Posted on 07/01/2008 4:56:30 PM PDT by Plutarch
Sen. John McCain will choose businessman and former Massachusetts Governor, Mitt Romney as Vice President, in his bid for the White House this November, a source closely connected with the McCain campaign, who asked to remain anonymous, told us earlier this afternoon.
Though others were close in the running, the choice ultimately came down to the money–not the man. According to our source, the campaign narrowed their Vice Presidential options to Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney, the two most successful opponents of McCain in the bid for the Republican nomination. But despite Huckabee’s sway with far Right conservatives and evangelical voters, Romney packs the deepest fund-raising pockets.
As a successful businessman and prominent member of the staggeringly wealthy Mormon community, Romney brings with him the potential to raise “upwards of $60 million in 30 to 60 days, whereas Huckabee could only raise $10 to $15 million,” says our source.
McCain needs those types of numbers to be competitive with the money-sponge that is the Obama campaign, which has 1.7 million individual donors–as well as the Hollywood machine–and is ringing-out advertising dollars across the country, saturating voters in his ‘50 State Strategy‘ to win the White House.
“How the hell did the publisher of the ‘Top 20 Side-Boobs of All Time‘ get this scoop,” you must be asking yourself, right now. (We were asking ourselves the same question.) And here’s the answer: It’s all part of the McCain campaign’s plan to directly target college-age voters, in an attempt to sway them away from Sen. Obama, says our source.
Additionally, the campaign wants to solidify their ticket far in advance of the Obama campaign making their VP choice, in order to get a “head start” on the surge in fund-raising they expect to receive with the announcement of Romney as the Republican VP pick.
So next time two dudes in suits knock on your door, they might want more than to proselytize about the Book of Mormon…
UPDATE: We understand better than anyone how crazy it seems that we got this story first, so a healthy level of skepticism is expected. But we stand by the accuracy of our reporting on this, and will give you as many new details as possible in the coming days–including the name of our source, if we can.
If you love liberals and the Democrat party controlling the United States for the next 50 years, *omney is your man.
You guys are exactly the same as the Obamabots. “You hate Obama because you’re racist !” Nope. We oppose Obama and *omney because they’re destructive left-wingers.
Well, you know where I stand on Romney. But the man does have business savvy and knows how to make money.
I respect Romney for at least reaching out to conservatives during the primaries, unlike McCain. I really don't care what happened in Mass. or his flip-flops anymore. All of that is ancient history to me. If he's McCain's VP, yeah, I'll hold my nose.
Please do. We need more testimonials on the *omney record of SHAME ! Testify, brother !
BWAHAHAHAHAHA !!!
Unleash Slick Willard on Obama ? I hope Joe Isuzu brings his kneepads.
Thanks. Likewise
Amen to that. Huckster is certifiable. I like your Sanford pick.
These people are leftist plants...just ignore them. They don’t want to listen to facts or reason. Romney has paid goons floating around everywhere.
Denial, it ain't just a creek in Sweden.
"Mitt Romney is without a doubt the best conservative we have on the national scene."
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How much do you get paid for posting crap like that ?
"He was the governor of my state and did a tremendous job here despite the fact that he was surrounded by moonbats, socialists, marxists and other scum."
Please list for me Mr. Success Story's Conservative Republicans he helped elect to office in Massachusetts. Start with Governor.
Easy, my man. Sam’s one of the best FReepers here.
“Does it go back to the Morman thing with you?”
No it goes to the RINO thing with me.
I am a conservative, McCain is barely acceptable as a moderate. Putting another moderate on the ticket is foolish.
Romney’s pro gay positions are disgusting and public record.
He is pro life when politically expedient. His wife had 4 children and he was still publicly pro abortion. How could someone who watched 4 children gestate, think abortion was acceptable?
Romney adds nothing to the ticket.
And what is it with the Mitt worship on this thread? It is downright creepy, almost Obama like.
Romney is good looking and articulate.Is that the only qualification to be Vice President?
Paid goons? Damn, that’s childish... Really childish. Most FReepers, given a choice, would pick Romney, hands down... FReepers, not general GOP voters
By advancing the cause of *omney, that's exactly what you're doing. Why do you want Obama to be President ?
"This is a war for the heart and soul of America as Pat Buchanan (who also supported Mitt) likes to say."
Pat "It Sounded Better In The Original German" Buchanan ? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !!! You guys just keep making my point over and over again !
You haven’t knocked shiite out of the park... more like swinging in the breeze, loser
Ooooh wow... you can photoshop (awfully), and you go back to an article from 14 years ago... Pathetic
Another one... you dolt. They’re mad cause Mitt became pro-life, a decade ago... You’d rather someone stay pro-abortion?
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