Jun 06 2007
Updated Presidential Predictions
After the first round of debates - Democrat and Republican, I still predict:
Democrat: Hillary Clinton for President, Obama for VP
Republican: Rudy Giuliani for President
Note that I no longer list Mitt Romney for GOP VP. I think that Romneys flip flops have damaged him, and at this point, I can’t imagine Rudy taking him on as VP.
VP slot could go to McCain or one of the others in the running… Still shaking out.
Potential Upset: Fred Thompson is building a great deal of momentum, while remaining aloof from the fray. I can detect the beginnings of a conservative ground swell for a Ronald Reagan surrogate, and Fred fills the bill. One wonders if the opposition research can find anything worth exploiting on him. One of Giuliani’s greatest strengths as a candidate, is that he has been investigated by some of the best, and all of his skeletons have long been brought out of the closet.