Possible VP choice

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Who would excite you? I’d like to see a Catholic VP or Mike Huckabee. Rob Portman is in the news but I think he’d be a boring choice. Is a boring or exciting choice better?

newser.com/story/144733/rob-portmans-edge-hes-dull-as-dirt.html
Most media VP speculation is swirling around colorful personalities like Marco Rubio, Paul Ryan, and Bob McDonnell, but Politico has its eye on a candidate who exemplifies drab: Rob Portman.
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Many Republicans Seek Plain Vanilla Choice for Vice President:

newsmax.com/Politics/republicans-vice-presidential-nominee/2012/04/25/id/437013
 
ndalum said:
Who would excite you? I’d like to see a Catholic VP or Mike Huckabee. Rob Portman is in the news but I think he’d be a boring choice. Is a boring or exciting choice better?

newser.com/story/144733/rob-portmans-edge-hes-dull-as-dirt.html

Many Republicans Seek Plain Vanilla Choice for Vice President:

newsmax.com/Politics/republicans-vice-presidential-nominee/2012/04/25/id/437013
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We’ve already got plain vanilla for Presidential candidate. I’d take Rubio, Huckabee, Santorum, or anyone else who is CONSERVATIVE. The more radically conservative the better! 😛
 
I’m sorry. I forgot Paul Ryan as a choice. I’m not sure how to change the poll. I’d be fine if a mod replaces “other” with Paul Ryan. He’s a good choice.
 
Call me crazy, but I really like the idea of Rick Santorum as VP.
 
I liked Rick Santorum a lot, but would he accept?

I think Paul Ryan seems pretty good.
 
i voted for rick santorum in the poll. it would help him get some experience and i think he would be a good balance to romney’s moderation on some issues. i am hoping that romney has some good ideas of who he would like as his running mate and i hope it is not newt gingrich.
 
I voted for Rubio - but I admit that there are many great choices. The GOP has a deep bench this election. Who wouldn’t want to see Paul Ryan run circles around the hapless hack-gaffe machine, Joe Biden? I am wavering between a “safe” pick - e.g. boring but successful conservative governor whose gravitas and fitness for the presidency can’t be questioned and would help deliver a swing state, and an exciting pick such as a Rubio or a Bobby Jindal (unlikely). This election will be a referendum on Obama. Do we want him for another four years? I am cautiously optimistic that in the final analysis, most Americans will decide that electing a leftist president who doesn’t lead and has no plan to solve our problems was a big mistake and will vote accordingly.

Ishii
 
gamewell45 said:
Pataki; former moderate Governor of NY
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Two moderates would be a mistake. The GOP conservative base needs to be energized and Pataki wouldn’t do it. Furthermore, isn’t Pataki pro-choice? I don’t think Romney wants a pro-choice running mate.

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ishii said:
Two moderates would be a mistake. The GOP conservative base needs to be energized and Pataki wouldn’t do it. Furthermore, isn’t Pataki pro-choice? I don’t think Romney wants a pro-choice running mate.

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I was under the impression that Geo. Pataki was pro-life, but i could be wrong.
 
Marco Rubio. Yes he said he does not want to be VP but what likely VP has said they want to be VP in the past?

Or Kelly Ayotte.
 
Caldera said:
Call me crazy, but I really like the idea of Rick Santorum as VP.
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“You’re crazy!” < why did you want me to do that?

He would be a good pick. He is already vetted. He was the next biggest vote getter. He probably got more votes per $ than Romney and in different areas.

Santorum is very likable with a nice family. He’s from a swing state that has come close to going Republican in recent Presidential races but not quite.

Its 20 electoral votes would be a 40 point swing to the GOP if it came over. Santorum lost to a (gasp) pro-life Democrat in a very Democratic year. This time the candidate is Obama - radically pro-choice and vulnerable in Pennsylvania due to 3 1/2 year of underachievement.

Santorum’s surprising endorsement by many Protestant Evangelical groups would be a shoring up of strength for Romney - who needs that demographic to support him big in November.

