Right-Of-Center Bloggers Select The Most & Least Desired Vice-President For John McCain

by John Hawkins | April 11, 2008 8:00 am

Right Wing News emailed more than 230 right-of-center bloggers and asked them to send us a ranked list of 1-5 people they’d most like to see as John McCain’s Vice-President and the 1-5 people they’d least like to see as John McCain’s Vice-President. Representatives from the following 45 blogs responded…

The Anchoress[1], Argghhhh![2], AtlanticBlog[3], The Baseball Crank[4], Blonde Sagacity[5], Bluey Blog[6], Boi From Troy[7], Bookworm Room[8], Classical Values[9], Dr. Melissa Clouthier[10], The Club For Growth Blog[11], Conservative Grapevine[12], Damian Penny[13], Drumwaster’s Rants[14], Elocutio[15], Eternity Road[16], Musings[17], Fetching Jen[18], Cassy Fiano[19], Fraters Libertas[20], GraniteGrok[21], GayPatriot[22], IMAO[23], Jeff Gannon – A Voice of the New Media[24], JackLewis[25], Liberty Pundit[26] (Brian), GOPUSA Northeast[27] (Hank), Rachel Lucas[28], Mainstream Libertarian[29], Midnight Blue[30], mountaineer musings[31], Moxie[32], Newmark’s Door[33], Noisy Room[34], No Oil For Pacifists[35], The Nose On Your Face[36], Pal2pal[37], The Pink Flamingo Bar & Grill[38], Pirate’s Cove[39], Don Singleton[40], Sister Toldjah[41], Solomonia[42], The Sundries Shack[43], Don Surber[44], WILLisms[45],

All participating bloggers were provided with the following list of potential candidates although they were also allowed to select nominees who were not listed:

Haley Barbour: Governor, Mississippi
Marsha Blackburn: Congressman, Tennessee
Richard Burr: Senator, North Carolina
Jeb Bush: Former Governor, Florida
Tom Coburn: Senator, Oklahoma
Charlie Crist: Governor, Florida
Jim DeMint: Senator, South Carolina
Elizabeth Dole: Senator, North Carolina
Tommy Franks: Former General
Newt Gingrich: Former Congressman, Georgia
Rudy Giuliani: Former Mayor, New York
Lindsey Graham: Senator, South Carolina
Phil Gramm: Former Senator, Texas
Mike Huckabee: Former Governor, Arkansas
Duncan Hunter: Congressman, California
Kay Bailey Hutchison: Senator, Texas
Bobby Jindal: Governor, Louisiana
John Kasich: Congressman, Ohio
Joe Lieberman: Senator, Connecticut
Mel Martinez: Senator, Florida
Sarah Palin: Governor, Alaska
Tim Pawlenty: Governor, Minnesota
Mike Pence: Congressman, Indiana
Rick Perry: Governor, Texas
David Petraeus: General
Rob Portman: Congressman, Ohio
Colin Powell: Former Secretary of State
Condi Rice: Secretary of State
Tom Ridge: Former Governor, Pennsylvania
Mitt Romney: Former Governor, Massachusetts
Mark Sanford: Governor, South Carolina
Michael Steele: Former Lieutenant Governor, Maryland
Fred Thompson: Former Senator, Tennessee
John Thune: Senator, South Dakota
JC Watts: Former Congressman, Oklahoma
Christie Todd Whitman: Former Governor, New Jersey

As I mentioned earlier, the bloggers were allowed to make 1-5 ranked selections. Those selections were weighted as follows…

1) Worth 2 points
2 or 3) Worth 1.5 points
4 or 5) Worth 1 point

So, for example, a candidate who received two first place votes (4 points), a third place vote (1.5 points), & and three fifth place votes (3 points), would receive a grand total of 8.5 points.

Also, keep in mind that the scoring cut-off to be included in the lists below was 5 points. If a candidate received less than that, his/her score was not listed. Also keep in mind that not everyone put in 5 selections for each area.

