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September 2nd, 2008 | Posted by Smithers at 8:01 am in Politics |

_____________ strategist _____________ said on Face The Nation Sunday that he expects presumptive _____________ nominee _____________ to choose a running mate based on political calculations, not the person’s readiness for the job.

"I think he’s going to make an intensely political choice, not a governing choice," _____________ said. "He’s going to view this through the prism of a candidate, not through the prism of president; that is to say, he’s going to pick somebody that he thinks will on the margin help him in a state like _____________ or _____________ or _____________. He’s not going to be thinking big and broad about the responsibilities of president."

_____________ singled out _____________ governor _____________, also a Face The Nation guest, as an example of such a pick.

"With all due respect again to Governor _____________, _____________’s been a governor for _____________ years, _____________’s been able but undistinguished," _____________ said. "I don’t think people could really name a big, important thing that _____________’s done. _____________ was mayor of the _____________ largest city in America."

_____________ continued: "So if he were to pick Governor _____________ it would be an intensely political choice where he said, `You know what? I’m really not, first and foremost, concerned with, is this person capable of being president of the United States? What I’m concerned about is, can he bring me the electoral votes of the state of _____________, the _____________ electoral votes in _____________?’"

CBS can help you with some answers if you get stuck.

  1. 2 Responses to “fill in the blanks”

  2. By Frye at 9:34 am on Sep 2, 2008 | Comment | ReplyReply directly to this specific comment

    I love irony.

  3. By pcomeau at 12:06 pm on Sep 2, 2008 | Comment | ReplyReply directly to this specific comment

    I think irony is the RNC theme this year.

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