2011 Irish presidential election "foisted on him and he had not known anything about it and what it would involve". This followed unease among Fianna Fáil parliamentary party Oireachtas members, with a number unhappy that a candidate was being imposed by the leadership without discussion. On 16 August 2011, the "Irish Examiner" reported that Micheál Martin had moved to pull the party out of the presidential race over the fallout from the approach to Gay Byrne, the cost involved and the slim chance of a candidate being elected. On 24 August, however, the party's deputy leader Éamon Ó Cuív told Raidió na Gaeltachta that
2008 Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection personality (ability to work well with McCain), and preparedness for assuming the office of the presidency. The Associated Press reported that McCain had composed a list of 20 or so potential running mates. Over two dozen names had been offered as viable potential running mates by the "Kansas City Star", the "Salt Lake Tribune", the "New York Sun", the "Indianapolis Star", the "Saint Louis Post Dispatch", the "Times of India", and "The Globe and Mail". This list includes both names that had been mentioned in several sources and some much less likely candidates: 2008 Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection