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GOP strategists: Puerto Rico Gov. Fortuno is a sleeper vice presidential pick
The Hill ^ | April 14, 2012 | Daniel Strauss

Posted on 04/14/2012 3:24:23 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued

Puerto Rico Gov. Luis Fortuno (R) is a sleeper pick for the No. 2 spot on the 2012 presidential ticket, according to GOP strategists.

Republican front-runner Mitt Romney has kept his cards close to his chest on vice presidential prospects, saying that it would be “presumptuous” to think about it before winning the nomination. But in a recent interview with Newsmax, he described Fortuno as “a solid conservative and a firm leader.” He also dubbed Fortuno “one of the great leaders of our party.”

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: birther; fortuno; luisfortuno; moonbatbirther; naturalborncitizen; puertorico
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To: Verginius Rufus

The whole government is trying to move the ball down the field toward the goalposts of global governance.


81 posted on 04/14/2012 7:11:32 PM PDT by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: SatinDoll

I didn’t ask you to repeat “birther” talking points. I asked you for specific authority to support your insane assertion. Particularly, can you cite a case that supports your contention regarding United States Citizens in Puerto Rico. Since when is a person who is born in a United States territory not “subject to the jurisdiction” of the United States?

I find it interesting that the “birther” folk like to continue to move the goalposts, yet can’t provide support for their assertions beyond repeating the same talking points over and over again.


82 posted on 04/14/2012 7:15:57 PM PDT by Jones511
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To: newzjunkey
There is NO QUESTION except from Birthers for whom there will be no satisfaction.

Correct.

83 posted on 04/14/2012 7:16:18 PM PDT by Jones511
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To: SatinDoll

“The U.S. citizens born in Puerto Rico are not natural born citizens.”

I believe they are. Isn’t justice Sotomayor from Puerto Rico?


84 posted on 04/14/2012 7:17:03 PM PDT by bibo_ergo_sum
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To: Clintonfatigued

He may have star power, but how many people outside of PR have ever heard of him ? I think it’s really far fetched, but the way this election cycle is going, anything is possible.

For what it’s worth, I’ve been saying for over a year ... if one of the governors/former governors wins the nomination, s/he will have to have his/her VP with SOME actual DC experience, either in the Congress, or some high Administration spot with a GOP POTUS. You can’t have two governors without some federal govt experience. Rubio will have less than 1/3 of a Senatorial term’s worth of experience (i.e. nothing). Kasich, as former House Budget Committee chair and current governor of a big swing state, is probably the best option for Romney, assuming he’s the nominee.


85 posted on 04/14/2012 7:23:33 PM PDT by EDINVA
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To: SatinDoll

Puerto Ricans are, as long as their parents are citizens at the time of their birth, “natural born citizens”. Sorry SatinDoll you are wrong.


86 posted on 04/14/2012 7:27:49 PM PDT by W. W. SMITH (Obama is Romney lite)
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To: SatinDoll

You NAILED it here. Clearly and succinctly.


87 posted on 04/14/2012 7:49:24 PM PDT by W. W. SMITH (Obama is Romney lite)
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To: Clintonfatigued

I have heard him spak and he is awesome. Young, dynamic and handsome. And Conservative. That being said... No way on this Earth will he be chosen.


88 posted on 04/14/2012 8:12:58 PM PDT by Hildy ("When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser." - SocratesHill not text while dri)
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To: Manic_Episode

Oh hell, it’s long gone. Even Republicans despise it.


89 posted on 04/14/2012 8:18:06 PM PDT by abigailsmybaby ("To understan' the livin', you got ta commune wit' da dead." Minerva)
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To: Verginius Rufus

Woodrow Wilson’s mother became a citizen upon marriage to Woodrow Wilson’s father.


90 posted on 04/14/2012 8:27:52 PM PDT by W. W. SMITH (Obama is Romney lite)
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To: bibo_ergo_sum

Sotomayor was born in the Bronx. Anyway it is not necessary to be a “natural born citizen” to become a justice on the Supreme Court.


91 posted on 04/14/2012 9:13:35 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: C. Edmund Wright

His surprise pick for VP...brings together the Latino/tea party base in theory, looks good on paper ..

maybe this is why Rubio keeps denying that he will be on the ticket...he might know something we don’t


92 posted on 04/15/2012 1:25:03 AM PDT by OL Hickory (Jesus and the American soldier-1 died for your soul/1 died for your freedom)
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To: OL Hickory

And if Obama/dems challenges him on natural born citizen ..it opens him to scrutiny as well...well played mr rove!


