Mixed Signals on McCain Trip to Lousiana
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on July 24th, 2008 4:41 am by HL
Mixed Signals on McCain Trip to Lousiana
“Mystery continues to surround” Sen. John McCain’s “plans to interrupt a tour of battleground states today for a visit to New Orleans and a meeting with Gov. Bobby Jindal,” the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.
“Campaign officials confirm that McCain will fly to New Orleans tonight but declined to give any more details about the visit. The trip attracted even more attention after a nationally syndicated columnist reported that McCain planned to name his running mate this week, sparking speculation that Jindal is a finalist.”
Meanwhile, on morning television, Jindal said he didn’t even know if McCain was coming to his state. He also said he wasn’t going to be chosen as McCain’s running mate.
McCain Drops Hints About Pawlenty
A Republican source who attended a small private meeting with John McCain yesterday in New Hampshire tells CNN that “the GOP candidate dropped a serious hint about Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty” becoming his running mate.
The source said “out of the blue” McCain told the gathering that he thinks they are “really going to like” Pawlenty.
“This GOP source noted that McCain also said nice things about Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee and Rudy Giuliani, but those appeared to be standard lines he says about former rivals.”
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