Posted on 04/20/2012 5:59:13 PM PDT by Bratch
Marco Rubio may not be the dream running mate for Mitt Romney that he has been made out to be. The results of a Public Policy Polling poll released Thursday indicate that with Rubio as a running mate, Romney would actually lose traction against President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden.
If he picks Chris Christie, Rick Santorum, Mike Huckabee or Jeb Bush, however, he becomes a stronger candidate.
In a head-to-head match up against Obama, Romney currently trails the president by a 49-46 margin. But the poll found that the right running mate could boost his chances.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...
Romney is chosen to LOSE. He is ineligible,
and fortunately, not the candidate as yet.
Romney’s behavior is hated by women, by small businesses,
and those that know him.
Who the heck did they poll?......Ann Coulter?
Romney has not been nominated although he acts like he is. Arrogant.
I dislike him intensely.
After Christie lowered the flag for the snortin’ singer??? No thanks !
From a polling company that wants the GOP to lose.
Wouldn’t trust it at all. Makes no sense.
Romney and Christie deserve each other.
Jeb Bush being mentioned on local radio today too. (FL)
I don’t know how I can be happy with anyone mentioned...maybe nothing will help.
The numbers mentioned seem to be at odds with recent ones quoted. Maybe just discount this story completely?
Romney and Christie deserve each other.
The rest of us don’t. But... Anybody is better than the current White House interloper.
A Northeast RINO-RINO ticket is insane
...with Rubio as a running mate, Romney would actually lose traction against President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden. If he picks Chris Christie, Rick Santorum, Mike Huckabee or Jeb Bush, however, he becomes a stronger candidate.If all that mattered was the evisceration of Romney's public career, the ideal running mate for him would be Ron Paul. That would also eviscerate what's left of the latter's public career.
How is he ineligible?
Socialists will tear Christie apart, fat roll by fat roll. I can see it now! LOL
Rubio has not given his convention speech yet that will introduce him to the American public.
Chris is for amnesty for illegal immigrants, while Mitt is, also, moving in this direction. Amnesty for illegal immigration, just by itself, will be enough to ruin the U.S. as a country, possibly forever, and all other pro-leftist junk added will make the entire U.S. even worse, for the long-term!
You are absolutely correct.
From a PPP survey of 900 “American voters”—in other words, adults.
The poll is crap.
First, Romney is not the nominee.
If Romney gets the nomination it still won’t matter, because he is never going to see the inside of the White House.
Now if he really wants to impress his base, he should pick a running mate consistent with his beliefs.
His VP needs to be a half white, half black, homosexual transvestite whom he personally married to an hispanic that had undergone a sex change operation right after her last abortion. It would also help if this choice had actually been a T. Kennedy democrat all of his life, except for the last few years.
All of the mention VP possibilities are for amnesty for illegal immigrants! The U.S. is finished, so what do conservatives do next?
“After Christie lowered the flag for the snortin’ singer??? No thanks !”
I’m with you there; that alone says volumes about him. By contrast, not a peep out of Trenton about the untimely death of Davy Jones. Nope, no racism there...
Poll: Americans Ignorant of Meaning of Natural-Born Citizen, Rubio Ineligible
Some FReepers, too.
$upport and vote for Newt.
Whoever/Cheney 2012. He has the heart for another dozen terms.
It started out sarcastic, but upon further thought I like it.
Jeb Bush gets you Florida, married a Latina and speaks Spanish. That doesn’t hurt IMO.
Jeb Bush gets you Florida, married a Latina and speaks Spanish. That doesn’t hurt IMO.
Rubio gets you Florida, married a Latina, speaks Spanish and doesn't come from a family that tried to ruin the country.
Marco Rubio has said no many times, he doesn’t want the job. Don’t want Christie.
It would be difficult for team Romney to find a republican running mate further to the left than Romney himself - but that won’t stop them from trying.
I don’t want Rubio.
