Tuesday, August 19, 2008
"McCain Weighs a Lieberman Surprise" [Rich Lowry]
Here:
Multiple GOP sources say that party officials in Washington and in the states have been contacted by the McCain campaign in the past two weeks and asked about the fallout from such a choice. One person familiar with the calls said the party was being instructed to prepare for different candidate prototypes — including one in the mold of Lieberman, who is an independent but still caucuses with the Democrats.
Plus there's this amplifying the legal concerns, flagged by Kathryn:
One obstacle for Lieberman may be legal. A GOP official said that since he is not a Republican, Lieberman may have a challenge being certified on some state ballots.
08/19 03:14 PM
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