Make your predictions here: Who do you think will be Mitten's VP???

[WI_DEM]

My guess is Paul Ryan.

[joeybee12]

1. Some really stupid bigot...

Which could be any Republican.

[warrior1]

2. Portman

[Klukie]

3. I don't know....but I will predict that he will drop out and Bloomberg will fill the void.

[WI_DEM]

8. you think the GOP would nominate a pro-choice, pro-gay rights republican???

[KansDem]

4. Can't he pick his VP retroactively?

Wait until he's elected, then pick his VP...

[turtlerescue1]

56. Love it KansDem

Bet he tries to though.

[3feetofsnow]

5. Pawpricky

Tim "Fucked Minnesota" Pawlenty will be Rmoney's side kick.

[turtlerescue1]

59. I'ld like that for reasons I've shared at DU.

But think not-because if I know bad things about PAWLs, am sure others have even better tidbits.

[bigtree]

6. rob portman

[get the red out]

16. Agree

Yep

[FSogol]

7. He will chose VA Gov Bob McDonnell. n/t

[Chan790]

22. He's going to choose as a running mate...

a governor from a battleground state who, in most polling, loses the ticket between ~2% support in that state?

I hope you're right, I really do. If he chooses Guv Bob, this election is over and we can start planning the Obama victory party.

[FSogol]

26. You expect some level of competency from the Romney people?

[CTyankee]

43. "I'll take transvaginal ultrasounds for $500, Alex."

[Wilms]

9. Seamus would be a good choice.

Sympathy vote, and all.

Of course, Seamus would have to retroactively not have passed away. So it's hardly a sure thing.

[Scuba]

10. Bernie Maddoff?

Ken Lay?

[solara]

33. Hilarious!!

[Hoyt]

11. Will retroactively name George Wallace, or some other bigoted southern gubnor.

[Ichingcarpenter]

12. Fred Garvin

Male Prostitute by night IRS auditor/accountant by day

[cbdo2007]

13. Being linked to Romney would be political suicide for a young politician....I'm guessing he goes wit

h someone older and less to lose, as kind of a "last hurrah" for that person. Ideas?? I don't know of any older repubes besides McCain and Dole and people like that.

[firehorse]

15. Ted Nugent, Michael Milkin, either of the Koch bros....

[C_U_L8R]

17. With all the trouble Mitt is in...

who in their right mind would accept the job ???

[LonePirate]

18. Ryan or Ayotte

[onehandle]

19. At this point, it'll be a throwaway candidate.

For the party elders, this election is just about keeping the House and taking the Senate.

Making President Obama virtually powerless for the next 2 or 4 years as the GOP lets the country continue to go down the tubes.

[HopeHoops]

20. "Buckey the Robot" from the comic strip "Brewster Rocket"

[gopiscrap]

21. I don't anyone will want to run with that self centered buttwipe

so I pick Gus the dogcatcher from Spartenburg, South Carolina!

[Solomon]

23. At the moment they've moved from Rice to Jindal.

Sounds like they desperately want a minority of some sort.

[pink-o]

24. Some southern tea bagger, to prove to the base that Mittbot has "cred"

But I can't come up with a specific name, cuz those Pols all seem to look and sound the same. It's like clip art: find public domain image of Florid Redneck. Anyone will do.

[Kablooie]

25. Dick Cheney

[deutsey]

28. Mitt won't select Cheney for VP

Cheney will select himself.

[YoungDemCA]

27. I used to think Romney was more "competent" than McCain, in terms of campaigning....

But now, I'm not so sure. His campaign has been a sick joke.

At this point, I could easily see Romney picking some Teabagger idiot who would energize the "base."

[Marr]

29. Romney has a new problem for a presidential candidate-- but one I expect we'll see

repeatedly in the future.

His own core constituencies don't like him. The 1% love him, and that was enough to get him the nomination, but the Republicans' big voting blocks do not.

If this were any other Republican candidate, I'd guess Rubio as a running mate. But Romney may have to pick someone with a little more Limbaugh-appeal. Paul Ryan sounds like a likely choice.

[Historic NY]

30. He should call up Mr. Potatoe....

Dan Quayle.

[Wellstone ruled]

31. My money is on some white congressman

from a backass ward state,Teabagger-Fundie-won't be female,cause the Mormons wont' support a lesser person.
Look for Texas or Virginia.

[turtlerescue1]

60. Or Womach from Arkansas.

[Johonny]

32. I still think Mitt Romney

Mitt is the only person who seems to like Mitt Romney and Mitt Romney is the kind of man that would choose himself to run with.

[KamaAina]

46. And they're not even from the same state!

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

34. Some one who doesn't mind losing.

[Flashmann]

35. Who do you think will be Mitten's VP???

A drooling knuckle dragging jackass!!!...I guarandamntee it....

[Proud Liberal Dem]

36. I would say Ryan

Lots of conservatives love him (some wanted him to consider running for POTUS) and he has definite Tea Party cred for his austerity budget. The only question Republicans (and Romney) might have is whether or not they want him out of the House if Romney loses (or even wins). People have been throwing Portman's name around a lot but I'm not sure how exciting he would be (plus his ties to Bush II probably wouldn't help much).

