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maddezmom

(135,060 posts) Sat Jul 14, 2012, 10:07 PM Jul 2012

What are the odds Rmoney makes his VP announcement next week?

Pros and cons of Romney's VP options

By Andrew Gully (AFP) – 41 minutes ago

WASHINGTON — Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney still has six weeks to announce his vice presidential running mate, but speculation is rampant that he could name his pick as early as next week.

A memo released by Romney's camp on Thursday teased Washington political watchers by saying: "We're getting ready to share some exciting news" and the announcement will be "sometime soon."

He could shock everyone like the last Republican presidential nominee John McCain -- who plumped for a fresh-faced Alaskan governor by the name of Sarah Palin -- or react against that logic and opt for a safe, solid operator.

More: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hYud58gYUbCZ9lUG_bpLGM4SizEQ?docId=CNG.efaee1c0d9b0b1015ac27e59c71b582b.01

and I'm thinking Portman did a bit of an audition today.

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What are the odds Rmoney makes his VP announcement next week? (Original Post) maddezmom Jul 2012 OP

Little to none. Not gonna happen until after the Olympics Motown_Johnny Jul 2012 #1

Naming one now might end up being his replacement in the current shit storm DJ13 Jul 2012 #2

The VP need to vet him OverseaVisitor Jul 2012 #3

That's why a lot of speculation and just as many "Nyet!"s longship Jul 2012 #6

There is still hope for him to find 2 OverseaVisitor Jul 2012 #8

Who the hell would even want to be his VP now? Tx4obama Jul 2012 #4

depends on what he needs to divert attention from...... spanone Jul 2012 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author bupkus Jul 2012 #7

something is brewing maddezmom Jul 2012 #9

Motown_Johnny

(22,308 posts)

1. Little to none. Not gonna happen until after the Olympics

Reply to maddezmom (Original post)

Sat Jul 14, 2012, 10:09 PM

Jul 2012

DJ13

(23,671 posts)

2. Naming one now might end up being his replacement in the current shit storm

Reply to maddezmom (Original post)

Sat Jul 14, 2012, 10:13 PM

Jul 2012

I doubt his advisers would want that.

OverseaVisitor

(296 posts)

3. The VP need to vet him

Reply to maddezmom (Original post)

Sat Jul 14, 2012, 10:19 PM

Jul 2012

Need to be near crazy to be his VP

longship

(40,416 posts)

6. That's why a lot of speculation and just as many "Nyet!"s

Reply to OverseaVisitor (Reply #3)

Sat Jul 14, 2012, 11:03 PM

Jul 2012

Nobody wants to be saddled on Ann's horse. They're afraid that they'll end up on the roof of the SUV, or worse.

Anybody going for Republican Veep this year will be one of two categories.

1. Those aspiring for the White House.

2. Those who aspire, but could never be elected.

Too bad that all of the category one's have said, "Not only no. Hell no!"

That just leaves category two.

If you were Mitt, what would you do?
Who would you choose? Fucked any way it happens. And he knows it.

OverseaVisitor

(296 posts)

8. There is still hope for him to find 2

Reply to longship (Reply #6)

Sat Jul 14, 2012, 11:57 PM

Jul 2012

they sure go for it

the first one

The second one

Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)

4. Who the hell would even want to be his VP now?

Reply to maddezmom (Original post)

Sat Jul 14, 2012, 10:56 PM

Jul 2012

If it's a woman then it would have to be someone on my 'Crazy/Dingy Female Republicans' list:

Sarah Palin (AK), Michele Bachmann (MN), Orly Taitz (CA), Sue Lowden (NV), Virginia Foxx (NC), Jan Brewer (AZ), Sharron Angle (NV), Debbie Riddle (TX), Christine O'donnell (DE) Victoria Jackson, Ann Coulter

I suspect that any 'serious' politician/republican will be wanting to stay as far away from Romney as they can in the near future.

spanone

(135,846 posts)

5. depends on what he needs to divert attention from......

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Sat Jul 14, 2012, 10:57 PM

Jul 2012

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maddezmom

(135,060 posts)

9. something is brewing

Reply to bupkus (Reply #7)

Mon Jul 16, 2012, 02:50 PM

Jul 2012

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014167798

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