Drudge Exclusive: ROMNEY NARROWS VP CHOICES; CONDI EMERGES AS FRONTRUNNER

Drudge Report ^ | Thursday, July 12, 2012

[kristinn]

**Exclusive**

Late Thursday evening, Mitt Romney's presidential campaign launched a new fundraising drive, 'Meet The VP' -- just as Romney himself has narrowed the field of candidates to a handful, sources reveal.

And a surprise name is now near the top of the list: Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice!

The timing of the announcement is now set for 'coming weeks'.

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It was Condi who received two standing ovations at Romney's Utah retreat a few weeks ago, and everyone left with her name on their lips.

Rice made an extended argument for American leadership in the world.

[TheShaz]

I like Condi, she is a smart cookie....

But this is a Red Herring. It is easy bait that will force the Progressives to yell “Bush, Bush, Bush” not knowing that the “Blame bush gun” is empty.

Its not Condi

Mitt was getting some pressure from GOP Senators who IMHO shoudl shut up about the VP pick, they are not the presumptive GOP canidate, not their decision. This could be tossed out to shut them up.

IMHO things are going well, the Obama Campaign is looking more and more desperate each day.

[Earthdweller]

The VP will likely be Susana Martinez, she will fit in perfectly with Romney...a Dem before she was a "republican"....

Or it will be Brian Sandoval, elected Governor of Nevada. He was appointed United States District Judge for the District of Nevada by President George W. Bush in October 2005, becoming the state's first Hispanic federal judge.

[longtermmemmory]

this will hurt not help.

NEXT!

[FR_addict]

She was definitely an Obama supporter.

[FR_addict]

She was definitely an Obama supporter.

[Persevero]

Pro-abortion. Very sad.

[Osage Orange]

"They" are never exposed to the Sheeple. The Left OWNS the airwaves, the newspapers, the everything.

They do, and they know it.

Romney is stupid to even have her on his short list....She's NOT a Conservative. She's not close. Yeah she's smart.....but a Conservative she is NOT!

[Windcatcher]

Luís Fortuño has a great economic record, but Condi definitely has the foreign-policy cred. Tough call...

[ClarenceThomasfan]

All a smoke screen people. He’s just building up excitement for Rob Portman.

[StAnDeliver]

"or maybe some reporters are creating a story."

NO! THAT NEVER HAPPENS!

[Nervous Tick]

>> Wow, double your Pander double your fun! Triple if you count academia.

Never been married; she *could* be gay!

That would be double-secret bi-pander! Unless she came out of the closet for the “October Surprise” — then just mega-quadrapander.

All sarcasm aside — don’t know about you, but I got about enough of Condi Rice when I watched the state department run her for W.

[novemberslady]

Thanks Califelephant

[Nervous Tick]

>> He’s just building up excitement for Rob Portman.

You don’t think Portman can build his *own* excitement?

By the way, who is Rob Portman?

[jeltz25]

I’m still picturing the moment after her speech when the nominee’s spouse and kids come on stage with them. Would she just stand there by herself?

What about the balloon drop? Would it just be Mitt, Ann, and her? Kind of awkward with only 3 people.

Anyway, he’s not picking a pro-choice, pro-aff action, pro-amnesty Obama voter.

[dennisw]

Respectfully, that’s not true. I’m Hispanic and my ancestors settled into New Mexico (then New Spain) more than 500 years ago from Spain. I’m going to vote Republican regardless of the VP, but legal Hispanics are the fastest-growing demographic and we need to educate them on our ideas. A large percentage who have lived here for generations, don’t approve of amnesty or open borders but sympathize with children caught up by their parent’s choices—highlighted in Rubio’s plan to address the problem. Hispanics are the largest legal “minority” group, larger than blacks and growing the fastest of any group.

My people got here in 1904. Take all Hispanics living here for many generations. I'll bet not more than 2% got into America before 1904. In fact just about all Hispanics/Mexicans etc got here after World War two. You are the rare exception. Yes I am aware of "The Border Crossed US" Hispanics who ended up in America after 1848

And I don't sympathize with Marco Rubio, his parents got here pre-Castro and they were not American citizens when he was born so he cannot be a valid vice-Presidente. You want an illegal immigration magnet than pass a Dream Act and do what Obama did as far as enacting much of it via executive order

[Revolting cat!]

I would of preferred DeMint with Rice!

[Persevero]

“99% of the hispanic’s are illegal!!!!”

Are you trying to make all of FR look stupid and mean? Nowhere near that percentage of hispanics are illegal. Good grief.

[FreeReign]

Romney is NOT listening. We do not need TWO RINOs at the top of the ticket. Condi was a good secretary of state...save that, or a different job, for her. This is SO exasperating!

Chill out. Drudge mentions no source for this. Most likely this is nonsense.

[citizen]

Maybe not my #1 but Condi brings a lot of plusses.

[Junior_G]

Trial balloon. Remember that Drudge is in tight with the Romney campaign. Hopefully there will be enough negative buzz that it nixes the RINO Condi pick.