Hutchison Hoping For VP Slot?
What doomed Miers (Robert Novak, Town Hall)
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison has approached Republican fund-raisers in her home state of Texas to test the waters for a possible 2008 presidential nomination, but party sources believe she is mainly interested in a vice presidential nomination.
Supporters describe Hutchison as saying that if Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is the Democratic nominee, the Republicans must consider putting a woman on their ticket. Hutchison, who has held statewide elective office for 15 years, would head the list for the GOP.
National ambitions may have factored into Hutchison's decision against challenging Gov. Rick Perry in a bloody Republican primary for governor next year. Hutchison chose instead to seek re-election to the Senate.
Novak must not read local left-of-center bloggers. Otherwise, he'd surely be worried about Sen. Hutchison's re-election chances against precinct chair Barbara Radnofsky.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 10/30/05 16:05 | American Politics | Technorati
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Looks like you beat me to this by an hour.
Posted by PvW @ 21:17 on 10/30/05
Oh yes. Senator Hutchison better watch out for that dark-horse precinct chair. She'll getcha!
Posted by Chris Elam @ 23:06 on 10/30/05
Kay Bailey needs to be more careful about spouting off about the triviality of perjury and reversing her previous positions if she wants to be on the national ticket. As I recall, much was made of that in the last election. What was it called? Oh yeah, flip-flopping.
Posted by another precinct chair @ 09:10 on 10/31/05
I can't actually imagine Sen. Hutchison on the '08 national ticket.
It's McCain's nomination if he wants it, and I just don't seem him picking her. Given his age, he's going to need to pick someone who might reasonably be expected to step in and become President. Is that really KBH?
If somehow Giuliani were to get the nod, he could not pick her because of the abortion issue.
So I just don't see it.
Posted by Kevin @ 09:39 on 10/31/05
I have no interest in the VP job. Benevolent dictator, yes. Vice President, no.
Posted by Mr. Hutchison @ 09:45 on 10/31/05
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