Right-Of-Center Bloggers Select The Most & Least Desired Vice-President For John McCain

I participated in the poll that Right Wing News performed. They polled more than 230 right-of-center bloggers (45 replied) on their favorite and least favorite choices for John McCain's VP. You can see who came out on top -- and on bottom. (here for the poll)

Specifically, we were asked to rank 1-5, people we would most like to see as John McCain's Vice-President and the 1-5 people we'd least like to see as John McCain's Vice-President.

All participating bloggers were provided with the following list of potential candidates although they were also allowed to select nominees who were not listed:

Haley Barbour: Governor, Mississippi
Marsha Blackburn: Congressman, Tennessee
Richard Burr: Senator, North Carolina
Jeb Bush: Former Governor, Florida
Tom Coburn: Senator, Oklahoma
Charlie Crist: Governor, Florida
Jim DeMint: Senator, South Carolina
Elizabeth Dole: Senator, North Carolina
Tommy Franks: Former General
Newt Gingrich: Former Congressman, Georgia
Rudy Giuliani: Former Mayor, New York
Lindsey Graham: Senator, South Carolina
Phil Gramm: Former Senator, Texas
Mike Huckabee: Former Governor, Arkansas
Duncan Hunter: Congressman, California
Kay Bailey Hutchison: Senator, Texas
Bobby Jindal: Governor, Louisiana
John Kasich: Congressman, Ohio
Joe Lieberman: Senator, Connecticut
Mel Martinez: Senator, Florida
Sarah Palin: Governor, Alaska
Tim Pawlenty: Governor, Minnesota
Mike Pence: Congressman, Indiana
Rick Perry: Governor, Texas
David Petraeus: General
Rob Portman: Congressman, Ohio
Colin Powell: Former Secretary of State
Condi Rice: Secretary of State
Tom Ridge: Former Governor, Pennsylvania
Mitt Romney: Former Governor, Massachusetts
Mark Sanford: Governor, South Carolina
Michael Steele: Former Lieutenant Governor, Maryland
Fred Thompson: Former Senator, Tennessee
John Thune: Senator, South Dakota
JC Watts: Former Congressman, Oklahoma
Christie Todd Whitman: Former Governor, New Jersey

The bloggers were allowed to make 1-5 ranked selections. Those selections were weighted as follows...
1) Worth 2 points
2 or 3) Worth 1.5 points
4 or 5) Worth 1 point

So, for example, a candidate who received two first place votes (4 points), a third place vote (1.5 points), & and three fifth place votes (3 points), would receive a grand total of 8.5 points.

Also, keep in mind that the scoring cut-off to be included in the lists below was 5 points. If a candidate received less than that, his/her score was not listed. Also keep in mind that not everyone put in 5 selections for each area.

Here are the selections that were made with the total number of points each candidate tallied following his/her name in parentheses...

The Most Desired Vice-President For John McCain

18) Rudy Giuliani: Former Mayor, New York (5.0)
17) Tim Pawlenty: Governor, Minnesota (5.5)
16) Jim DeMint: Senator, South Carolina (6.0)
15) Mike Pence: Congressman, Indiana (7.0)
14) Phil Gramm: Former Senator, Texas (7.0)
13) Elizabeth Dole: Senator, North Carolina (7.0)
12) Sarah Palin: Governor, Alaska (9.0)
11) David Petraeus: General (10.5)
10) Newt Gingrich: Former Congressman, Georgia (11.0)
9) JC Watts: Former Congressman, Oklahoma (12.0)
8) Haley Barbour: Governor, Mississippi (13.5)
7) Mark Sanford: Governor, South Carolina (16.5)
6) Duncan Hunter: Congressman, California (17.0)
5) Bobby Jindal: Governor, Louisiana (20.0)
4) Condi Rice: Secretary of State (22.0)
3) Fred Thompson: Former Senator, Tennessee (26.5)
2) Michael Steele: Former Lieutenant Governor, Maryland (28.5)
1) Mitt Romney: Former Governor, Massachusetts (29.5)

The Least Desired Vice-President For John McCain

15) Tom Ridge: Former Governor, Pennsylvania (5.0)
14) Tommy Franks: Former General (5.0)
13) Tim Pawlenty: Governor, Minnesota (5.5)
12) Rudy Giuliani: Former Mayor, New York (7.0)
11) Newt Gingrich: Former Congressman, Georgia (7.5)
10) Elizabeth Dole: Senator, North Carolina (7.5)
9) Mel Martinez: Senator, Florida (10.0)
8) Condi Rice: Secretary of State (16.5)
7) Christie Todd Whitman: Former Governor, New Jersey (19.5)
6) Joe Lieberman: Senator, Connecticut (19.5)
5) Charlie Crist: Governor, Florida (20.0)
4) Colin Powell: Former Secretary of State (23.0)
3) Jeb Bush: Former Governor, Florida (23.5)
2) Lindsey Graham: Senator, South Carolina (26.5)
1) Mike Huckabee: Former Governor, Arkansas (42.5)

poll by John Hawkins of Right Wing News

my choices?

Candidates I would most like to see McCain Choose as his VP:

1) Mitt Romney
2) Bobby Jindal
3) Duncan Hunter
4) Michael Steele
5) Tommy Franks - I love Tommy Franks

Candidates I would least like to see McCain choose to be his VP:

1) Mike Huckabee
2) Condoleeza Rice
3) Colin Powell
4) Jeb Bush
5) any gratuitous woman vote - Dole, Whitman, Snow, Blackburn, Hutchison