Rubio Endorses Romney

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ishii said:
" I’d rather entrust the government of the United States to the first 400 people listed in the Boston telephone directory than to the faculty of Harvard University." - William F. Buckley
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Can’t respond to Buckley. De mortuis nihil nisi bonum.
 
History of Mitt Romney:

“As a volunteer lay pastor of his Mormon congregation, Romney spent years counseling neighbors on their marriages and adoptions, helping the unemployed feed their families, and ministering to the sick and the addicted. The lesser-known stories have surfaced occasionally in profiles of the former Massachusetts governor. But they have not blossomed into any kind of gentler portrait of Romney” - Washington Post
 
_Abyssinia said:
History of Mitt Romney:

“As a volunteer lay pastor of his Mormon congregation, Romney spent years counseling neighbors on their marriages and adoptions, helping the unemployed feed their families, and ministering to the sick and the addicted. The lesser-known stories have surfaced occasionally in profiles of the former Massachusetts governor. But they have not blossomed into any kind of gentler portrait of Romney” - Washington Post
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I’ve heard about this before. He helped as a private citizen through his Church, not as a social worker paid out of tax funds. He is a good model for personal charity and what that can do for society. We need more of that. 👍
 
_Abyssinia said:
History of Mitt Romney:

“As a volunteer lay pastor of his Mormon congregation, Romney spent years counseling neighbors on their marriages and adoptions, helping the unemployed feed their families, and ministering to the sick and the addicted. The lesser-known stories have surfaced occasionally in profiles of the former Massachusetts governor. But they have not blossomed into any kind of gentler portrait of Romney” - Washington Post
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Thank you so much for posting this.
 
Larry Sabato lists possible VP candidates:
  • Top tier: Rob Portman, Marco Rubio, Bobby Jindal and Paul Ryan
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    Second tier: Chris Christie, Jeb Bush, Tim Pawlenty, Bob McDonnell, Mitch Daniels, Mike Huckabee
  • Third tier: Kelly Ayotte, Brian Sandoval, Susana Martinez, Bob Corker, Condoleezza Rice
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    Fourth tier: Pat Toomey, John Thune, Rand Paul, Luis Fortuño, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Richard Burr, David Petraeus, JC Watts
4 to me immediately stand out as not the right choices. Chris Christie would not be a good choice, he is a North Eastern Governor, just like Romney was, you need somebody from another part of the country to create diversity on the ticket.

Jeb Bush, I am not sure of, I think he is a good at Hispanic outreach, but he is part of the Bush family and it is too soon after George Bush’s presidency.

Brian Sandoval is pro choice and Mitt Romney said no one on his VP list would be pro choice.

Condoleeza Rice would not be a good choice, too soon after George Bush’s presidency and she is pro choice.
 
Romney urged to pick CNBC’s Rick Santelli for vice president
CNBC reporter Rick Santelli’s biggest fan couldn’t talk him into running for the White House.
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But Jeff Kahn of the Draft Santelli for President effort
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admits he’s now on a new mission: creating some buzz in favor of presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney choosing Santelli as his running mate.

“Gov. Romney’s best, if not only, chance of defeating President Obama in November will be with non-politician Rick Santelli as his running mate,” Kahn said Friday.

He elaborated: “Rick Santelli complements Mitt Romney as a candidate. Choosing any career politician to run with him will not counter the voters’ concerns with Gov. Romney.”

“Rick’s populist appeal is broadly-based and includes, but is not limited to, traditional Republicans, conservatives, Tea Party members, independent voters, disenchanted former Obama supporters, and disenchanted with Congress, if not disenfranchised in general, Americans,” he said.

dailycaller.com/2012/04/13/romney-urged-to-pick-cnbcs-rick-santelli-for-vice-president
 
_Abyssinia said:
Larry Sabato lists possible VP candidates:
  • Top tier: Rob Portman, Marco Rubio, Bobby Jindal and Paul Ryan
  • Code: 
    Second tier: Chris Christie, Jeb Bush, Tim Pawlenty, Bob McDonnell, Mitch Daniels, Mike Huckabee
  • Third tier: Kelly Ayotte, Brian Sandoval, Susana Martinez, Bob Corker, Condoleezza Rice
  • Code: 
    Fourth tier: Pat Toomey, John Thune, Rand Paul, Luis Fortuño, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Richard Burr, David Petraeus, JC Watts
4 to me immediately stand out as not the right choices. Chris Christie would not be a good choice, he is a North Eastern Governor, just like Romney was, you need somebody from another part of the country to create diversity on the ticket.

