Rubio Ridge ticket?

[Mister Mets]

I could see Ridge being considered. His strengths (swing state, experience, balance of young Senator with elder statesman, echoes Rubio's message of foreign policy strength) outweigh the negatives (out of office since 2004, pro-choice.)

Someone who was considered in 1996 doesn't have a very good chance of still being considered in 2016.

John Kasich may hope otherwise.

[Mister Mets]

I could see Ridge being considered. His strengths (swing state, experience, balance of young Senator with elder statesman, echoes Rubio's message of foreign policy strength) outweigh the negatives (out of office since 2004, pro-choice.)

Someone who was considered in 1996 doesn't have a very good chance of still being considered in 2016.

John Kasich may hope otherwise.

Kasich ran in 2000, not 1996. Plus he has a very successful and current stint as Governor under his belt. Ridge hasn't had a position for over a decade.

I get that Kasich's in a different position than Rubio.

My point was that he was considered in 1996. At the time, he was a young midwestern congressman who had just become chairman of the budget committee. In some ways he was quite similar to Paul Ryan.