CNN Poll: Republicans Divided On VP Choice [Condoleezza and Santorum Top List]

CNN ^ | April 18, 2012

[Steelfish]

CNN Poll: Republicans Divided On VP Choice

Washington (CNN) - Who should Mitt Romney choose as his running mate?

According to a new national poll, there's no consensus among Republicans. But a CNN/ORC International survey released Wednesday does indicate there's an ideological split that could put pressure on Romney, the all but certain GOP presidential nominee, as he tries to make his decision.

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The poll asked Republicans and independents who lean towards the GOP to choose from eight names who could be among the two dozen or so potential running mates that the Romney campaign may be considering as the vice presidential nominee.

According to the survey, Condoleezza Rice is on top of the list. Twenty-six percent questioned said they would like to see Rice, who served as national security adviser and later as secretary of state under President George W. Bush, as the Republican vice presidential nominee. In second place in the survey, at 21%, was Rick Santorum, who was Romney's chief rival for the nomination until early last week, when the former senator from Pennsylvania suspended his campaign for the White House.

Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie were each at 14%, with House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin at 8%, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal at 5%, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell at 1% and Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio at less than one half of one percent.

"Name recognition is the key," says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. "Rice and Santorum are best known and they top the overall wish list."

[2ndDivisionVet]

Hahahahaha! No one mentioned there will be the VP nominee. Mark my words.

[Billthedrill]

Hmm. I notice our would-be masters at CNN have left a couple of names off, but I can see why they’d never permit the little people to have that sort of choice. Now let me see, who could it be? A guy named Gingrich? Well, maybe, but I think there might be somebody else. Can’t remember the name, but I think she’s from Alaska...

[neverbluffer]

BS....Another example of the media trying to “suggest” and affect an outcome of potential candidates.

Neither Santorum nor Condoleeza will be the VP choice.

[Lazlo in PA]

I don’t think I agree with the polling dudes explanation of why Rick and Condi beat the others. There is no way that Chris Christie has a name recognition problem with GOP voters. There is more to this poll result than that.

[Liberty Valance]

Cheney/Rice 2012!

[SECURE AMERICA]

Can’t see Santorum taking it. If he ties hiomself to a RINO like Romney, win or lose he would never have a shot to be President down the road......

[Liberty Valance]

[chris37]

HELL NO on the first and don’t see it happenin’ on the second.

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

After today it should be Ted Nugent !

[Junior_G]

In a fit of tribalistic solidarity, Condoleeza supported Obama in 2008. She is beyond pathetic. But how quickly we forget.

[entropy12]

Can’t think of a worse choice than Condi, although she could be SOS. Without Ohio in the GOP column, Barack wins. So Portman is a strategic choice. Another good choice is that lady governor of NM, to expand Hispanic voter turnout, and can’t hurt with women voters. As a governor, she has executive experience.

[Steelfish]

Did she? If so, unpardonable.

[raisincane]

Mitt will need an attack dog for his VP since he hasn’t the fortitude to bite back himself. Let’s see....I would suggest Allen West.

[Steelfish]

Romney will need the evangelical south and either OH and PA. Santorum would be the preferred choice but I think there’s too much bad blood between the two.

[MestaMachine]

If either one of these ‘names’ is on the ‘ticket’, I will need ten years worth of duct tape to stop my head from exploding!

[Nifster]

don’t what list they are looking at but his would be the proverbial gun to the head....

[Billthedrill]

Kind of amusing, really. "This is who we will allow you to vote for. Pick one from Column B. Forget about Column A." I only get infuriated because in the case of Romney, it worked.

I'm beginning to understand how the guillotine was used with such zest in France. These guys really do have it coming.

[xuberalles]

My guess would be Rubio or West. They both have considerable upside.

[precisionshootist]

Condoleezza Rice!!

These CNN guys are hilarious!!

They should have gone for the gusto and put Sheila Jackson Lee as the top choice.

[Grams A]

They should have gone for the gusto and put Sheila Jackson Lee as the top choice.”

