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2016 Postmortem

ellisonz

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28. Since when is being old an encumbrance to being VP?

Reply to JoePhilly (Reply #27)

Thu Mar 29, 2012, 02:57 PM

Mar 2012

Throughout American history the job has often gone to an "elder" member of the party.

Martinez is kinda an unknown quantity on the national stage. Haley is known, but now has scandal problems.

Murkowski is capable, Palin was not.

Lieberman is irrelevant.

Either way, Romney has a big problem with women and he's not going to get around it picking an old white man.

Maybe he goes with Rick Perry.

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Marco Rubio endorses Romney and doesn't see himself as VP nominee [View all] alp227 Mar 2012 OP

Jim DeMint? Dawson Leery Mar 2012 #1

If that happens, I will go to Mass for a year. Ikonoklast Mar 2012 #9

This would be a repeat of McCain/Palin. Dawson Leery Mar 2012 #13

Someone his age doesn't want to be on a losing ticket - TBF Mar 2012 #2

Yup. There's some failed reasoning out there that the VP on a losing ticket becomes the front runner Drunken Irishman Mar 2012 #3

what about Palin? alp227 Mar 2012 #5

You're right...I totally forgot about Palin... Drunken Irishman Mar 2012 #7

Joe Biden, August 19, 2008: "I'm not the guy" Alexander Mar 2012 #4

Pssst, Marco. We already knew that. Major Hogwash Mar 2012 #6

They repukes don't need Rubio to win FL flamingdem Mar 2012 #17

Santorum? IcyPeas Mar 2012 #8

It's going to be Ricky, I posted that before. Ikonoklast Mar 2012 #10

The frothy mix has expressed interest in being Romney's running mate alp227 Mar 2012 #12

I hope so, the only bigger train wreck would be RANDPAUL (SO BRAVE) Mr.Turnip Mar 2012 #14

Interesting that Rubio would say this after Romney called him the "American Dream" on Leno. n/t Firebrand Gary Mar 2012 #11

Yahoo made Rubio's endorsement front pages news and even put up a tiny picture of him. BlueStater Mar 2012 #15

If Team Romney has any sense, they will pick a woman. n/t ellisonz Mar 2012 #16

if not Palin, then who? Bachmann? Virginia Foxx? alp227 Mar 2012 #18

Romney is going to have a hard sell. ellisonz Mar 2012 #19

isn't Nikki Haley mared in scandals like all the goddamn time? Mr.Turnip Mar 2012 #20

A South Carolinian would know better... ellisonz Mar 2012 #21

Yes, yes she is: ellisonz Mar 2012 #26

but Murkowski=RINO, that's why the Tea Partiers wanted Joe Miller. alp227 Mar 2012 #22

Romney wants to win... ellisonz Mar 2012 #23

not that fond of Tea Baggers??? alp227 Mar 2012 #24

This is Mitt Romney were talking about... ellisonz Mar 2012 #25

The only viable one in that list is Martinez. JoePhilly Mar 2012 #27

Since when is being old an encumbrance to being VP? ellisonz Mar 2012 #28