gergroy said:
Allfreedom99 said:
Honestly I think Rob Portman and Tim Pawlenty are much more unlikely to be the choices. As the OP stated they come across as boring in some senses. Plus it would be smart for Romney to pick someone that is unlike him. Portman and Pawlenty seem too similar in many senses to Romney.
Someone with a unique background and with somewhat of a different culture would benefit him. I think Rubio is high on his list. Condi is a possiblity. She certainly is very smart and articulate, but her involvement with the Bush administration could pose some unwanted baggage. Still like BadGenome I would pay money to see Condi in a debate with Mr. Gaffe Machine Biden.
My money is resting on Rubio as Kasz stated. He is popular among many conservative groups and has a very good public speaking talent. Not to mention his parents immigrated from Cuba so that gives him a unique background.
Don't be surprised however if Romney chooses someone noone is thinking about. Consider someone like Susana Martinez, The Republican Governor of New Mexico. She currently has a high approval rating in her state. She apparently has a lot of "spunk" as some would say and has many political stances that would be popular with conservatives. The only problem is she has expressed that she has no interest in being VP. |
The problem with rubio is he is just too inexperienced. If he had at least kne full term of being senator behind him i would say yeah, he might make sense, but he only has two years. Romney keeps saying that his pick will be somebody with the expierience and ability to be president. Plus, rubio hasnt really been vetted on the national stage and poses some risks there. Romney has shown he doesnt take risks, which is why i think it will come down to the boring guys.
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That is true. His style tends to be geared to more tested politicians, and the "safe option". in 2008 Mccain tried the "Surprise Out of the Box" approach with Palin. While it generated a lot of excitement in a lot of "conservative groups" and conservative talk radio he still lost big. I don't think anyone could have stopped Obama at that point. Especially since Obama was giving Chris Mathews a "tingling sessassion up his leg".
If Romney wants to win I don't see him have much chance if he picks someone like himself that has been in the public spotlight as a politician. In order to win he has to generate some kind of excitement. He as himself will not generate enough to win unless "Just get Obama Out" croud is large enough which is possible but I don't see it yet. The way it is now Obama's base will go out and vote for him in droves no matter what he is done. The "Get Obama out" crowd will vote for anyone but Obama. That leaves a lot of "on the fence/mushy" independant type voters getting fed up with the ugly campaigns that will transpire and many will just get fed up and stay home. Thats what Obama wants. If that happens Obama wins.
