2008 Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection

none 2008 Republican vice presidential nomination Republican Disc.svg primary 2000 Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection 2000 2012 Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection 2012 2008 08 29 160x160px Sarah Palin DE0100 Alaska Vice Presidential nominee Dick Cheney Sarah Palin On March 4, 2008, Senator John McCain of Arizona won the 2008 nomination by the Republican Party for President of the United States, and became the presumptive nominee of the party. McCain held an event with Alaska governor Sarah Palin, revealing her as his vice presidential running mate on August 29, 2008, a date which coincided both with McCain's 72nd birthday and the Palins' 20th wedding anniversary,https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/alaska-gov-sarah-palin-john-mccain-vp-choice-article-1.312953 Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is John McCain's VP choice New York Daily News August 29, 2008 https://archive.today/20201219003813/https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/alaska-gov-sarah-palin-john-mccain-vp-choice-article-1.312953 December 19, 2020https://tdn.com/news/longview-palin-family-proudly-hears-news-that-relative-is-mccains-pick-for-v-p/article_962410f5-041a-508f-b5ac-52668fb1ee5f.html Longview Palin family proudly hears news that relative is McCain's pick for V.P. The Daily News August 29, 2008 https://archive.today/20201219004138/https://tdn.com/news/longview-palin-family-proudly-hears-news-that-relative-is-mccains-pick-for-v-p/article_962410f5-041a-508f-b5ac-52668fb1ee5f.html December 19, 2020 at the Ervin J. Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio, the day after Barack Obama's acceptance speech.http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/28/mccain.vp/index.html McCain settled on VP pick, sources say 2008-08-28 Mooney Alexander Bash, Dana King, John 2008-08-28 CNN If elected, she would have been the first vice president from Alaska and outside the mainland United States, and the first female vice president, but the feat would later be accomplished by Kamala Harris in 2020. The McCain–Palin ticket ultimately lost to the Obama–Biden ticket in the 2008 presidential election, and Palin returned to the governorship following the campaign but later resigned the following year. Selection process Sarah Palin was the GOP choice for Vice President. At a speech in Norfolk, Virginia, McCain told supporters that regional considerations would have less bearing on his decision than the candidate's perceived ability to take over the office of the presidency–and the candidate's "values, principles, philosophy, and priorities." Bosman Juilie Jeff Zeleny Dems stump hard, McCain talks running mate San Francisco Chronicle 2008-02-09 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/09/MNGKUV1MD.DTL&type=politics https://web.archive.org/web/20080210091120/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/09/MNGKUV1MD.DTL&type=politics dead February 10, 2008 One factor that McCain had to consider, more so than did his opponent, was age. Had McCain won in 2008, he would have (on January 20, 2009) been the oldest person to assume the Presidency in U.S. history at initial ascension to office, being 72 years old. Other factors to be considered were shoring up the conservative base, choosing someone with executive experience, expertise in domestic policy (to complement McCain's foreign policy focus), and electoral college calculations. Hillyer Quin Who Wants to Be a Vice President? The American Spectator 2008-02-14 http://spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=12741 2008-02-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20080903102547/http://spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=12741 3 September 2008 McCain initially wished to choose Lieberman, his close friend and the 2000 Democratic vice presidential nominee, as his running mate; however, Lieberman's liberal record (voting with Democrats 86.9% of the time in the 110th Congress)http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/110/senate/party-voters/ The U.S. Congress Votes Database The Washington Post 2010-05-22 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080130083358/http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/110/senate/party-voters/ 2008-01-30 and pro-choice stance led McCain's aides to veto the choice. Close aide Mark Salter preferred Pawlenty, while the campaign manager Steve Schmidt preferred Palin. By picking Palin, Schmidt argued, McCain could snatch the "change" mantle away from Obama.Evan Thomas 2008-11-06 Campaign 2008 Secrets: McCain Gambles on Palin http://www.newsweek.com/id/167905/page/2 https://web.archive.org/web/20081109053110/http://www.newsweek.com/id/167905/page/2 9 November 2008 2010-09-17 Newsweek McCain, rejecting 'safer' choices such as Pawlenty or Romney, instead chose Palin as his running mate. Shortlist Media speculation on John McCain's possible running-mates After his selection by Republican primary voters as presumptive presidential nominee, news sources and political pundits began to speculate on whom McCain would or should choose, based on the candidates' ability to enhance the Republican ticket, personality (ability to work well with McCain), and preparedness for assuming the office of the presidency. The Associated Press reported that McCain had composed a list of 20 or so potential running mates.McCain Easing Into Role of GOP Leader Over two dozen names had been offered as viable potential running mates by The Kansas City Star, Who should be McCain's running mate? Kansas City Star 2008-02-13 http://www.kansascity.com/news/politics/elections/story/488348.html 2008-02-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20080216080842/http://www.kansascity.com/news/politics/elections/story/488348.html February 16, 2008 The Salt Lake Tribune, Burr Thomas Matt Canham Could dogged devotion earn guv a VP spot? Salt Lake Tribune 2008-03-02 http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_8425412 2008-03-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20080303161059/http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_8425412 2008-03-03 dead The New York Sun, Geraghty Jim McCain Hints Minn. Governor May Be His Running Mate The New York Sun 2006-12-06 http://www.nysun.com/article/45086 2008-02-15 The Indianapolis Star, Pence suggested as McCain running mate Associated Press Indianapolis Star 2008-02-11 http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080211/LOCAL/802110390 https://archive.today/20130126052105/http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080211/LOCAL/802110390 dead 2013-01-26 2008-02-15 the St. Louis Post-Dispatch,Mannies Jo Blunt in running as McCain's running mate? STLtoday St. Louis Post-Dispatch 2008-02-12 http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/political-fix/political-fix/2008/02/blunt-in-running-as-mccains-running-mate/ https://archive.today/20080901183151/http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/political-fix/political-fix/2008/02/blunt-in-running-as-mccains-running-mate/ dead 2008-09-01 2008-02-15 The Times of India, Jindal can be McCain's running mate? 2008-02-10 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/Jindal-can-be-McCains-running-mate/articleshow/2771668.cms https://web.archive.org/web/20121023020457/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-02-10/us/27771715_1_louisiana-governor-bobby-jindal-liberal-democrat-machine-minnesota-s-governor-tim-pawlenty live 2012-10-23 The Times of India 2008-02-15 The Globe and Mail, Agrell Siri Age and identity politics likely to influence choice of running mate CTVGlobeMedia 2008-02-14 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080214.PRIMARYTICKET14/TPStory/TPInternational/America/ 2008-02-15 Toronto and CBS News.GOP VP Hot Sheet: Lieberman Moves Up https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gop-vp-hot-sheet-lieberman-moves-up/ CBS NewsThis list includes both names that had been mentioned in several sources and some much less likely candidates: Members of Congress Governors Federal executive branch officials Other individuals Declined interest See also John McCain 2008 presidential campaign 2008 Republican Party presidential candidates 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries 2008 Republican National Convention 2008 United States presidential election List of United States major party presidential tickets Notes References 30em Category:John McCain 2008 presidential campaign Category:John McCain Category:Sarah Palin Category:Republican Party (United States) vice presidential nominees Category:Mike Huckabee Category:Rick Perry Category:Paul Ryan Category:Michael Bloomberg Category:Mitt Romney Category:Joe Lieberman Category:John Thune Category:2008 in women's history