The Hotline has compiled the list for possible GOP candidates that have received media attention regarding a possible selection as a vice-presidential candidate. Candidates are placed in order of the number of days their name was the subject of speculation in the Hotline's Veepstakes reports. Note: The Hotline began running Veepstakes coverage on 3/9. Click here for DEM VEEPSTAKES 2000. (updated 7/25)

GOP Contenders
Gov. Tom Ridge (PA)                     78
Sen. John McCain (AZ)                   53
Elizabeth Dole                          48
Gov. Christie Whitman (NJ)              46
Rep. John Kasich (OH 12)                43
Sen. Chuck Hagel (NE)                   40
Gov. Frank Keating (OK)                 40
Retired Gen. Colin Powell               37
Sen. Fred Thompson (TN)                 35
Gov. George Pataki (NY)                 32
Gov. John Engler (MI)                   29
Gov. Tommy Thompson (WI)                20
Sen. Connie Mack (FL)                   19
Sen. George Voinovich (OH)              19
Ex-Sen. John Danforth (MO)              18
Rep. J.C. Watts (OK 04)                 16
Ex-DoD Sec. Dick Cheney                 13
Rep. Chris Cox (CA 47)                  11
Sen. Bill Frist (TN)                    10
Rep. Jennifer Dunn (WA 08)               9
Sen. Olympia Snowe (ME)                  8
Gov. James Gilmore (VA)                  7
Ex-Education Sec. Bill Bennett           6
Ex-Ambassador Alan Keyes (MD)            6
Sen. Dick Lugar (IN)                     6
Ex-Gov. Lamar Alexander (TN)             5
Sen. John Ashcroft (MO)                  5
Sen. Pete Domenici (NM)                  5
Rep. Deborah Pryce (OH)                  4
Sen. Susan Collins (ME)                  3
Ex-Sen. Sam Nunn (D-GA)                  3
Gov. Marc Racicot (MT)                   3
Sen. Sam Brownback (KS)                  2
Sen. Don Nickles (OK)                    2
Gov. Mike Huckabee (AR)                  2
Sec of State Ken Blackwell (OH)          1
Ex-Sen. Hank Brown (CO)                  1
Sen. Jim Bunning (KY)                    1
Gov. Paul Cellucci (MA)                  1
DoD Sec. Bill Cohen (ME)                 1
Sen. Paul Coverdell (GA)                 1
Dell CEO Michael Dell                    1
Sen. Mike DeWine (OH)                    1
Rep. David Dreier (CA)                   1
Sen. Peter Fitzgerald (IL)               1
Steve Forbes (NJ)                        1
Microsoft CEO Bill Gates (WA)            1
Ex-Mayor Steve Goldsmith (Indianapolis)  1
Fed. Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan        1
Hockey Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky (ONT) 1
Sen. Orrin Hatch (UT)                    1
Gov. Jane Hull (AZ)                      1
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (TX)           1
Rep. Sue Kelly (NY)                      1
'96 veep candidate Jack Kemp             1
Gov. Dirk Kempthorne (ID)                1
Sen. Bob Kerrey (D-NE)                   1
Sen. Jon Kyl (AZ)                        1
Rep. Sue Myrick (NC)                     1
Gov. Bill Owens (CO)                     1
Bush advisor Condoleeza Rice             1
Gov. John Rowland (CT)                   1
Ex-DoD Sec. Don Rumsfeld                 1
Sen. Rick Santorum (PA)                  1
Sen. Arlen Specter (PA)                  1
Rep. John Thune (SD)                     1
GE Chairman Jack Welch                   1
Ex-Gov. Pete Wilson (CA)                 1
Ex-Sen Bill Bradley (NJ)                 1