I heard on Foxnews that Jeb Bush is now on the list, and that he’s thinking about it. I would prefer Ryan, but I think Rubio would be a distraction. If not Ryan, then Bush might be the best choice.
Allen West gets you Florida, Tea Party Conservatives, and trumps the Race Card.
Might let me hold my nose and vote for Mitt. I will anyway to keep Obama off my TV and Appointing another wise Lationo to the Supreme Court that can't pass the bar exam.
Good question. I've heard the answer but forgot. Something like, Mitt's father was born in Mexico of U.S. citizen parents so Mitt is ineligible.
My own grand father, of many generations ago, fled religious persecution from France around 1690 and came to the U.S. (Huguenot), hence, I'm not eligible either and furthermore, I believe France might owe me some reparations.
Mitt is ineligible because he's a liberal liar.
Well, one of the reasons is that he does not yet have 1142 delegates - but after California votes, he'll likely be close, but may still not have 1142 - maybe that is why some call him 'ineligible.'
GOP voters have to let their three state members of the RNC (that would be the Chairman of the state GOP party, and the 'National Committee Man' and the 'National Committee Woman') that they are quite unhappy with the performance of the RNC in this election, and demand to know if they are supporting what the RNC has done so far in this election.
If GOP voters don't hold their feet to the fire, then they can do anything and get away with it - with presumed support from their state GOP registered voters.
Christie would turn off the deep south — the others, not quite so much.
Ryan will be secretary of the treasury under a Romney admin. No way will he be VP
This article reminds me of the odoooor of El Toro’s droppings.
Hillary as VP would move the ticket further right than Christie.
Any mention of Bobby Jindal?
I don't think Rubio would be a good choice--would look too much like pandering for the Hispanic vote, and he needs more experience.
Allen West can be demonized too easily after his comment the other day about Communists. He needs more years in public office before being a credible Presidential or Vice Presidential choice.
Bob McDonnell, Rob Portman, or Paul Ryan all look like choices which would strengthen the ticket.
“Public Policy Polling” is a liberal, leftist organization that polis for Daily Kos, among other leftists.
They have been polling that in the WI recall, Governor Walker was losing badly.....until they had a poll the other day that actually polled likely voters. The new poll miraculously shows him winning against any Dem candidate. (the KOSiacs are flummoxed with this new poll)
Why are we giving PPP any credibility when it comes to Republicans?? They can’t keep their own crap straight.
“Romney and Christie deserve each other.”
Despite many defects, Christie is the better man by far, and actually has opposed leftists on occasion. That said, I don’t think he wants to be copilot on a Kamikaze mission.
Oh. This is the Republican ticket.
Well, I'm going to keep my guns as long as I'm breathing. Might as well keep my vote, too.
What are they going to do? Turn in their CPUSA cards and whine?
Compare him to McCarthy? (who was right!)
Someone with the guts to call it as it is is a good first step to getting America back on the right track. If we can't/won't see where we are, we'll never get the course corrections down.
The problem with Rubio in my mind is that he’s said repeatedly he won’t do it, which suggests to me that he’s got skeletons. The rumor I’ve heard going around the media is that he’s had affairs.
Please feel free to comment on the pros and cons of John Bolton as the GOP VP candidate.
When did Mitt get the nomination? I thought the GOP fix was in on Hussein.
Bolton would add certain strengths, but might have been a better choice for a more conservative nominee than Mitt. Mitt needs someone very much a tea party type - maybe West, maybe Rubio, maybe DeMint, etc.
(Something like a DeMint-Bolton ticket would have been awesome though)
No baggage, smart, appealing, conservative, experienced money man, from a heartland state, energetic, articulate, tough, seasoned campaigner.
Jeb Bush's name was thrown up in the air like a flag to see if anyone will salute. I don't see any big rush to salute. To me, he's warmed-over soup....plus, puh-leez, let's stay outta da bushes.
Leni
I’d give Bolton the Secretary of State job.
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