A vision of the Congresswoman and Romney is almost too much to conjure up.

[TChad]

Condi Rice is pro-choice.

[freekitty]

Which Republicans? I bet both the Left and the elite or RINO Republicans are laughing their butts off at the public.

[tallyhoe]

My guess would be Rubio or West! Yes yes Yes!

[ConservativeTeen]

Yep, that alone should disqualify her.

[mkjessup]

Why would you do that to Dick Cheney?

Get someone qualified instead of a piano playing appeaser.

[Iron Munro]

Condi Rice?

If you want an incompetent, worthless, liberal female with name recognition you might as well pick Hillary Clinton.

[Jane Austen]

Rubio made it clear that he is not interested in VP. West would be an excellent choice, but didn’t he also state he was not interested?

[Liberty Valance]

[mkjessup]

Condi Rice is pro- choice abortion.

A slight edit in the interest of accuracy for you FRiend, no charge.

[Liberty Valance]

[F15Eagle]

Saudi Condi? No thanks.

[Liberty Valance]

I’d much rather have Condi than Mitt. Worlds apart. I could actually work for that one.

[varina davis]

Romney does need the south and I wouldn’t doubt that Newt will be on the short list. With Rubio a close second.

[varina davis]

Furthermore, Condi doesn’t want it and Santorum and Romney just don’t like each other. Rick would bring nothing to the game.

[Smokin' Joe]

Yep, that alone should disqualify her.

It should disqualify Mitt, too, along with being anti-gun, pro-state run health care, etc.

[Idaho_Cowboy]

If he wants conservative voters he should pick Sarah Palin or Dick Cheney and promise to self-immolate himself after the election results come in.

[mkjessup]

Your ignorance knows no bounds. You post a picture of John Bolton and Condi Rice, not even KNOWING that it was due to the failure of George W. Bush not LISTENING to John Bolton AND Dick Cheney regarding the other two legs of that 'Axis of Evil' that GWB kept prattling about, and choosing to ignore and/or appease those two terrorist nations based on the advice of the incompetent Condi Rice?

You seem to have some kind of unrequited love and affection for that pro-abortionist from Stanford, but I got a news flash for ya, your widdle heart is gonna be broken just like your big screen namesake, so take that crap and shove it into your swag bag, because nobody here on this CONSERVATIVE website is buying it.

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[Liberty Valance]

Yea well, I’d still rather be able to vote for Condi than Mitt.

[mkjessup]

Sure, why not? You get a pro-abortionist either way. If that’s your position, you’re no conservative. Give your head a shake.

[Liberty Valance]

Thanks

[Frank Sheed]

I’d nominate Jim Robinson. We’d know the Republic would be in able hands.

Francis

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

She’s pro-abortion.

Leaving that disqualification aside, I don’t understand the fascination with her. Is it the piano playing?

[cameraeye]

How can he even think about choosing Ms. Condi when we all know darn well she voted for Obama! This is true madness if he does this.

[Ingtar]

But then, looking closely, so is Romney...

[LibLieSlayer]

If you think that mitt is bad... just wait until you see the feces that he picks for VP... almost guaranteed it will be a far left republican.

LLS

[Perdogg]

Gov Susanna Martinez - R-NM

[LibLieSlayer]

She is a leftist and a racist and she put skin color above ideology and voted for obama due to the color of his skin. condi is as putrid as hildebeast and anyone that promotes her had better wake up and take a trip down memory lane... like 2008!

LLS

[Kharis13]

Mitt will need an attack dog for his VP since he hasn’t the fortitude to bite back himself.

Au contraire, Romney has been scathing in his attacks on our Dear Leader. I think that is a big part of his higher "unlikable" ratings; he has a mean streak.

I'll never forget McCain going weak-in-the-knees when he had to say anything tough about Obama. I knew we'd lost right then. Romney is not my first choice for the next POTUS, but Obama is surely my last.

[philled]

My money is on Martinez. She’s impressive!