Condi for Veep? Not So Fast
The Fix... Chris Cillizza
Washington Post
As Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) begins his vice presidential search in earnest, there is no potential candidate with more buzz surrounding her than Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
That buzz is the result of a loyal group of Condistas who believe she is the answer to all of Republicans' current brand problems; it is the same core group that touted Rice for president in 2008 before bowing to the reality that she was not interested in the race. (The evidence of Rice's following among some in the party is clear in a recent Gallup poll where she was the third choice for VP. behind only former governors Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney.)
But, the chatter surrounding Rice has grown considerably louder in the last 24 hours in the wake of a comment by former Bush Administration official Dan Senor, who said that Rice is "actively" campaigning for the post, citing as evidence her recent attendance at a weekly luncheon held by anti-tax activists Grover Norquist.
Those comments -- and the subsequent Drudge Report link -- led the New York Times to write a story about the speculation and the Post's own Eugene Robinson to offer an op-ed entitled "Run Condi Run!."
The hubbub also drove McCain to respond, calling Rice a "great American" but adding that he "missed those signals" about her interest in the vice presidency.
Washington Post
As Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) begins his vice presidential search in earnest, there is no potential candidate with more buzz surrounding her than Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
That buzz is the result of a loyal group of Condistas who believe she is the answer to all of Republicans' current brand problems; it is the same core group that touted Rice for president in 2008 before bowing to the reality that she was not interested in the race. (The evidence of Rice's following among some in the party is clear in a recent Gallup poll where she was the third choice for VP. behind only former governors Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney.)
But, the chatter surrounding Rice has grown considerably louder in the last 24 hours in the wake of a comment by former Bush Administration official Dan Senor, who said that Rice is "actively" campaigning for the post, citing as evidence her recent attendance at a weekly luncheon held by anti-tax activists Grover Norquist.
Those comments -- and the subsequent Drudge Report link -- led the New York Times to write a story about the speculation and the Post's own Eugene Robinson to offer an op-ed entitled "Run Condi Run!."
The hubbub also drove McCain to respond, calling Rice a "great American" but adding that he "missed those signals" about her interest in the vice presidency.
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