[EQAndyBuzz]

I would think Susan Martinez from New Mexico should be the pick. A woman and hispanic.

I would like to see Ryan on the ticket.

But these are RINOS. It will be Portman and everyone in the MSM that is pointing Romney in that direction will say, “Who?”

[no dems]

I would think Susan Martinez from New Mexico should be the pick. A woman and hispanic.
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I could live with that.

[No Truce With Kings]

“I would think Susan Martinez from New Mexico should be the pick.”

While I would like to see that (Martinez is a real conservative), it is not going to happen. Martinez has begged off from consideration due to an ill family member. I suspect she fears being Palinized.

[ari-freedom]

“I would think Susan Martinez from New Mexico should be the pick. A woman and hispanic.”

Mexican hispanic, not cuban like Rubio. Florida is important but Cuban Republicans aren’t news. She’d be able to reach out to a lot more hispanics across the country. It is important that the dems do not have a lock on all those states.

[Dave W]

I agree with you 100% - a surprise pick and a quality pick - just as Sarah was 4 years ago. However, I will have to say, there is a downside of picking someone with no national exposure, such as Palin and Qualye. The media will be in a feeding frenzy and they will rip her to shreds, also. But that shouldn't be allowed to keep her off the ticket.

[jeltz25]

It won’t be her(or any other woman). I think they’ve already said she’s not being vetted and she said she’s not interested. But the main reason is that Romney and his people want to get as far away as possible from any connection to Palin. they want their VP pick to be the anti-Palin pick.

If Romney picks Martinez, or any other woman for that matter, the media will just talk about Palin non-stop and compare the two of them non-stop...and Romney and his people don’t want that.

They want someone who won’t make waves, and will keep the focus on Romney and the economy. Portman, Pawlenty, McDonnell, Thune, someone like that.