| Charlie Crist |
Gov. of Florida |
Can he make decisions? (He is now engaged for the fifth time) |
| Carly Fiorina |
ex-HP CEO |
Nearly ran HP into the ground, fired by the board, given $40 million severance pay |
| Bobby Jindal |
Gov. of Louisiana |
Performs amateur exorcisms; late-night comics would go wild |
| Mike Huckabee |
ex-Gov. of Arkansas |
McCain thinks he’s crazy |
| Kay Hutchison |
Sen. from. Texas |
Might not play well with working-class men |
| Sarah Palin |
Gov. of Alaska |
Under investigation for possibly breaking the law trying to fire her brother in law |
| Tim Pawlenty |
Gov. of Minnesota |
Unknown nationally and Dems will win Minnesota even with him on the ticket |
| Rob Portman |
ex-OMB Director |
Like the economy? Good. Hire Bush’s budget director for a repeat performance |
| Tom Ridge |
ex Gov. of Pennsylvania |
Pro choice, which will infuriate the Base |
| Mitt Romney |
ex-Gov. of Mass. |
Flip-flops are all over You Tube; antiMormon bigotry is widespread in the South |
| Mark Sanford |
Gov. of South Carolina |
Unknown outside his state |
| John Thune |
Sen. from South Dakota |
Only three years in the Senate and unknown outside his state |
