Cantor bajo seria consideración

Ya tenéis disponible la biografía en español de Eric Cantor. El Congresista judío de 45 años puede ayudar a asegurar Virginia o Florida, y a recaudar grandes contribuciones de campaña. Podría pensarse que su nombre estaba incluído como relleno en las listas de posibles vices de McCain, pero ahora sabemos que está siendo sometido a una exhaustiva investigación por el equipo encargado del proceso de selección. La cosa va en serio. Sería uno de los dark horses que barajan en el equipo del candidato republicano. McCain is vetting Cantor

(...) The McCain campaign is vetting Rep. Eric I. Cantor (R-Va.) as a potential vice-presidential candidate, a campaign adviser told Politico on Saturday.

Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine is a top running-mate prospect for Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), opening up the possibility of an all-Old Dominion, Kaine vs. Cantor vice-presidential debate.

Cantor, 45, has provided records to the running-mate search team of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), the adviser said.

With a Southern lilt and that belies his talent for raw politics, Cantor is one of the nation’s most prominent Jewish Republicans, and has impressed the McCain team by becoming a prolific fund-raiser for the campaign.

A young fiscal conservative who could help keep Virginia from tipping blue, Cantor could also be an asset in such battlegrounds as Florida, Pennsylvania and Ohio. He has shown appeal to the party's base as well as to independents, and would be an unconventional choice at a time when McCain is looking to add excitement to his campaign. (...)