Reply #287: Doesn't mean anything

[Dr Ron]

I wouldn't expect him to deny it. Denying it would only create problems and do him no good.

If he denied it, it would alienate the moderates who bought the media hype that McCain is a moderate. If he said whether he was considering one person, it would have left him open to answering questions as to whether he was considering others. It's best to avoid discussing specifics of who he may or may not have been considering, and often best to just let people think others were under consideration to avoid antagonizing people.