If Romney Chooses A Female VP

[TJ in Oregon]

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It's why Cain beat him out. He had all the advantages that Romney had including money all put together, but wasn't prolife and was on the record of supporting abortion. In a crowded field it pushed him into no-man's land. If you wanted a progressive member of the establishment, your man was Romney. If you wanted a prolifer - your man was Cain. When Cain dropped, it's why they eventually went to Santorum, not Perry.

A prolife Perry would have established himself as the anti-Romney back last July and stayed there.

Perry would not have stayed there, not because of abortion, but because he is a truly awful speaker. He lost steam because he sounded clueless, drunk, and forgot which three departments he wanted to cut in mid-sentence during a debate. It was only a matter of time before he would have imploded.

[TJ in Oregon]

And to the original point of this thread, Romney cannot choose a female VP this year because doing so would be a blatant pander after the Sarah Palin fiasco. And it really was a fiasco in every way.

[TJ in Oregon]

And to the original point of this thread, Romney cannot choose a female VP this year because doing so would be a blatant pander after the Sarah Palin fiasco. And it really was a fiasco in every way.

Yeah pretty much what I said earlier. No woman will be a viable VP nominee until Sarah Palin fades from the public spotlight (a real shame actually).

I mean there could be a female VP chosen if there was a truly prominent female figure in the GOP, but there really isn't one right now. Perhaps by 2016 someone like Susana Martinez or Nikki Haley could be ready for national primetime but anyone they choose this year would be a reach. In order for it to work, the GOP needs to pick a woman that looks like the best candidate rather than just picking her because she's a woman.