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Mitt Romney effectively rules out Rick Santorum as running mate
Yahoo! News ^
| March 13, 2012
| Chris Moody
Posted on 03/13/2012 11:03:55 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
If Mitt Romney wins the Republican presidential nomination, he'll have many options for a running mate. His current rival Rick Santorum probably won't be one of them.
Romney said as much Tuesday when Neil Cavuto asked him on Fox Business if he would choose a candidate to his right in order to win the election.
"Well that would preclude, of course, Rick Santorum," Romney said. "Because I mean look at his record. I find it interesting that he continues to describe himself as the real conservative.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: backstabbersantorum; getoutnewt; newtgetout; newtsplittingthevote; santorum4romney; santorum4romneycare; santorum4unions
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Sorry, Rick. All those tactics for nuthin’.
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posted on
03/13/2012 11:08:31 AM PDT
by
VinL
(It is better to suffer every wrong, than to consent to wrong.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
I thought Mitt had already cut a deal with Ron Paul get Rand for a VP.
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posted on
03/13/2012 11:09:42 AM PDT
by
tbpiper
To: VinL
He’s savin’ the spot for the one helping him the most, and that isn’t Santorum or Paul.
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posted on
03/13/2012 11:10:53 AM PDT
by
Ingtar
To: Free ThinkerNY
That’d be interesting if you could count on Romney to mean what he says, but, you can’t.
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posted on
03/13/2012 11:11:07 AM PDT
by
Lady Lucky
(Gingrich 2012: Open Throttle for America)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Why would Romney choose Santorum, he already decided on one of the Pauls.
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posted on
03/13/2012 11:12:28 AM PDT
by
svcw
(CLEAN WATER & Education http://www.longlostsis.com/PI/MayanHelp2012.html)
To: tbpiper
>>>I thought Mitt had already cut a deal with Ron Paul get Rand for a VP.
I’d consider holding my nose to vote for Mitt and a suitable VP... but if he goes the Rand route, I’ll leave the President portion of my ballot un-voted.
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posted on
03/13/2012 11:13:16 AM PDT
by
Keith in Iowa
(Willard Romney, purveyor of the world's finest bullmitt. | FR Class of 1998 |)
To: Free ThinkerNY
The first smart move mittens has made....
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posted on
03/13/2012 11:14:51 AM PDT
by
FrankR
To: Free ThinkerNY
Then Cavuto asked Fox colleague Sarah Palin for a reaction to Willard's statement ....
To: Free ThinkerNY
What a coincidence....Romney’s already ruled out my vote for him.
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posted on
03/13/2012 11:17:07 AM PDT
by
Psycho_Bunny
(Burning the Quran is a waste of perfectly good fire.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Hilarious. Looks like Milt is a bit upset that Santorum is effectively challenging him on Romneycare. Having this dope run around telling people he is more Conservative that Rick is a joke after looking at his record as Gov of Mass.
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posted on
03/13/2012 11:18:56 AM PDT
by
Lazlo in PA
(Now living in a newly minted Red State.)
To: VinL
This may explain why I now read that Rick is mad at FOX, calling them out as in the tank for Romney. (Who doesn’t already know this about FAUX, anyway?) What a boring trip down nowhere street to hear Rick complaining of the obvious.
LOL! As I just said on another thread, Rick is going to be a whiner isn’t he? He whines about givens for crying out loud, as a time filler for having nothing exact to say about anything.
That leaves Santorum borrowing from other candidates to say anything practical on policy or theory.
He will be in a permanent snit from now, and seen in shrill mode, doing his best Bachmann in her most unfortunate moments, I’m afraid.
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posted on
03/13/2012 11:20:17 AM PDT
by
RitaOK
(LET 'ER RIP, NEWT. Newt knows where all the bodies are buried, because he buried them.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
I'm saying I'm a conservative, I give him credit for being a conservative, but not a fiscal conservative. His record does not suggest he's got the fiscal conservative chops that I have." (Romney) Fiscal conservative 'chops' .... to go along with those 'grits' he's liking more and more these days.
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posted on
03/13/2012 11:20:16 AM PDT
by
MissMagnolia
(Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't. (M.Thatcher))
To: Keith in Iowa
I hear ya, but I tried that approach in ‘08.
I’ve already decided that if Romney is the nominee, I will be voting third party, regardless of who his running mate is.
To: Free ThinkerNY
I guess Mitt get's to define who is and isn't a "conservative". I'm not a Rick fan, nor Mitt fan, so I guess that leaves me with Newt (but I'm not a Newt fan either). They all have their 'Dede' moments, in one way or another. All these three should go back in time an appear on ....
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posted on
03/13/2012 11:20:29 AM PDT
by
LibFreeUSA
(Pick Your Poison)
To: Servant of the Cross
A conservative, a moderate and a liberal walk into a bar.
The bartender says: Hi Mitt.
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posted on
03/13/2012 11:20:52 AM PDT
by
Drill Thrawl
(Brass, copper, lead. The new precious metals.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Yep, make me dislike you even more Romney!~ Great strategery.
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posted on
03/13/2012 11:22:57 AM PDT
by
JSDude1
To: Rational Thought
I hear ya, but I tried that approach in 08. That was the pre-obama years. Much more at stake now. One's a rino and one's a commie. If romney is the last man standing, I'll take my chances with him. At least he's a capitalist.
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posted on
03/13/2012 11:25:07 AM PDT
by
jersey117
(The Stepford Media should be sued for malpractice)
To: RitaOK
Hey Rita, fingers-crossed for a good day.
1. See the gallup poll above, potentially explaining why Newt is so confident in moving forward
2. I have not gone neg on Rick— but have no respect for the fact that rigid Rick can’t see pragmatism- he should have backed off Ala and Miss to hurt Romney - for his own benefit!
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posted on
03/13/2012 11:26:20 AM PDT
by
VinL
(It is better to suffer every wrong, than to consent to wrong.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Romney could not possible have another white male in the #2 spot. Has to be a woman and/or one of the big minorities. No choice really.
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posted on
03/13/2012 11:26:31 AM PDT
by
DManA
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