How do you think the 2008 Presidential VP sweepstakes strategy will play out? Should Arizona Senator John McCain counter any age or conservative concerns the voters might have with someone younger and more to his right — former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney or Mississippi Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal. Should the Senator from Illinois, Barack Obama, make a strong play for party unity by adding New York Senator Hillary Clinton to the ticket? The latest Cronkite-Eight poll shows that may actually hurt his chances with Arizona voters. Would Virginia Senator Jim Webb or Delaware Senator Joe Biden offer a stronger balance for international politics?
What would you suggest to the candidates?

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Both candidates are touting energy solutions. Read the latest reporter’s blog from The NewsHour: McCain is challenging the industry to develop a car battery that exeeds those currently available in cost, size and power. Obama promises to strengthen government oversight of energy traders. Which do you think would offer consumers the fastest results? Check out photos from the 2008 campaign trail: McCain | Obama
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No one said it would be easy. It takes some of your valuable time, and homework. Fortunately, there are many tools to help. Locally, you will find your lawmakers (and reporters who cover them) regularly on HORIZON and HORIZONTE discussing the latest legislation. Nationally, the NewsHour, Now on PBS, National Public Radio, and Washington Week present insightful discussions and commentary. Tracking polls (Rasmussen, Zogby, Pew Research Center) and fact-checkers will keep you posted on the latest. We will compile more voter tools and resources in the weeks and months to come. In the meantime, if you haven’t already done so, register to vote. Know your Arizona lawmakers. Stay informed.
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Has it been a wild ride? No doubt. This election year is putting even the savviest pundits to the test. Heated debates. Dramatic revelations. Explosive accusations. And a possible brokered convention for the Democrats. Every week there is some new contentious issue brewing.
Is this any way to select the leader of the free world?
The reality is though, this truly is nothing new in American politics. We have survived worse.
A few from the record books: the 1968 Democratic convention | the Republican convention in 1948 and 1940. Or even further back in history, the famed election of 1800. (That year, when the electoral votes were tallied there was a tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. The election was ultimately decided in the House of Representatives.)
As usual, perspective can offer some comfort. But it makes one wonder. How might history treat today’s front-runners? Clinton, McCain and Obama. Who will be remembered, and for what? And who might soon be forgotten?
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