Romney VP list

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Bachmann-Nope, she ran in the primaries, so people already know her, plus it would be Palin 2.0
Santourum -Lost reelection, so no.
Kate-Bailey Hutchinson-Too moderate.
Blackburn-She is a good choice (assuming you mean Marsha Blackburn).
Jindal-The PERFECT choice, along with Allen West or Susana Martinez.
Jeb Bush-The Bush name is no longer popular.
McDonnell-I think the Attorney General of Virginia would be a better choice.
Bolton-Good choice for Sec. of State, but otherwise, unelectable. Too bad, I like him alot.
Rice-I wish she would run, but she would refuse.

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Rubio, easily.  He's got the conservative cred and he's both flashy and poised.  I think he's too green, but he's the best to balance Romney.

I still think Romney is a sh**t candidate, tho.

I rather see Susana Martinez as a running mate, Rubio is charismatic, but, I think we need a women. Plus, people in Florida dont trust Rubio too much. He obviously is in the Senate to advance himself.

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Jindal-The PERFECT choice, along with Allen West or Susana Martinez.

Allen West? LOL.

He's crazy, I can't see Mitt choosing him.

That's for another thread. Im West's resident fanboy. He represents my district, and I have met him 7 times now. Its unlikely that he is picked, but he will be on the shortlist, somewhere between 10 and 20.

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Bachmann-Nope, she ran in the primaries, so people already know her, plus it would be Palin 2.0
Santourum -Lost reelection, so no.
Kate-Bailey Hutchinson-Too moderate.
Blackburn-She is a good choice (assuming you mean Marsha Blackburn).
Jindal-The PERFECT choice, along with Allen West or Susana Martinez.
Jeb Bush-The Bush name is no longer popular.
McDonnell-I think the Attorney General of Virginia would be a better choice.
Bolton-Good choice for Sec. of State, but otherwise, unelectable. Too bad, I like him alot.
Rice-I wish she would run, but she would refuse.

You know, I have never really understood this misconception. KBH is a mainstream conservative.

Too moderate for the Tea Party wing, plus she is more "establishment".

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Rubio makes the most sense for Romney. I didn't vote for him, but he seems to be really popular here in Florida, which is likely to swing to Romney if he becomes VP. However, if it looks like Obama will wipe the floor, Rubio will decline. If he accepts and it's a narrow Obama reelection, look for Rubio to run again in '16 or '20. The man's only 40.

Most people I know are Republicans, and we like Rubio, but, alot of us dont seem to trust him. Rubio, Jindall, Martinez, and Rice, if she accepts, are the best choices.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Bachmann-Nope, she ran in the primaries, so people already know her, plus it would be Palin 2.0
Santourum -Lost reelection, so no.
Kate-Bailey Hutchinson-Too moderate.
Blackburn-She is a good choice (assuming you mean Marsha Blackburn).
Jindal-The PERFECT choice, along with Allen West or Susana Martinez.
Jeb Bush-The Bush name is no longer popular.
McDonnell-I think the Attorney General of Virginia would be a better choice.
Bolton-Good choice for Sec. of State, but otherwise, unelectable. Too bad, I like him alot.
Rice-I wish she would run, but she would refuse.

You know, I have never really understood this misconception. KBH is a mainstream conservative.

Too moderate for the Tea Party wing, plus she is more "establishment".

Everyone currently in the race short of Cain and Bachmann are too moderate for the "tea party wing" of the Republican Party in some way. I wouldn't use them as a metric by which to measure one's conservative credentials.

Ron Paul woul beg to differ with you on only Cain and Bachamann being Tea Party. How can you forget the Godfather of the Tea Party.

I would think the majority of the tea party folks would find themselves at odds with Paul's positions on things like drug policy and military funding. The tea party is not a synonym for libertarianism.

