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Last edited Wed Jan 11, 2012, 11:15 AM - Edit history (1)
Seems that barring some surprise, Romney will likely walk away with the rethug nomination. Sad, because I'd prefer to see them tear each other apart all the way to the convention.
My prediction: that he will choose Jon Huntsman for his running mate. No way will he tap either Gingrich or Paul. Santorum or Perry might be possible, if he wants to appease the fundies who might be nervous about voting for a Mormon. But I think he'll take Huntsman, and try to appear "moderate". Of course, "moderate" for a rethug is merely someone who isn't frothing at the mouth like Ron Paul.
Huckabee might also be a possibility.
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**** MEA CULPA - See post #35. I blew it on this one - I admit it. Somehow I forgot that Huntsman was also Mormon - no way will the rethugs allow two Mormons on their ticket. ****
southernyankeebelle
(11,304 posts)rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)southernyankeebelle
(11,304 posts)rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)I think his vp will be Perry to get the southern vote.
southernyankeebelle
(11,304 posts)AlinPA
(15,071 posts)FarPoint
(12,287 posts)Your rational as to why it won't happen ....well if it did, that works in our favor .... turn off the repug vote.
marmar
(77,053 posts)Mittens almost has to pick a more hardcore con for a running mate.
TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)I'm pretty sure they don't need Huntsman to win Utah, anyhoo.
dsc
(52,152 posts)One Huntsman and Romney hate each other. two, Romney needs a conservative so the conservatives will trust him. My guess is he will go with a southerner.
The only way he picks Hunstman is if Romney is incredibly unpopular. I also think that Romney wouldn't put another mormon on the ticket.
Renew Deal
(81,846 posts)The only way he picks Hunstman is if Romney is incredibly unpopular. I also think that Romney wouldn't put another Mormon on the ticket.
mr_liberal
(1,017 posts)He already has Utah sewed up. Its be two Mormons on a ticket, two moderates. He needs a conservative and he needs help in a big state like Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania... Huntsman brings him nothing. He could also use a woman or a Latino.
still_one
(92,061 posts)BlueStater
(7,596 posts)As bland as Romney is, Pawlenty makes him look like Mr. Charisma.
still_one
(92,061 posts)Odin2005
(53,521 posts)Turbineguy
(37,291 posts)a relatively sane man one heartbeat away from the Presidency.
phillysuse
(686 posts)possibly Christ Christie.
That way Romney will vie either for the Hispanic vote or the Snooki vote.
RZM
(8,556 posts)Not nearly conservative enough. They need a bedrock conservative on the ticket to balance out Romney's weaknesses.
BlueStater
(7,596 posts)I know the media has a boner for the guy but, last I heard, he wasn't that popular in his own state.
Running mate will be 'the anti-Romney that wasn't.' A tea party-backed conservative that can gin up some enthusiasm from that crowd for the ticket. Probably not somebody who ran for president.
Skip Intro
(19,768 posts)Are_grits_groceries
(17,111 posts)Selatius
(20,441 posts)They have the same issues they had with Obama: Namely, they believe him not to be a Christian whether it is in fact so.
After all the other guys kill each other.
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)explode. I think he will go with Perry to get the southern vote.
Confusious
(8,317 posts)Religious wacks won't go Mormon. Have to have some santorum on that ticket.
jmowreader
(50,528 posts)The entire GOP field has been going after Romney with slightly more gusto than a pack of lions goes after a freshly-killed wildebeest. I don't think he'll want to run with someone who's spent six months tearing him apart.
I don't know...maybe Scott Brown? Elizabeth Warren stands a pretty good chance of taking Brown's Senate seat. And Romney has no shortage of houses he could declare as his primary residence.
deacon
(5,967 posts)REP
(21,691 posts)McCamy Taylor
(19,240 posts)JI7
(89,240 posts)not unique enough to appeal to indies .
Huntsman at the top would be a threat , but he does nothing at the bottom.
DCBob
(24,689 posts)but not anything like Palin or Bachman. Maybe Carly Fiorina or Meg Whitman.
TransitJohn
(6,932 posts)n/t
WI_DEM
(33,497 posts)Hugabear
(10,340 posts)Somehow it completely slipped my mind that Huntsman was also Mormon.
I have to agree with all of the other responses - no way in hell the rethugs would allow two Mormons on the ticket. It's tough enough for them to stomach Romney himself.
center rising
(971 posts)Romney will pick a crazy the Rush Limbaugh and the insane would approve of, maybe Rick Santorum or Mitch Daniels type.
Douglas Carpenter
(20,226 posts)"social conservative" and the fundamentalist wing.
PatSeg
(47,260 posts)someone who is not or was not running for president, though Pawlenty probably wants the VP slot. A female or minority governor would be his best bet.