93 posted on 04/15/2012 1:26:33 AM PDT by OL Hickory (Jesus and the American soldier-1 died for your soul/1 died for your freedom)
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To: justiceseeker93

Maybe he should put a genuine Republican on the ticket just so it’ll be balanced.


94 posted on 04/15/2012 1:34:43 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 (End the occupation. Annex today.)
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To: OL Hickory

Interesting that you bring Rubio into this particular conversation, because it has been bizarre - the sheer volume of Rubio’s denials about all Veep talk. It’s like every third day there’s yet another Rubio statement about how he will NOT be a VP candidate.


95 posted on 04/15/2012 5:28:27 AM PDT by C. Edmund Wright
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To: BillyBoy; Clintonfatigued; AuH2ORepublican; GOPsterinMA; fieldmarshaldj; justiceseeker93; cll; ...

I’m not concerned about eligibility. I think you can consider US territories as part of the country.

But that Auh2orepublican who knows Fortuño and Puerto Rican politics better than most of us is against it tells me all I need to know.

Puerto Rican voters are most important to us in Florida where they are swing voters (Jeb did well with them).

Most of the rest are in big cities (in states we aren’t likely to win) where they are democrat voters who will not go against Obama.

If you want to secure Florida and get someone with “star power” the obvious choice is Rubio who is much more well known than Fortuño and well liked by the tea party. Fortuño on the other hand has a record you can find fault with.

A Puerto Rican (or the Cuban Rubio) isn’t necessarily the best candidate to fire up Hispanic voters in general. The biggest group is Mexicans, most important to us in the SW states. Governor Martinez (or Sandoval) would be that candidate.

Rubio and Martinez will be considered, I doubt Fortuño will be. It is a cool idea to get someone from a US territory but that’s not a good reason in and of itself.

Just like last time when the press talked about roughly 10000 possible running mates for McCain I’m sure we’ll hear some unusual choices. That’s what happens when we have months before the choice is made.

We need a VP who can help win and would be at least a decent President themselves.


96 posted on 04/15/2012 5:54:24 PM PDT by Impy (Don't call me red.)
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To: Impy

Sandoval is “pro-choice” on abortion, so you can forget about him.


97 posted on 04/15/2012 6:22:59 PM PDT by AuH2ORepublican (If a politician won't protect innocent babies, what makes you think that he'll protect your rights?)
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To: AuH2ORepublican; fieldmarshaldj; BillyBoy; randita; GOPsterinMA; justiceseeker93
Sandoval is “pro-choice”

I didn't know that (or more likely I forgot). That explains why his name is never mentioned.

98 posted on 04/15/2012 6:32:55 PM PDT by Impy (Don't call me red.)
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To: Impy; ml/nj; ExTexasRedhead; SunkenCiv; Just A Nobody; InterceptPoint; fieldmarshaldj; randita; ...
A Puerto Rican (or the Cuban Rubio) isn't necessarily the best candidate to fire up Hispanic voters in general. The biggest group is Mexicans, most important to us in the SW states.

Very well put, Impy. Just as I had posted earlier, "Hispanics" (a relatively recently coined term) are not a single ethnic block, but identify much more with their specific country of family origin rather than their native Spanish language. Thus a Puerto Rican candidate would not have specific ethnic appeal to Mexicans, Cubans or Dominicans, etc., etc., despite the models and theories of left-leaning demographic beancounters.

It's somewhat like native English speaking Americans don't generally identify English speakers from other nations - e.g., Great Britain, Australia, Canada - as "one of us."

99 posted on 04/15/2012 7:11:08 PM PDT by justiceseeker93
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To: Impy; AuH2ORepublican; fieldmarshaldj; BillyBoy; randita; justiceseeker93; RitaOK
I suspect the GOP VP nominee will be a male; certainly with an anti-abortion stance.

Hey, he's got a new heart and seems spry...Dick Cheney's available. Can you just imagine the how the libs skulls would explode if that ever (and it won't) happened?

100 posted on 04/15/2012 7:34:07 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (Has Mittens won one "Red State" yet?)
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