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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMSNBC discussing a Romney / Condi 2012 ticket. Oh please oh please oh please oh please oh PLEASE!
although Thomas Roberts' guest Mark Murray did admit that "it would tie Romney to George W. Bush."
Oh please oh please oh please oh please oh PLEASE!
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BeyondGeography
(39,379 posts)bullwinkle428
(20,630 posts)Amerigo Vespucci
(30,885 posts)KamaAina
(78,249 posts)leftynyc
(26,060 posts)Young, swing state, Hispanic, female. Stepson in the navy. She's definitely the pick.
Rozlee
(2,529 posts)Well, it might. But, it wouldn't help them much. Latinos hate her hard stance on immigration and on social programs and social issues. She downplays her Hispanic heritage too much except around voting time when she embraces it to pander to Latino voters. It's sometimes a stretch to believe that just because you tap a person of a certain gender or ethnic group to help you win in an election, that it'll happen. Look at Sarah Palin. The demographic that hates her the most is women. I don't think Martinez will appeal to too many of us Hispanics. We know malinchistas when we see them.
alcibiades_mystery
(36,437 posts)to cancel Obama's edge in both categories, and she then comes up as a no-name who alienates the white male middle class base without the function behind it.
Will not happen. Expect a very conventional VP pick. Ryan actually wouldn't surprise me.
gordianot
(15,245 posts)Guess the commissioner of football job did not pan out. Wonder how her husband feels about her return?
GreatCaesarsGhost
(8,585 posts)WI_DEM
(33,497 posts)from their rhetoric and record.
Skink
(10,122 posts)For the revolution to occur things have to get much worse.
Justice wanted
(2,657 posts)AND let's face it the GOP is nothing more than a racists bunch and seem not to really hide that part of their base this election.
Before I left my job the political calls I had to do...You wouldn't believe the racists I talked too called Obama the N word and everything. The tape message is full of coded messages AND the scripts are full of "encouragement" "If Something DRAMATIC isn't done soon to get rid of Obama..." I honestly can't believe Secret Service hasn't investigated.
Cactus Jack-2012
(5 posts)The rumors of her being in a committed relationship with another woman, that they bought a home together, etc would bar her from serious consideration as a V.P. candidate on a GOP ticket.
alcibiades_mystery
(36,437 posts)That's another part of it, for sure. With the fundies already hesitant on Romney, even the rumor is enough to disqualify her. That the rumors are almost certainly accurate ends the discussion immediately.
TheCowsCameHome
(40,168 posts)Some of his best friends probably own blacks.
Meiko
(1,076 posts)Just sayin'
deacon
(5,967 posts)Tom Ripley
(4,945 posts)Walk away
(9,494 posts)Winning!