1. Choose Marco Rubio has his VP
Why? What would he gain. He still had the tea party reputation at the time.
No, that would be pretty weak. The Reagan recovery wasn't that great, and appealing to some guy from thirty years ago isn't a good look.
That gaffe wasn't public. It was leaked from a fundraiser among people who liked that kind of talk. I'm not sure that kind of advice would be the greatest.
What?
What does that mean?
Your suggestions are the kind of things that would make people with your views and style like Romney more, but it wouldn't help among the general electorate.