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Why McCain-Lieberman wasn't an option (legally speaking)
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| Contributor | Homegrown Democrat |
| Last Edited | Homegrown Democrat Apr 18, 2009 10:34am |
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| News Date | Friday, April 17, 2009 07:35:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Former McCain veep vetter and Washington power lawyer A.B. Culvahouse made clear in remarks before a Republican lawyers group today that the campaign had investigated the legal issues surrounding putting Democrat-turned-independent Joe Lieberman on the GOP ticket last year and determined it would be a difficult task.
"Five states have sore loser statutes ... [making] it very difficult for someone who's not a member of the Republican Party to become the vice presidential nominee if they only switch parties to become a Republican shortly before the convention,' Culvahouse said in public remarks at the Republican National Lawyers Association annual meeting aired on C-SPAN.
Culvahouse specifically noted the example of West Virginia, a state Republicans have relied on in recent elections, saying "the constitutionality of that statute has already been litigated in West Virginia."
"So you were looking at going to the Supreme Court, which is not particularly appetizing," he said. |
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