari kari: Graham, Martinez, Lieberman, Bloomberg, and Whitman, for example. (*UPDATE: Martinez was born in Cuba and thus ineligible). Others are probably too young and/or inexperienced to merit serious consideration: Jindal, Corker, Largent, and Ryan. Carly Fiorina (the former head of HP) and Herman Cain (former CEO of Godfather's Pizza) are two of the most out-of-the-box names on the list, but that also makes it hard to see them being a heart beat away from the Presidency.
Condoleezza Rice is so supremely talented I find it hard to believe conservatives wouldn't be thrilled to see her on the ticket, and she would obviously raise the bar of a "first" to a new level, though in the current political climate there is an obvious risk of taking someone from the current administration.
Colin Powell would also be a great choice: it would be an American hero ticket that would be extremely formidable in November.
Chris Cox also strikes me as a solid choice: conservative, Harvard educated, acute knowledge of the economy, and an 8-term member of Congress including a stint as Chairman of the Select Committee on U.S. National Security to boot. Very impressive stuff.
**Chao was born in Taiwan. Not eligible.
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