Blacks and women will know it's just a play for votes.
Blacks and women will know it's just a play for votes.
Your first 2 choices have no executive experience and would be in way over their heads if Romney were to drop dead (particularly Rubio).
No way in heck he’ll pick either of those two. He wants somebody who won’t outshine him, which is going to be pretty hard, because he’s not exactly a leading light himself - he’s not very bright (just really, really ambitious!), not quick on his feet, not a good speaker. And he wants somebody who won’t be too conservative, because he has very, very liberal ideas that he has tried to cover up for the campaign and he doesn’t want to be challenged on them.
I don’t think he’ll stoop so low as to pick a GOP Joe Biden, but I bet it’s going to be pretty close.
Not MY choice, but I put my money on Portman.
If he has to count on a VP pick to win, he may as well save us all the time and concede right now.
Marco Rubio: Gutless RINO. A younger, Hispanic version of your average GOP-e country clubber. No thanks.
Condi Rice: For all the baggage she brings to the ticket, he may as well pick Jeb Bush. He'll get the same baggage and the governor's experience.
I think he should pick McDonnell of VA. He’s out as governor anyway. Condi’s a no, Portman and Pawlenty are bores and Rubio’s a disappointment. I’d prefer Gingrich but would be happy with McDonnell, or Ryan.
West: is GREAT! ZERO chance. Inexperienced, first term Congressman. Too conservative. It would APPEAR that we were shamelessly choosing a Black just because he's Black.
Rubio: is ineligible. Whether you believe it or not, Romney doesn't need or want the controversy. Inexperienced, first term Senator. Why chance losing a Senate seat. Hispanic? Do you really think Mexican Hispanics care about a Cuban VP?
Condaliza Rice: ZERO chance. She doesn't want it, won't accept it, and would be seen as a shameless “Twofer”, Black woman.
So, what's the answer? BOB MCDONNELL
Popular Conservative Governor of Virginia.
He wants the job. He's pro life, always has been. He has turned his state around financially. He is well spoken, attractive, & clean. Catholic. Pro gun. and on and on.
This would swing Virgina to Romney's win column and coat tail George Allen's neck & neck Senate race to the Republican column.
It is a WIN, WIN, WIN choice. There is no better choice.
Karl Rove’s BULL$HIT statement that Romney should not choose based on political reasons, but on the man who could best take over the presidency. BULL$HIT! Any of them could do that. Look at who is VP NOW.
It's 100% a political calculation, because FIRST you have to WIN! I LOVE Sarah Palin, how good of a VP has she been? What has she done as VP? Oh, .... she lost.
There isn't always a slam dunk choice for VP, but this year McDonnell is a SLAM DUNK BEST CHOICE!
Oh, and yes, he IS a “Natural Born Citizen”.
Whoever it is, Romney had better pick carefully, as his VP choice will likely be favored to be candidate for president in 2020 (assuming Romney wins in November and then again in’16).
Mitt’s VP conundrum is that his best option is more interested (and at this point rightly so, I think) in setting herself up for 2016 or 2020, whichever’s the first open.
Mr. RomneyCARE will GARNER NO VOTES from conservatives.
Mr. RomneyCARE should save the Nation and pull out.
Now.
