Republican Presumptive Nominee's Friends Downplay VIP Barbeque, But VP Speculation Abounds
(CBS) John McCain opened up his Arizona home Sunday to a select list of Republican VIPs, igniting speculation about who he'll choose to join him on the GOP presidential ticket, reports CBS News correspondent Priya David.
Despite the overt gesture, those close to the presumptive nominee downplayed the gathering.
"This was purely social," Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican and close friend of McCain who attended the barbeque told Face The Nation host Bob Schieffer. "If you know anything about John McCain, he is like a kid at Christmas when it comes to showing off his ranch up here."
Also among the guests: McCain's one-time rival for the Republican nomination, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney; the popular governor of swing-state Florida, Charlie Crist; and Louisiana's new governor, Bobby Jindal.
All are younger than McCain, with Jindal, at 36, the youngest of the three.
"He wants to start looking at people, vetting some of his prospects," Politico.com's Jonathan Martin told CBS News. "There's no more important decision for these candidates in the next few months than picking somebody for their ticket who's not gonna be a problem."
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