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Article: ELECTION 2008; Veep best bets; are D.C. insiders; Running mates usually have presidential presence, observers say
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- July 6, 2008
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Washington -- Ask Paul Ryan why he gets mentioned from time to
time in the speculation about John McCain's future running mate, and
he recites what he calls "the checklist."
"Young guy. Economics guy. From a swing state. Catholic," says
Ryan, the 38-year-old Janesville congressman who has become a kind
of point man in the GOP on tax and budget issues.
Ryan says he doesn't take the chatter very seriously.
But the "checklist" he reels off is a perfect illustration of the
logic that drives the guessing game in both parties over the vice
presidential sweepstakes ("veepstakes" for short).
In the popular mind, nominees pick running mates for their impact
in key swing states, or for political ...