[Ozymandias Ghost]

If you put Romney or Christie on the ticket you will depress turnout and lose more base than you will pick up in "moderates." Further, what many people don't realize is that at this point in time “Independents” are comprised of many disaffected Conservatives who no longer wish to be associated w/the GOP. I am one of them. You will not win the South w/Romney or Christie on the ticket.

[Engraved-on-His-hands]

I don’t agree with some of your points, but I won’t belabor the issue. Hopefully, we won’t have to worry about it. Newt may be choice. I doubt if Pence or Coburn would pass muster. (They would make the heads of the media and too many liberal Republicans explode.) DeMint might slip in without too many heads exploding. But, if it isn’t Newt, I would guess that it would be someone who could tip the balance in a key state, like Rubio in Florida, Walker in Wisconsin, or Kasich in Ohio.