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This is about the election for POTUS, not God selecting an apostle, high priest or other servant for religious duty (e.g. prophet). And one dimension that God requires before such a selection is repentance before beginning the process of qualification to such an office; not so for a political office (consider King Saul).

Romans 13:1 (NIV)
Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.
(emphasis mine)

God absolutely does call Christians to serve in political office. Of the three not-Mitt candidates remaining, every single one of them professes a personal relationship with Christ (indicating their repentance) and every single one has flaws. God can and does use flawed men for His purpose.

Even the revolting Obama is in power to serve God's purpose. I fail to see His purpose, but I know without a doubt that He has one.

Yes, this about the election of the POTUS. And we should remember that all governing authority is established by God himself.

Perry: ‘Stand up’ and ‘stop apologizing’......."We need to stop apologizing for celebrating life,” the Republican Texas governor bellowed at the Republican Leadership Conference in a finger-pointing, finger-wagging and, at times, bombastic, speech.

“Stop apologizing” for wanting to stem the tide of the “entitlement mindset,” he boasted.

“Our opponents on the left are never going to like us, so let’s stop trying to curry favor with them,” he said, before imploring the crowd to “stand up. Let’s speak with pride about our values. Let’s stop this American downward spiral.” ................

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....."In his remarks, similar to those he's offered at other churches in Iowa, Perry recalled how his faith was renewed at age 27, when he realized he had, as he put it, "a hole" in his heart.

"It's a God-shaped hole in your heart and it can only be filled by Jesus Christ," Perry told the dozens in attendance.

Using one of his favorite Bible verses to quote on the stump (Isaiah 6:8: Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!"), Perry then moved into political mode.

"You are Biblically charged to take your values into the public arena," he said, noting that someone's values will "decide the issues of the day."

"The question is, whose values?" Perry said, warning against being intimidated by what he referred to as "the politically correct police."

After the service, Bachman said of Perry, “I couldn’t have asked for anything better. He was very comfortable.”...... Source

God absolutely does call Christians to serve in political office

Don't know how you get that from Romans 13 (the interpretation of the "powers that be" refers to the governments of this age rather than to post-Second Coming or those of the Kingdom of God; verse 6 means a public servant so established by God rather than someone who actively sought that office as a Christian): but if what you therein claim is actually true, then by extension that means that you have to govern strictly according to God's law.

Before Israel had kings, they were ruled by a krytocracy, with Samuel technically being the last judge; he had appointed his sons to be judges after him, but they were corrupt like Eli's sons, and that gave fuel to the fire insofar as Israel's demands for a king to replace the judges. In response, a prophecy of ever-expanding oppressive government was given from God (1 Samuel 8:11-18)

Even . . . Obama is in power to serve God's purpose. I fail to see His purpose

You're correct on that score, and I think I can see what the purpose may be. Read Isaiah 3:1-5, and Daniel 4:17, 25, 32 (especially the last few words).