Here are the selections that were made with the total number of points each candidate tallied following his/her name in parentheses…

The Most Desired Vice-President For John McCain

18) Rudy Giuliani: Former Mayor, New York (5.0)
17) Tim Pawlenty: Governor, Minnesota (5.5)
16) Jim DeMint: Senator, South Carolina (6.0)
15) Mike Pence: Congressman, Indiana (7.0)
14) Phil Gramm: Former Senator, Texas (7.0)
13) Elizabeth Dole: Senator, North Carolina (7.0)
12) Sarah Palin: Governor, Alaska (9.0)
11) David Petraeus: General (10.5)
10) Newt Gingrich: Former Congressman, Georgia (11.0)
9) JC Watts: Former Congressman, Oklahoma (12.0)
8) Haley Barbour: Governor, Mississippi (13.5)
7) Mark Sanford: Governor, South Carolina (16.5)
6) Duncan Hunter: Congressman, California (17.0)
5) Bobby Jindal: Governor, Louisiana (20.0)
4) Condi Rice: Secretary of State (22.0)
3) Fred Thompson: Former Senator, Tennessee (26.5)
2) Michael Steele: Former Lieutenant Governor, Maryland (28.5)
1) Mitt Romney: Former Governor, Massachusetts (29.5)

The Least Desired Vice-President For John McCain

15) Tom Ridge: Former Governor, Pennsylvania (5.0)
14) Tommy Franks: Former General (5.0)
13) Tim Pawlenty: Governor, Minnesota (5.5)
12) Rudy Giuliani: Former Mayor, New York (7.0)
11) Newt Gingrich: Former Congressman, Georgia (7.5)
10) Elizabeth Dole: Senator, North Carolina (7.5)
9) Mel Martinez: Senator, Florida (10.0)
8) Condi Rice: Secretary of State (16.5)
7) Christie Todd Whitman: Former Governor, New Jersey (19.5)
6) Joe Lieberman: Senator, Connecticut (19.5)
5) Charlie Crist: Governor, Florida (20.0)
4) Colin Powell: Former Secretary of State (23.0)
3) Jeb Bush: Former Governor, Florida (23.5)
2) Lindsey Graham: Senator, South Carolina (26.5)
1) Mike Huckabee: Former Governor, Arkansas (42.5)

Endnotes:
  1. The Anchoress: http://www.theanchoressonline.com/
  2. Argghhhh!: http://www.thedonovan.com/
  3. AtlanticBlog: http://www.atlanticblog.com/
  4. The Baseball Crank: http://www.baseballcrank.com
  5. Blonde Sagacity: http://mobyrebuttal.blogspot.com/
  6. Bluey Blog: http://robertbluey.com/blog/
  7. Boi From Troy: http://boifromtroy.com/
  8. Bookworm Room: http://bookwormroom.wordpress.com/
  9. Classical Values: http://www.classicalvalues.com/
  10. Dr. Melissa Clouthier: http://drmelissaclouthier.blogspot.com/
  11. The Club For Growth Blog: http://www.clubforgrowth.org/blog/
  12. Conservative Grapevine: http://www.conservativegrapevine.com/
  13. Damian Penny: http://www.damianpenny.com
  14. Drumwaster’s Rants: http://www.drumwaster.com
  15. Elocutio: http://katiefavazza.townhall.com/
  16. Eternity Road: http://eternityroad.info/
  17. Musings: http://www.enterstageright.com/blog/
  18. Fetching Jen: http://fetchingjen.blogspot.com/
  19. Cassy Fiano: http://cassyfiano.blogspot.com/
  20. Fraters Libertas: http://www.fraterslibertas.com/blogger.html
  21. GraniteGrok: http://granitegrok.com/
  22. GayPatriot: http://gaypatriot.org/
  23. IMAO: http://imao.us/
  24. Jeff Gannon – A Voice of the New Media: http://jeffgannon.com/
  25. JackLewis: http://jacklewis.net/
  26. Liberty Pundit: http://libertypundit.com
  27. GOPUSA Northeast: http://www.gopusanj.com
  28. Rachel Lucas: http://rachellucas.com/
  29. Mainstream Libertarian: http://www.mainstreamlibertarian.com/
  30. Midnight Blue: http://midnightbluesays.blogspot.com/
  31. mountaineer musings: http://mountaineermusings.com/
  32. Moxie: http://moxie.nu/blog.php
  33. Newmark’s Door: http://newmarksdoor.typepad.com/mainblog/
  34. Noisy Room: http://www.noisyroom.net/blog/
  35. No Oil For Pacifists: http://nooilforpacifists.blogspot.com/
  36. The Nose On Your Face: http://www.thenoseonyourface.com/
  37. Pal2pal: http://www.pal2pal.com/BLOGEE/
  38. The Pink Flamingo Bar & Grill: http://www.papadoc.net/PinkFlamingoBar.html
  39. Pirate’s Cove: http://www.thepiratescove.us/?p=4482
  40. Don Singleton: http://donsingleton.blogspot.com/
  41. Sister Toldjah: http://sistertoldjah.com/
  42. Solomonia: http://www.solomonia.com/blog/
  43. The Sundries Shack: http://www.sundriesshack.com
  44. Don Surber: http://blogs.dailymail.com/donsurber
  45. WILLisms: http://www.willisms.com/

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