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Romney may name running mate early in election race
Reuters ^ | July 10, 2012 | Steve Holland

Posted on 07/10/2012 4:00:41 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney acknowledged on Tuesday he is considering naming his choice to serve as vice presidential running mate earlier than usual to better compete with President Barack Obama.

As they work from a short list of leading Republicans, Romney and his advisers say they are weighing whether he should announce his choice some weeks earlier than the traditional time of around the Republican National Convention, which is to be held in Tampa in late August.

The reasoning, advisers say, is that two candidates would be able to raise more money and engage Obama and Vice President Joe Biden in battle with polls showing Americans closely divided on whether to pick the Republican challenger or Democratic incumbent in the November 6 election.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


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KEYWORDS: 2012election; runningmate; vicepresident; vp
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To: Free ThinkerNY

I find it interesting that when they mention Kelly Ayote, theyvsay that because she is a first term senator, that she dent have the experience to be VP. But Bambi was qualified to be at the top of the ticket????


61 posted on 07/10/2012 5:19:42 PM PDT by RayBob (If guns kill people, can I blame misspelled words on my keyboard?)
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To: Aevery_Freeman

Sarah is not Tina.

Besides she’s not even running for President...

That’s easy and it’s a wash. We get an attractive, intelligent woman on the ticket.

And a Presidential candidate. All in one.


62 posted on 07/10/2012 5:21:02 PM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network (America doesn't need any new laws. America needs freedom!)
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To: Revolting cat!

Thetans aren’t eligible. They are aliens.


63 posted on 07/10/2012 5:21:51 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Fools.Damn fools.Welcome to the USSA. Socialism is slavery to the State and the Supreme Court did it)
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To: Sacajaweau

Mr. RomneyCARE is NOT the nominee, yet.

Mr. RomneyCARE, author of Death Panels, and ObamaCARE
should be honest and call the TAXES he wants
by their real name, TAXES, and not ‘fees’.

Let’s hear it for 2012:

THE Year the GOP became the PARTY
of TARP, TAXES, Vulture Corporatiswm,
STATISM, deception, Death Panels + RomneyCARE.


64 posted on 07/10/2012 5:25:33 PM PDT by Diogenesis ("Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. " Pres. Ronald Reagan)
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To: Dutch Boy

This is not going to be an easy election.

Understatment.


65 posted on 07/10/2012 5:38:34 PM PDT by conservaKate (My vote will be against the One...not FOR Mittens.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

Keep your eyes on the undercard, but the VP nominee is not it. And Rubio won’t be the VP nominee. Also, I disagree — I very much doubt Romney will name a VP nominee before the convention. Meanwhile, many, many proxies will criticize Zero, his incompetence, and his henchmen/women and Romney’s choice will probably be a surprise and a shock to the Kenyan.

Thanks Free ThinkerNY.


66 posted on 07/10/2012 5:48:24 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
ALLEN WEST !!

ALLEN WEST !!

ALLEN WEST !!


67 posted on 07/10/2012 5:52:42 PM PDT by DTogo (High time to bring back the Sons of Liberty !!)
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To: Williams

Rubio or West.

If he picks someone unknown and/or boring, I am gonna freak!


68 posted on 07/10/2012 6:02:04 PM PDT by my small voice (A biased media and an uneducated populace is the biggest threat to our nation.)
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69 posted on 07/10/2012 6:02:40 PM PDT by RedMDer (https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org/default.aspx?tsid=93destr)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

If Romney is really in this thing to win ( and I have my doubts ) he’ll pick West . And I don’t agree with some of the thinga West has voted on , but he’s the best we’ve got .


70 posted on 07/10/2012 6:14:37 PM PDT by sushiman
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To: proudtexasmama

FLORIDA or OHIO... both must win states....


71 posted on 07/10/2012 6:17:29 PM PDT by Republic Rocker
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Romney will pick a liberal because he thinks of himself as an extreme conservative.


72 posted on 07/10/2012 6:39:40 PM PDT by P-Marlowe
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To: biggredd1

Palin ripped his head off and poured Moose Juice down his neck.

LLS


73 posted on 07/10/2012 6:51:38 PM PDT by LibLieSlayer (Don't Tread On Me)
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To: Williams

I’d pick Rubio and let him give countless speeches in Spanish to the hispanic community. Jusy my op.

* * *

I like this notion too. (I also like Ryan.) We need someone INTERESTING, not boring and safe. Safe gets zero votes. Rubio could definitely pull a fair number of Hispanics, plus he is good-looking and reasonably charmismatic (as is Ryan). Plus the fact that Rubio isn’t white bread ought to pull some disenchanted libs away from Obama.

As for the anchor baby issue ... screw it, I don’t care anymore. I know I should but I don’t. Obama sank that ship forever, apparently. Now “anyone” really can be President, I guess. Anyway, if we are stuck with that reality we should use it to our advantage. Rubio would be every bit as “legal” as Obama ... however much that is.


74 posted on 07/10/2012 8:05:34 PM PDT by Hetty_Fauxvert ( "Be Breitbart, baby!")
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To: Hetty_Fauxvert

How do you say amnesty in Spanish? Amnestio?


75 posted on 07/10/2012 8:57:50 PM PDT by RaisingCain
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