Depends which Tea Party. The original Tea Party protest, which I took part of, were around late 2009-2010. When the midterms vamped up, groups like Tea Party Patriots, and the Tea Party Express, hijacked the movement, and used the media coverage to bring in more people. The Tea Party movement, to me, is dead. Its a branch of the GOP, and the Tea Party organisations basically endorsed anyone with a "R" on the ballot. I finally called it quits with the Tea Party when I went to the big Donald Trump event in Boca, Florida, and was heckled (along with a few others) for being Ron Paul supporters. How is it possible that the most right wing Congressman in history is somehow too "Liberal" for the Tea Party!?!

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Bachmann-Nope, she ran in the primaries, so people already know her, plus it would be Palin 2.0
Santourum -Lost reelection, so no.
Kate-Bailey Hutchinson-Too moderate.
Blackburn-She is a good choice (assuming you mean Marsha Blackburn).
Jindal-The PERFECT choice, along with Allen West or Susana Martinez.
Jeb Bush-The Bush name is no longer popular.
McDonnell-I think the Attorney General of Virginia would be a better choice.
Bolton-Good choice for Sec. of State, but otherwise, unelectable. Too bad, I like him alot.
Rice-I wish she would run, but she would refuse.

You know, I have never really understood this misconception. KBH is a mainstream conservative.

Too moderate for the Tea Party wing, plus she is more "establishment".

Everyone currently in the race short of Cain and Bachmann are too moderate for the "tea party wing" of the Republican Party in some way. I wouldn't use them as a metric by which to measure one's conservative credentials.

Ron Paul woul beg to differ with you on only Cain and Bachamann being Tea Party. How can you forget the Godfather of the Tea Party.

I would think the majority of the tea party folks would find themselves at odds with Paul's positions on things like drug policy and military funding. The tea party is not a synonym for libertarianism.

Depends which Tea Party. The original Tea Party protest, which I took part of, were around late 2009-2010. When the midterms vamped up, groups like Tea Party Patriots, and the Tea Party Express, hijacked the movement, and used the media coverage to bring in more people. The Tea Party movement, to me, is dead. Its a branch of the GOP, and the Tea Party organisations basically endorsed anyone with a "R" on the ballot. I finally called it quits with the Tea Party when I went to the big Donald Trump event in Boca, Florida, and was heckled (along with a few others) for being Ron Paul supporters. How is it possible that the most right wing Congressman in history is somehow too "Liberal" for the Tea Party!?!

I can't speak for the original tea party movement, because I was never a part of it and don't have any knowledge about it outside of the people that embrace the label - people like Bachmann who wants to go on a witch hunt for "unAmerican" congressman, Sarah Palin who is a strong militarist, Beck the fear monger, and other assorted run off from the neoconservative years. I can't imagine that Paul would take kindly to being labeled the Godfather of these loons brand of conservatism. I consider myself a Republican-Independent, and it's unfortunate that the GOP has devolved to what it is today. I'm glad to see the tea party's relevance wither away, it's not good for the Republican brand for us to be the party of irrationality, vitriol, and mob politics. I don't agree with much of what Paul says, but I do respect his viewpoint and definitely value his place in the party. I can't help but to think that, if the Bachmann/Palin/Beck wing of the tea party had it's way, Paul would be run out of the party via mobs with pitchforks.

I agree 100% They dont want Libertarians in the party, because they oppose big government pushing both Obamacare, and Sarah Palins moral values on us.

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Any why no love for Rand Paul as Mitts VP

He is a good choice, though he has made some regrettable statements.

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Picking a neophyte Senator or Governor is out of the question.  Republicans hammered Obama on inexperience and tripped over ourselves trying to defend Palin.  People need to forget about Rubio, Christie, Haley, etc.

Jindall, in that case, fills the void.

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At SRLC today, Jindal devoted almost his entire speech to making the exact same fiscal points Romney made during the debate. Coincidence? Given that this fits into an 8-month-old pattern, no. He wants the slot and will get it. With Ryan telling Bob Costa he wants to play a prominent surrogacy role, they can be a very effective tag team on both economics and ER.

I don't think America is ready for a 40 year old Indian-Catholic to be vice-president with a Mormon president.
Mainly because he is too young and the Evangelicals will be mega pissed.

But with a "dirty Muslim Nazi Communist Atheist" in the White House, they will have to settle for Romney.