Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty ditched his mild-mannered mullet hairstyle for the Republican veepstakes over the summer. But now he has grown it back, giving 2012 presidential handicappers something to watch. Is he trying to show he’s a Mesabi Maverick?…
The nomination of Sarah Palin as John McCain’s running mate is perhaps the most bizarre thing I’ve witnessed since moving to Alaska six years ago, arguably surpassing the time a bald eagle dropped a…
At the conclusion of Sarah Palin’s speech in Dayton today–an event with all the gravitas and eloquence of a high school pep rally where the principal was introducing the new vice-principal– NBC’s Andrea Mitchell dropped this observation, my emphasis…
Quoting the once and future Hindrocket:
The AP says the McCain camp “hopes the announcement of his running mate will stunt any momentum that Democratic rival Barack Obama might get from the just concluded Democratic National Convention.” If
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Just posted, and not confirmed: “Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, a self-styled ‘hockey mom’ who has only been governor for a little over a year, is GOP Presidential candidate John McCain’s choice for Vice President, CNBC…
TalkLeft is reporting that NBC says Joe Lieberman is in Dayton, Ohio, where John McCain is expected to introduce his running mate later this morning.
Politico’s Jonathan Martin says that Mitt Romney, like Minnesota Gov. Tim…
Updated 6:15 pm: see below.
More from the political wire about John McCain’s impending VP pick:
David Drucker, Roll Call: “If security sweeps are the giveaway, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney may be on the brink of…
Marc Arbinder reports for The Atlantic that Gov. Tim Pawlenty has been canceling print and broadcast interviews for the day. Possibly related fact: The McCain campaign may make its candidate’s selection for running mate known before Democratic…
Politico’s Mike Allen reported this morning that McCain has made his VP pick and will notify that person today in advance of tomorrow’s planned rollout rallies in Ohio and Pennsylvania. The short list is thought to…
Bob Novak, the eternal GOP hall monitor who was recently diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, has taken up the pen again to warn of the McCain campaign’s continuing flirtation with naming Joe Lieberman as Johnny Mac’s running mate.
Novak:…
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