RWN Poll Results: Who Would You Like To See John McCain Select As His VP?

RWN's readers were polled on this question and there were more than 1300 responses. Here's how the numbers broke out,

Rick Perry: 0% (3)
Rob Portman: 0% (4)
Mike Pence: 1% (8)
John Thune: 1% (9)
Tom Coburn: 1% (17)
Kay Bailey Hutchison: 1% (18)
Mark Sanford: 2% (25)
Joe Lieberman: 2% (27)
Rudy Giuliani: 2% (32)
Colin Powell: 3% (34)
Tim Pawlenty: 3% (38)
Sarah Palin: 3% (41)
Mike Huckabee: 3% (43)
Marsha Blackburn: 4% (49)
Jim DeMint: 4% (54)
Condi Rice: 9% (118)
Mitt Romney: 10% (134)
Duncan Hunter: 12% (155)
JC Watts: 14% (181)
Fred Thompson: 24% (315)

Given that we're talking about "Mr. Maverick" here, these results are probably a pretty good indication that either Rick Perry or Rob Portman has an inside track on the VP slot.

This is what I think.

I think Hunter or Watts would be the best way to go. With Hunter he could mend a lot of fences with the right and with Watts he could pick up some of the black vote and right wing votes both. I don't think Rice would add anything in the way of votes, to close to Bush. Thompson, would not do anything, he does not want to work at it. Romney could pick him up some votes, but I think McCain would feel threaten by him for 4 years and nothing would get passed. Those two would still be fighting with each other. I don't see anyone else on the list that would help him in anyway.