Two Semi-Conspiratorial Thoughts

By: Dan McLaughlin (Diary)  |  August 26th at 02:21 PM  | 

Thought #1: The Democratic convention hall is set up with the Illinois and Delaware delegations front and center. Which – especially if they go ahead with a full roll call of the states – would be rather embarrassing if Biden’s own delegation was voting for Hillary. Fortunately for Biden, Obama won Delaware; I wonder, though, if the fear of a similar scene was a motivating | Read More »

REDSTATE ROUNDTABLE #15: McCain’s VP Pick

By: Dan McLaughlin (Diary)  |  August 26th at 01:48 PM  | 

So now we know the Democratic ticket: Obama-Biden. We have been promised John McCain’s running mate on Friday the 29th. With Joe Biden as the matchup, who among the plausible candidates should McCain take? And who is helped/hurt by the Biden pick? Personally, I think I would disregard at least some of my own prior checklist and take Eric Cantor. Cantor’s young (but not too | Read More »