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| McCain makes decision on running .. |
| Republican presidential candidate John McCain decided on a running mate, and one top prospect, Minnesota Gov Tim Pawlenty,
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 29-August-2008
0:28:4 AM |
| Republican presidential candidate John McCain decided on a running mate, and one top prospect, Minnesota Gov Tim Pawlenty,
abruptly cancelled numerous public appearances.
The Arizona senator will appear with his No 2 at an Ohio rally on Friday, aides said, though they provided no details on who
McCain had picked.
Without explanation, Pawlenty called off an interview at the last minute, as well as other media interviews in Denver, site
of the Democratic National Convention.
Others believed to be in contention for the No 2 slot on the Republican ticket included former Massachusetts Gov Mitt Romney,
who was meeting with donors throughout California, and Democrat-turned-independent Sen Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, who was
vacationing on New York's Long Island.
Former Pennsylvania Gov Tom Ridge, too, was still a possibility, as was the idea that McCain would choose a dark horse from
any number of names that have circulated.
Fueling speculation that McCain would choose either Pawlenty or Romney or another conservative Republican, two Republican
officials said they believed McCain had picked a traditional candidate.
They based their conclusion on the fact that the campaign, which once had put the party on notice to prepare for the
possibility of an unconventional candidate, does not have preparations in place to curb the fallout from a right flank that
certainly would revolt if Ridge, an abortion-rights backer, or Lieberman, a former Democrat, was on the ticket.
McCain, for his part, was uncharacteristically silent.
As he and his wife, Cindy, boarded a plane in Phoenix bound for Dayton, Ohio, reporters shouted a barrage of questions at the
senator about whether he had made up his mind. McCain just flashed a double thumbs-up and boarded the plane
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