[MRM]

McCain has to pick a Midwestern governor. I'll expand the Midwest to include PA. Ridge would be almost perfect but he's pro-choice. I don't know if McCain can do that. Pawlenty looks good on paper and is a good friend of McCain's, but it's hard to see what he brings to the ticket. Pawlenty isn't loved, but he beat Mike Hatch, who is loved, in '06 in a blood-bath of a year for Republicans. Still, Minnesota is deep blue and will go for Obama by 20 points regardless of who the VP is and Pawlenty hasn't really rissen to the occassion.

None of the candidates mentioned have all the qualities necessary, but he has to pick someone. If he picks someone on the list, I think it will be Pawlenty, just because McCain likes him personally. Otherwise I think it will be someone who hasn't been mentioned yet.