Mitt Romney Running Mate Speculation Thread

if Obama loses Romney will offer him the State Department.

He is a smug, grimy little pimp.

Trump is too.

LOL

for such an avowedly moral guy, romney always seems to act totally w/o principle

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2012/06/herman-cain-radio-show-neil-boortz-wsb-/1#.T809RcWAqVQ

Very disappointed. This will inevitably distract from Cain's Solutions Revolution, and it also pretty much guarantees that Herman will not be the next vice-president.

Any of the picks who'd strengthen Willard's standing with the right wing of the party are probably people he'd utterly detest. This will not stop him from picking one of them anyway. I say if Rubio turns him down, he'll go for Rand Paul or Jindal.

Either of the latter two would surely result in Romney displaying a frozen-jawed, mechanical grin each time they stood next to one another in public. Although, probably no one would notice this, for this is more or less his normal public face.

As Romney's prospects get better, I'd say Rob Portman's do, too. I know nothing about Portman except that he's supposed to be boring and safe (mitigated somewhat by his having served in the Bush administration). If the economy continues to sputter and Obama drives his own negatives up by having to hammer away at Romney, I imagine Romney will be content to go with the safest pick possible.

Conversely, if Obama rebounds, I'd say there's a greater chance of Rubio or Christie or Jindal or someone else younger/more risky. Can't see Rand Paul, though--that seems more akin to wandering into Palin territory, and I don't think they'll want to try that again.

Basically argues that Romney's ineptitude is the only thing keeping Obama afloat:

http://www.tnr.com/blog/plank/104164/how-lucky-obama-in-his-opponent

At the breakfast, Mr. Romney introduced two of his sons, Matt and Craig, in a slightly unusual fashion. “I love them,” Mr. Romney said. “I love them like they’re my own. And they are! Craig!”

“I love them like they’re my own. And they are! Craig!”

This is so awkward and terrible it almost makes me like the guy, really.

nothing (short of a personality transplant) could make me like this arrogant doofus but journalists misread the response to his rich-guy awkwardness. lots of middle-class americans - not all - find it endearing or at least tolerable cause they aspire to be rich(er). the bushes were just as out of touch.

"what's he got? i want some maybe it will rub off" - donald trump has been dining out on this sentiment for years

that sons quote is his most Fred Willard yet

At a Wawa, one in a convenience store chain in the mid-Atlantic, Mr. Romney was dazzled by the touch-screen computers from which he ordered his meatball hoagie on Saturday in Quakertown, Pa. Later in the day, he tried to engage the crowd in Cornwall, Pa., by asking it about its favorite local sandwich shop.

"By the way, where do you get your hoagies here?" he asked. "Do you get them at Wawas? Is that where you get them? No? Do you get them at Sheetz? Where do you get them?"

As the crowd began to boo, shouting out names of neighborhood joints, Gov. Tom Corbett of Pennsylvania tried to help out: "Delis!" he called out. "The delis!"

But after bungling the name of the Wawa several times — calling the store "Wawas" — Mr. Romney forged ahead.

"Ah, you get them at the delis, is that what you're saying?" he asked. "Well, I went to a place today called Wawas. You ever been to Wawas? Anybody been there?" As the crowd continued to jeer, he added, "I'm sorry, I know there’s a very big state divide."

I love this. Wawa hoagies are not bad for convenience store food but I doubt many people would cite them as their favorite.

(From TPM) Reporters did try to get Romney to hint at who he will choose as a running mate. But so far Mitt’s been tight-lipped. Some journalists suggest the number of Wikipedia edits a contender’s page gets predicts the chances for the VP slot. If that’s the case, "We could be looking at Vice President Season 6 of 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer,'" Stephen Colbert said.

on bullshit:

http://www.salon.com/2012/08/08/the_journalistic_mind/

If it's Ryan, then it would be the first election since 1920 in which all major-party candidates (Pres and VP) were from east of the Mississippi and north of the Mason-Dixon Line.

Actually, forget the Mason-Dixon Line -- first time that all were east of the Mississippi, period.

I'm watching CNN, and even though they're qualifying everything with "sources say," they're treating this as if Ryan's been picked. I am surprised--I thought Romney would go for Portman and just bank on the economy reasserting itself and all the other stuff that's been plaguing him eventually fading away. Maybe the idea that Ryan inevitably brings the focus back to economic matters (for better or worse) is what drove this.

Ryan is (comparatively) charismatic, just like Sarah Palin was. Coming from the house, though, he's a loose canon just like Sarah Palin was. He'll be a hot new celebrity for minute just like Sarah Palin was. Then, during an interview or debate, he'll let fly some totally questionable rhetoric or information just like Sarah Palin did.

Paul Ryan: Mr. Sarah Palin.

(The bigger problem is that people actually liked John McCain a little bit and were almost willing to look past Sarah Palin. Who likes Mitt Romney? His own family. Maybe.)

Ryan has creepy reptile eyes, David Icke to thread.

This exists.

http://romneyryan.com/

romneyportman.com does not. romneyrubio.com also does not.

Paul Ryan it is....

(sez washpost)

so does the NYT.

Author of last week's New Yorker piece responds.

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/523290_10151186153273783_1713401387_n.jpg

Burns/Smith '12

the pundit gasbag fan boys are too busy whacking off to give an immediate response. but they will ... Paul Ryan is their Wunderkind.

Nothing more rousing than a Mitt Romney speech on a Saturday morning--he's just about to bring out Ryan.

oh wow mitt praising ryan for not "demonizing his opponents"

"he's never been content to curse the darkness...he'd rather light candles."

The next President? Is Romney going to resign on day one?

"Join me in welcoming the next president of the United States, Paul Ryan!" I know, I know, everyone misspeaks--pretty funny nonetheless.

is it worth turning off To Live and Die in L.A. or

That wasn't awkward at all, Mitt--nice recovery!

xpost -- Nothing is worth that.

"Join me in welcoming the next president of the United States, Paul Ryan!"

omg that was nuts

MITT THROWS AN AUDIBLE

Ryan/Romney '12

dude actually ran back up to the podium to correct himself after ryan's fanfare

"He is standing right next to me. His name is Mitt Romney, and he will be the next vice president of the United States!"

straw cowlick on the back of ryan's hair makes him look like he's wearing a suit from a wedding the night before

"our next vice president of the United States...Jack Kemp!!"

seriously looks like an impromptu speech from a hungover groom at brunch

crowd is like 100% white people

"Join me in welcoming the next president of the United States, Paul Ryan!" I know, I know, everyone misspeaks--pretty funny nonetheless.

― clemenza, Saturday, 11 August 2012 14:29 (5 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

omg perfect

his follow-up, after running back to the podium once the music stopped. "Now I've been known to make a mistake...but this man will be the next VICE-President of the United States..."

wow everyone's still humping the "you didn't build that" line