James Forsyth James Forsyth

Could the pro-choice McCain VP candidate be Meg Whitman?

There is still buzz that the McCain campaign is seeing if the Republican Party can be reconciled to a pro-choice running mate. It seems unlikely that they would carry on doing this if they weren’t actually thinking seriously about having one, even if they don’t pick one there is a risk that the mere talk of it alienates social conservatives and there is also a risk of appearing to have blinked in a confronation with the right of the party. All the speculation about a pro-choice VP pick has centered on Tom Ridge and Joe Lieberman. But it is worth noting that the former eBay CEO Meg Whitman, a dark horse candidate for the role who McCain on Saturday night named as one of the three wisest people he would seek advice from as President, also opposes overturning Roe versus Wade.  

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