McCain's Running Mate
The ADVANCE Online Poll that appeared on our Web site's main page from April 14-28 asked readers who John McCain would select as his running mate on the Republican ticket.
Respondents could choose among the following frequently mentioned possibilities (in alphabetical order):
Charlie Crist
Mike Huckabee
John Huntsman Jr.
Tim Pawlenty
Rob Portman
Condoleezza Rice
Tom Ridge
Mitt Romney
Mark Sanford
The results:
Rice topped the poll with 29 percent of the vote.
Huckabee placed second with 26 percent.
Romney gathered 23 percent.
Ridge received 13 percent of the vote.
All others received less than 10 percent.