I think Romney would accept the VP slot under Fred, because he would be on the fast track for the nomination in 4 or 8 years, which is not a long time.
I’d prefer Hunter or an established conservative, but I think if Fred comes out of the gate decisively, and holds the lead, Romney will try to avoid any “voodoo economics”-type attacks that would make it uncomfortable to pick him for VP.
Heck, I don't think we could lose with a Mitt/DeMint team or a Mitt/Cornyn team or a Mitt/Steele team or Mitt/Anybody team for that matter.
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It is highly possible, however, that if Fred enters the race, the so-con vote is split and Rudy wins.
“I think Romney would accept the VP slot under Fred, because he would be on the fast track for the nomination in 4 or 8 years, which is not a long time.
I’d prefer Hunter or an established conservative, but I think if Fred comes out of the gate decisively, and holds the lead, Romney will try to avoid any “voodoo economics”-type attacks that would make it uncomfortable to pick him for VP.”
Oh I think Romney would be an excellent VP. I just think that he’d be more effective in the executive role—just based on the miracles he did in the business world and in the Olympics. He knows how to hire the right people and is skillful at getting things done. He has the fire of a leader. I see the VP role as dealing more with the actual execution of the plan. That’s why I’d prefer Thompson in the VP role because of the relationships he has within the Washington beltway—relationships that Romney has not had the opportunity to establish. Either way, these are two extremely intelligent men that are able to articulate their messages well. Together, I think they’d have no problem beating Hillary.
Also, I don’t ever foresee Romney making silly personal attacks on any of his opponents...it’s just not his style. He’ll criticize their policies, but he won’t attack them personally (like McCain did to him this morning). In fact, it’s pretty funny that McCain said what he said about Romney today, because even after the 2nd debate when a reporter asked Romney to respond to McCain’s flip-flop rebuttal, Romney just shrugged it off and said that McCain is a true war hero and he has the right to say whatever he wants.