Do You Think the Ghost of Sen. John McCain Is Haunting the White House Given Donald Trump's Increasing More Strange Behavior?

I can’t understand why the President would, once again, disparage a man as exemplary as my friend John McCain: heroic, courageous, patriotic, honorable, self-effacing, self-sacrificing, empathetic, and driven by duty to family, country, and God.

— Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) (@MittRomney) March 19, 2019

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sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M

You mean the guy the democrats wanted to run as their vice-presidential candidate?

beckyromero · 36-40, F

@sunsporter1649

You mean the guy the democrats wanted to run as their vice-presidential candidate?

Gore picked Lieberman.

Kerry picked Edwards.

Obama picked Biden (while running against McCain)

Hillary picked Kaine.

I think you're confused.

sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M

@beckyromero
https://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/07/mccain-asked-about-kerrys-vp-offer/

beckyromero · 36-40, F

@sunsporter1649

Here's another one:
https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Kerry-asked-McCain-to-consider-VP-spot-2714635.php

My take?

John Kerry was just using McCain's popularity to try to pull in independents by MISLEADING them into thinking he was seriously thinking of picking McCain.

But truth be told, McCain was too conservative for Democrats to nominate him for the vice presidency, especially in a tight contest.

Just as the Republicans would never have nominated Joe Lieberman as McCain's running mate in 2008.

Speculation like that is nothing more but fantacies in the minds of political reporters trying to conconct a story without any foundation or even a remote chance of actually occurring.