July 14, 2008 - 1:22pm
Gibbons and Ensign get the cold shoulder
By Wally Edge
Category: President, US Senate, GovernorTags: Jim Gibbons, John Ensign, Roy Blunt, Tim PawlentyTop Story: Opinion
Do Gov. Jim Gibbons (R-Sparks) and U.S. Sen. John Ensign (R-Las Vegas) feel left out? Unlike other swing states with state-wide elected Republicans who are not up for reelection this year -- including U.S Rep. Roy Blunt (R-Ohio), and Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-Minn.) -- neither Gibbons nor Ensign have been floated as potential vice presidential running-mates for U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.).
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