He’d be a better pick for President too in my opinion. 🙂 But money talks.

The all-Pennsylvanian VP debate might be epic! Biden vs. Santorum. That I’d like to see.
 
I realize this is unrealistic beyond all imagining. But my “ideal ticket” would be Romney/Manchin. Yes, I know, Manchin’s a Democrat, and yes, I know it can’t happen. But it’s still a neat thought…to me, anyway.
 
CaptFun said:
“You’re crazy!” < why did you want me to do that?

He would be a good pick. He is already vetted. He was the next biggest vote getter. He probably got more votes per $ than Romney and in different areas.

Santorum is very likable with a nice family. He’s from a swing state that has come close to going Republican in recent Presidential races but not quite.

Its 20 electoral votes would be a 40 point swing to the GOP if it came over. Santorum lost to a (gasp) pro-life Democrat in a very Democratic year. This time the candidate is Obama - radically pro-choice and vulnerable in Pennsylvania due to 3 1/2 year of underachievement.

Santorum’s surprising endorsement by many Protestant Evangelical groups would be a shoring up of strength for Romney - who needs that demographic to support him big in November.

He’d be a better pick for President too in my opinion. 🙂 But money talks.

The all-Pennsylvanian VP debate might be epic! Biden vs. Santorum. That I’d like to see.
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I think there are a few too many sour grapes from the campaign for Santorum to make the list. It was painful to watch him the other night when Piers Morgan was trying to figure out whether he was endorsing Romney or not…it was pretty obvious there is some serious baggage there (who can blame him?) and to think of him going out in public to be Romney’s cheerleader might almost seem like a betrayal to the social conservatives he wanted to represent.

I’m not particularly fascinated with any of the potential VP picks. Romney is Romney and I don’t see how picking a conservative VP candidate will change anything about him or his style of governance, if elected.

Actually I take that back…I’d stand up and take notice if Romney picked Ron Paul as his running mate, or took a public vow to put him in charge of the Fed. 🙂
 
Any “other”. I’d prefer Paulbut in the real world the most likely choice would be Santorum.
Hopefully, Romney would then contract some non-lethal condition forcing him to resign (yes, I’m a horrible person).
 
AlwaysCurious said:
I think there are a few too many sour grapes from the campaign for Santorum to make the list. It was painful to watch him the other night when Piers Morgan was trying to figure out whether he was endorsing Romney or not…it was pretty obvious there is some serious baggage there (who can blame him?) and to think of him going out in public to be Romney’s cheerleader might almost seem like a betrayal to the social conservatives he wanted to represent.

I’m not particularly fascinated with any of the potential VP picks. Romney is Romney and I don’t see how picking a conservative VP candidate will change anything about him or his style of governance, if elected.

Actually I take that back…I’d stand up and take notice if Romney picked Ron Paul as his running mate, or took a public vow to put him in charge of the Fed. 🙂
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I would like to see Bob McDonnell as the VP on the ticket with a spot reserved for Ron Paul as Secretary of the Treasury.
 
I think Rubio might be a better choice than Santorum because if Santorum is chosen as the VP the MSM would go crazy for his comments about birth control and that could scare independents whereas Rubio it would be harder, though not impossible.

I could be wrong!
 
I’ve always wondered what is the big deal? VP has zero powers, no duties other than breaking a tie in the senate…is it based on who will campaign the best? Or just a first test to see if the candidate makes intelligent choices? Obviously if a president were to die it would matter, but that is unlikely though of course not impossible. I guess I could see how it could be an indicater as to how he would make appointments to the various posts, but do most people really care? (real curiosity here, not trying to be dismissive)

Joe Biden tried to tell Obama his mandate wouldn’t fly, didn’t change anything.

That said, I don’t know who would be best. Some of these choices IMO would make better presidential candidates than Romney.

I’m truly worried about the amount of staunch republicans who have said they wouldn’t vote for Romney, I just hope democratic voters look at Obama’s record and feel the same.
 
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