Jeb Bush, I am not sure of, I think he is a good at Hispanic outreach, but he is part of the Bush family and it is too soon after George Bush’s presidency.

Brian Sandoval is pro choice and Mitt Romney said no one on his VP list would be pro choice.

Condoleeza Rice would not be a good choice, too soon after George Bush’s presidency and she is pro choice.
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Hello Abyssinia, I agree with your assessment of the vice president choices with the possible exception of Chris Christie. At first glance it seems as though he wouldn’t provide enough geographical diversity but when you consider the recent succussful tickets, you will find that factors other than geography have become more important. Bush/Cheney was a Texan/Wyoming ticket. Clinton/Gore was a southern ticket. Obama/Biden was Illinois/Delaware. I don’t know if Christie would deliver New Jersey, but he would bring strength to the ticket- he is very popular among conservatives and is a no-nonsense type of governor. I tend to favor a choice like Rubio, Jindal, or Paul Ryan. Of course a governor of a swing state might help. I think the main thing is that the vice president pick be sufficiently vetted, have excellent communication skills, be able to think on his/her feet and be able to handle the “gotcha” questions of Katie Couric and everyone else. Rubio, Ryan and Jindal fit that criteria. Too bad Jeb Bush has the wrong last name because I think he’d make the best vice president - would like him to run for president.

Ishii
 
Marco Rubio: 'I’m not going to be the vice president’

“A few developments over the weekend muddied the waters of the Republican vice presidential search, particularly in regards to the chances of Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida. Beginning on Friday, as he sat down with CNN en Espanol’s Ismael Cala, the tea party favorite denied that he would be riding shotgun on the Republican ticket. “I’m not going to be the vice president. I’m not,” he said, the second such announcement this month.” - LA Times

“We have two options. We can assume that Rubio meant to imply he wouldn’t join the 2012 GOP ticket under any circumstances — OR — we can parse his words. He didn’tsay he wouldn’t join the 2012 GOP ticket, after all. He said he’s not going to be the vice president. Maybe that means he’s still open to run with Mitt Romney — but he doesn’t think they would win.” - Hot Air
 
Romney Confirms Veep Search Under Way
In an interview with ABC News’ Diane Sawyer, Mitt Romney confirmed
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that his campaign’s search for a running mate is under way. His longtime adviser Beth Myers is in charge of the search.

“I’ve asked her to be the person who oversees the process of the vice presidential selection and vetting an analysis and so she’s begun that process and is putting together the kinds of things you need to do to vet potential candidates,” said Romney.

Romney said he has a deadline in mind for choosing a VP, but declined to state what that was. This weekend marked the first time the campaign talked seriously about a VP pick, Ann Romney said.

livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/romney-confirms-veep-search-underway
 
ishii said:
Hello Abyssinia, I agree with your assessment of the vice president choices with the possible exception of Chris Christie. At first glance it seems as though he wouldn’t provide enough geographical diversity but when you consider the recent succussful tickets, you will find that factors other than geography have become more important. Bush/Cheney was a Texan/Wyoming ticket. Clinton/Gore was a southern ticket. Obama/Biden was Illinois/Delaware. I don’t know if Christie would deliver New Jersey, but he would bring strength to the ticket- he is very popular among conservatives and is a no-nonsense type of governor. I tend to favor a choice like Rubio, Jindal, or Paul Ryan. Of course a governor of a swing state might help. I think the main thing is that the vice president pick be sufficiently vetted, have excellent communication skills, be able to think on his/her feet and be able to handle the “gotcha” questions of Katie Couric and everyone else. Rubio, Ryan and Jindal fit that criteria. Too bad Jeb Bush has the wrong last name because I think he’d make the best vice president - would like him to run for president.

Ishii
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I do not think Chris Christie is seen as conservative enough though, to be on Romney’s ticket.
 
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