[progressivebydesign]

40. But isn't Ryan's anti-senior budget and caustic personality going to be a problem?

I think they have the tea bagger vote in the bag, because they're 99% racists anyway. I'm thinking he'll go for a battleground state person, that maybe hits on his many weaknesses.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

41. I dunno

Republicans don't mind caustic personalities (i.e. Rush Limbaugh, Chris Christie) and they actually celebrate them. To them, that's called "shooting straight". As far as the Ryan Budget is concerned, yeah, people don't like it but Romney and Republicans still support it in spite of people not liking it (and you can bet that it will be swiftly passed and sent to a President Romney) and, like with Social Security privatization, Republicans continue to believe that there is a groundswell of support just waiting to be unleashed- if they can just spin it properly. I'm not necessarily saying that picking Ryan would be the *smart* thing for Romney to do in regards to winning in November but it would be reasonable to believe that he might do it to help attract the teabaggers and hammer President Obama on the economy.

[Ganja Ninja]

37. Jeb

[progressivebydesign]

38. Tough to guess. He needs the born-agains, needs the minority vote, women don't like him.

Hmmm... so is there a candidate out there that is: African American and Hispanic, a Woman, born-again Christian, tea bagger? Maybe someone that grew up poor? Who is also in a battleground state?

He kind of needs everyone! He's got stiff, white, rich, Mormon, covered.

Heaven forbid he just picks the best person for the job.

[stevenleser]

42. This is why I initially went with Rice and I think they attempted to vet her, but from what I hear

she is out, so, I am now going with Portman.

[KamaAina]

47. Susana Martinez has it covered except maybe the born-again part

Hispanic? Check. Woman? Check. Teabagger? Check. Battleground state? Check.

However, she's failed to toe the party line on immigration.

[progressivebydesign]

61. I think you could be onto something..

..I'm sure if she doesn't already have it, she will be getting religion shortly after the VP nod, if it comes.

[PCIntern]

39. Kay Bailey Hutchison...

if he were smart...but guess what?

He ain't so smart...

[Ikonoklast]

44. Some jerkface.

Take your pick, they're all jerkfaces.

[uponit7771]

45. A stripper, right now that will PROLLY get peoples attention away from Bain...but maybe not

[Dalai_1]

48. Pawlenty has moved

above Portman on Intrade today

http://www.intrade.com/v4/home/

[MariaM83]

49. whoever it will be, it won't be a Mormon

It's pretty clear that it will be a Protestant Christian white male from a red state.

All of this talk about a woman or a Hispanic or even Bobby Jindal (hahaha) is just to give the 24 hour newsmedia something to use to entertain the viewers/readers.

[BeeBee]

50. Either Susana Martinez or Nikki Haley. n't

[Atman]

51. I'd have to adjust the white balance on my tv.

OW! My eyes!

[cali]

52. Pawlenty, Portman, Ayotte or Jindahl

[Amerigo Vespucci]

53. They ALL have baggage, but I'm guessing Ryan or Portman.

My guess is that it's gonna be a white guy. As much as Romney might like to "shake things up," I believe he'll play it safe with the veep because of the Bain / tax returns controversies.

[Efilroft Sul]

54. Thune or Ayotte

Reasons for Thune:
• He is a self-described evangelical Christian, and it's stuff like this that provides a sense of Biblical balance to social conservatives who get the heebie-jeebies about Mitt's Magical Underwear.
• He followed through on his promise to not serve more than three terms in the House, which holds sway with the limited government types in the GOP.
• He scalped Tom Daschle, which raised his profile among all Republicans.
• He shares Romney's viewpoints about Iran and Afghanistan.
• He never met a social program he liked, and his selection would be the spoonful of sugar the Tea Party needs to make the Romney medicine go down.

Reasons for Ayotte:
• She was one of the first to get on his bandwagon.
• She, like Jindal and Rubio, represents the face of "diversity" in the GOP. But behind that thin veneer of modern appearances, Ayotte resigned her office of Attorney General when New Hampshire's governor signed three same-sex marriage bills into law. Troglodytic stuff like that makes her a darling who stands on her principles, misguided as they are, to the GOP electorate.
• She is anti union (hell, anti worker), pro Second Amendment, anti Single Payer, pro Bush tax cuts, and shares many of Mitt's stances on financial regulation, government spending, and other issues.

I could be wrong, but I called Palin as the 2008 VP choice almost six months before it happened:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=5292974&mesg_id=5293622

[MindMover]

55. At this point, I am not sure that mittens will be the candidate ....

[NRaleighLiberal]

57. Bristol Palin? or maybe "Tawwwwd"

[Tony_FLADEM]

58. This person

[progressivebydesign]

63. who is that? Hate her jacket, looks like a straight jacket. n/t

[Tony_FLADEM]

64. That's Kay Bailey Hutchinson. A Senator from Texas.

[OverseaVisitor]

62. Ahhhhh

First he need to decide.

Running to run or Running to run away or Running to run to run away or Running to run to run away to run.

Very confusing Runny choice

[Kalidurga]

65. I think it will be who ever they have the most dirt on...

it will take some arm twisting. But, eventually they will be able to convince someone to take the spot.