Posted on 05/09/2012 5:50:59 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued
The conventional wisdom about Mitt Romney’s vice-presidential short list, according to a handful of Romney insiders, may be wrong. Instead of picking a straitlaced Midwestern senator such as Ohio’s Rob Portman, or an outspoken northeastern Republican governor such as Chris Christie, there is a chance Romney will tap an evangelical from the South.
And the name on the lips of Romney friends and supporters isn’t a rising southern senator or a current Dixie governor. He has been out of office for five years, resides on a beach in the Florida panhandle, and hosts a television show.
In other words, Mike Huckabee, the bass-guitar-playing former governor.
Yes, according to several sources close to the Romney campaign, who insisted on anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the vice-presidential search, the 56-year-old Arkansan may be included in the veep mix.
To many Republicans, a ticket with a Mormon bishop and a Baptist preacher isn’t far-fetched. “In a way, it’s almost a dream ticket,” says Ed Rollins, the chairman of Huckabee’s 2008 presidential campaign. “He’s substantive and knows domestic policy, and his personality wouldn’t overshadow Romney’s.”
For now, it isn’t clear whether Huckabee is going to be vetted, or that he’s anywhere near Romney’s short list. But he is, at the very least, being discussed. As one Romney ally puts it, tapping Huckabee would energize tea-party conservatives, evangelicals, and related voters who soured on Romney during the GOP primaries. He’s also not a sweat-inducing pick, since he was vetted by the Beltway press during his presidential run four years ago.
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This is like a bad dream.
For the love of all that is good and pure, please Lord, smack the convention delegates upside the head. Cause them to be blinded to Romnuckaney. May the power of your loving Hand cause them to shout in unison, “PALIN!” Amen.
He'd certainly shore up Romney's lack of socially conservative credentials, but Obama's not going to win the Bible Belt regardless, and I can think of better running mates. I don't think Huckabee's record on fiscal issues is all that "liberal" (just like Christie's record on social issues isn't all that "liberal"... real "social liberals" in NJ hate Christie and the "rich should pay their fair share" folks in Arkansas hated Huckabee when he was in office for mocking their agenda). But in both cases, it's all about perception and plenty of conservatives are convinced they're Satan and would scream bloody murder 'til election day.
Huckabee would be preferable to a Fontano-type and a disastrous pick like Rice, but there are better choices available and Romney will probably look elsewhere.
I would think this comes down to electoral politics. If Romney gets the nomination he will need a VP candidate who can help carry one of the big swing states. If he thinks he can win FL without Rubio he will try to get someone who can help move PA, OH or maybe MI into his column.
That way we have have TWO, TWO STATISTS for the price of one!
That would give me just one more reason to vote for Virgil Goode.
AHAHAHAHAHA.
Huck should be made Ambassador to some far off land.
He could be named Ambassador to Deep-Fried Cotton Candy Land.
For the sake of his health if should be Ethiopia. We wouldn’t want him to get obese again.
Aww man, you ruined my strategy!!!
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