State chairs not asked for names in McCain's VP pick search
By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com ReporterST. PAUL, Minn. - Specific names for John McCain's vice-presidential nominee were never asked for by higher-ups when consulting with state chairs, according to Chris Cavey, the chair of Maryland for McCain.
Cavey said questions were geared towards characteristics voters would like to see in McCain's running mate, but specific names were never thrown into the ring.
"In hindsight, they did it intentionally," Cavey told PolitickerMD.com. Cavey said that conversations with other state chairs revealed their experience was the same.
He suggests the reasoning behind the matter was simply to keep the pick a secret. The idea being, a surprise running mate would overshadow the press coverage of the Democratic National Convention.
"The story was everybody knew it was gonna happen," said Cavey.
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