That’s an interesting idea. I don’t rule out that it could happen. One has questioned whether Protestant Evangelicals would be willing to support an all-Catholic ticket or a Catholic-Mormon ticket, though I don’t think it would be an issue. Your thoughts?
I will not support Romney for any reason.
He is pro-abortion, pro-gay marriage, anti-gun, pro-big government.
Has nothing to do with religion.
I can see a major problem with a Mormon on the ticket (possibly not as VP, but there is no reason to put Mitt or Huntsman on the ticket as VP), but I don't think Evangelicals will have any issue with a socially conservative Catholic (especially if the other option is Obama).
I think the Mormon thing will instantly blow up like a nuclear bomb. Mormonism has so much that will immediately damn him. I rarely read the Mormon/anti-Mormon threads on FR but I’ve read enough to know that even that alone is enough reason for the Dems to be slavering to get Mitt as the candidate. I am sure that’s one of the reasons Ron Paul is supposedly doing so well, the Dems want Paul to mess up the other R candidates’ chances to insure a Romney candidate. The Mormon thing cannot be hushed up, the MSM/Dems (but again, I repeat myself) will bring it out front and foremost in lurid detail.
You didn't ask for my thought but you get it anyway! I'm Baptist and would have no problem whatsoever voting for a Catholic/Catholic ticket but will never vote for a ticket that Romney is on in any capacity.
Catholics worship the same Jesus I do, the One that is the only begotten Son of God.
Forget their shared religion, the last thing you would want is a VP with baggage (Newt). “First do no harm” is the golden rule of VP selection.
There are numerous VP choices and any one of them could probably destroy that drunk loser Biden.
It’s rare for the nominee to chose a defeated nomination opponent as VP. The last 2 democrats have done it but for a Republican you have to go back to Reagan-Bush. And that was the biggest mistake Reagan ever made. (Biden and Edwards were also horrible choices). To paraphrase then avowed Liberal Republican Mitt Romney “I don’t want to return to Reagan Bush”. Reagan/Laxalt would have been more like it.
And it’s almost unheard of for a running mate to be chosen during the primary campaign.
The last (and only?) time was when Reagan in 1976 chose RINO PA Senator Richard Schweiker as his running mate. It was an unnecessary and foolish move that only hurt the Reagan campaign and he went on to lose to President Ford.
“....lose to President Ford”. I could type that a hundred times and it would still look strange. ;)