Romney's possible VP picks [View all]
Just got done reading Game Change, and became very intrigued at the VP selection process. The way I see it, much like McCain Romney has plenty of "safe" choices in the form of middle aged white dudes like Tim Pawlenty, Mitch Daniels or Chris Christie.
His riskier choices but more likely to excite the conservative base would be folks like Bobby Jindal, or Nickey Haley IMHO. He could try to rally the base with a convential evangelical conservative, but no one is going to want him to select anyone like Santorum, there is always Mike Huckabee, but he has limited appeal outside southern evangelicals and it would make more sense to select someone currently in a goveronr's or senator's office.
Probably a stretch, but there is the remote possiblity to choosing a former Bush cabinet member like Condaleeza Rice, or even more of a stretch Colin Powell, especially if he opts not to endorse Obama for 2012.
Just chewing the fat, but I'm certain the Romney folks are running throuh every possible scenario and it'll be interesting to see what direction they take. I think the riskier choices are interesting, and it'll be interesting to see how the GOP VP selection affects the general election.
But in all likelihood, VP picks don't generally leave any great positive impact, unless its a critically reckless choice like Sarah Palin. It absolutely amazed me in Game Change what little time the McCain people spent on vetting Sarah Palin, and their shock and awe when they realized what little she knew outside of Alaska politics.
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