Towery: Perdue on veep shortlist
July 11, 2008 at 9:52 am by Thomas Wheatley in NewsGov. Sonny Perdue duped all of us, folks. While we stood together as Jaw-juhns and prayed for rain, the Man From Bonair was actually asking God to bless our nation with a Republican presidential candidate who’d consider him as a running mate.
InsiderAdvantage’s Matt Towery is reporting “strong national sources” are whispering about Perdue being one of the top four prospects for vice president. If he doesn’t snag the no. 2 spot, he’d at least be “a player” in McCain’s administration.
But why pick Perdue?
Oh, hey Matt. Come sit a spell:
Why? First, Perdue has strong approval ratings in his home state. Second, his home state is now in play and could, in a perfect storm, become the decision-maker of 2008. Third, former Sen. Sam Nunn, according to both Time and Newsweek, is an eye-blink away from being the Democratic nominee for VP. But Perdue’s name identification and popularity as a current Governor would easily eclipse that of Nunn.
So enter Sonny Perdue, former head of the Republican Governor’s Conference and a consensus style GOP leader.
Mere conjecture? Nope. Perdue, according to strong national sources, has risen to the top four in the veepstakes. Whether he’s the eventual choice or not, look for him to be a player in a McCain administration.
Attention to Sen. McCain, one of this blog’s loyal readers: Put Perdue in a position where he truly shines.
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July 11th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
I would love for Perdue to be selected as McCain’s running mate. I just don’t imagine that Perdue will look all that attractive to voters in the rest of the country with a third grade education or higher. Let’s have Perdue and all his questionable land/tax deals and lack of “Guvnering” put on display for all to see.
July 11th, 2008 at 2:35 pm
It’d be interesting to see. I have to disagree with you on the poor governing skills. As angry as we may get with Perdue’s initiatives — road fever, Go Fish, switching out the bear claws with watermelon during his staff meetings (honestly) — Georgia’s considered one of the best managed states in the country. I think that would be the message the campaign would trumpet were he considered. On the lack-of-transportation- initiatives issue, people would point to his recent support of commuter rail. Everything else I can imagine getting dismissed by pundits and other thinkers as griping by a small segment of metro Atlanta. Perdue’s a popular guy here.