Posted on 01/20/2012 10:25:46 AM PST by TheBigB
LOL! I could like Gingrich/West, Gingrich/Rubio, Gingrich/Palin, Gingrich/Perry
After the way Santorum went after Newt last night, i doubt very much we'll see that. If he were to pick from the Republican field, my guess is he'd go with the other Rick.
Well, that's the place to go for the best stuff! :D
I was thinking about this too. That would really put some sand in the Obama machine gears.
NO and NO! Newt owes Romney nothing. I’m thinking Marco Rubio or Col. Allen West on the VP ticket. Both campaign managers for those two are now heading up the Newt team for Florida.
Well, that description fits most of the occupants of Ohio, so Rob Portman has a chance.
For the record, back in 2008 when McCain was wrapping up the nomination before he chose his running mate I predicted that if McCain picked Palin that he would win in a landslide. I thought Palin would be a huge draw for women. I was about as wrong as can be.
Actually you don’t want to give a guy the second slot, that you don’t ever want to be president. The V. P. is generally the shoe-in when an eight year term comes to an end.
I wouldn’t be in favor of Newt nominating Romney as his running mate.
And i’m throwing it back. No. Please.
i like that too!
“...no way, no how...”
That is the way I feel about Bolton now that he is such a Romny guy. No longer a Sec. of State pick in good standing.
Michelle’s stock went down during the campaign and she would not benefit the ticket.
I think Gingrich-Barrasso would be a good ticket. Sure John Barrasso is from little (electoral vote wise) Wyoming and it is a sure thing for the GOP but...he is a likeable guy, has a solid conservative record, an Italian heritage, a regular ole Presbyterian, and would do well campaigning outside the West. Plus it would be easy to keep his Senate seat in GOP hands. Barrasso has been a rodeo doctor and that has a good sound to it. People like that sort of Americana.
Just throwin’ it out there... =)
Throw it back!
AND WE ARE THROWING IT BACK!Change romney the liberal for Alan West and you may be on to something.
Ronald Reagan's biggest mistake was picking George Bush for Vice President.
Picking R0mney would be an even bigger mistake.
That makes as much sense as Obama/Biden does.
NO Romney.
1 Rick Perry
2 Mike Pence
3 Allen West
Again, I am not saying this is my preference, nor I am even advocating such a ticket. I'm just looking at a few things as I think Newt might do...
Romney does offer some geographic balance. Newt, as a Southerner, could potentially pick up some support in the upper midwest with Romney, who has roots in Michigan and Massachusetts. I am not saying he would automatically win either state, but it's possible. He could also help in Nevada, which I believe will in fact be an important state.
Style. Yes, this can help. Newt is bombastic, brassy, and brash. Romney is smooth and stays (usually) unruffled. Some would of course say slick or smarmy. He is also telegenic. Again, IMHO.
Business background. Newt has worked in academia and government. Romney's private-sector business experience could be an asset. Romney also has significant financial backing.
I also believe that Romney would come off well in a debate with Slow Joe Biden.
I am reminded of Reagan's gambit of asking Pennsylvania Sen. Richard Schweiker to be his running mate in '76. In Craig Shirley's excellent book "Reagan's Revolution", he gave the story of one Republican delegate in particular who, upon hearing of Reagan's selection, immediately decided to abandon Reagan. After thinking it over, he decided that "Vice-President Schweiker would be a lot easier to take than Secretary of State Kissinger" (speaking of Gerald Ford's SoS).
My own first ticket choice was Mitch Daniels/David Petraus (actually my first first choice was George Allen. Of course, that was afew years ago...) Again, I am just thinking of some possibilities.
Go West younge man.:)
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