Romney Running Mate Coming Soon
From an e-mail that just came through from the Romney campaign:
We're getting ready to share some exciting news. Sometime between now and the Republican convention, Mitt will be announcing his choice for VP.
Know what's even more exciting? Every week until the VP announcement is made, one lucky supporter will win the chance to meet Mitt and his choice for VP.
UPDATE: I noticed shortly after posting (as was pointed out in the comments) that the wording of the e-mail is ambiguous enough to suggest that contestants will actually win the opportunity to meet the running mate in coming weeks, not actually meet them during that timeframe (which actually makes more sense in terms of preventing leaks).
And Drudge is now reporting Condi Rice as the surprise candidate "near the top of the list." As of yet, however, there is no sourcing, even on background.
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Apr '11
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EstoniaKat
Supremes are decided at the Presidential level, not the Vice President.
Personally, I hope she is the pick. She could probably melt people by brainpower alone, and she would totally clown Biden in a debate. She brings diversity to the ticket. Her foreign policy experience would be invaluable with what the U.S. is about to face. She's totally a power babe in heels, as this picture shows:
I say pick her. · 4 minutes ago
Bob Portman possesses all of the non-identity politics criteria, along with being a full spectrum conservative and being a better fit for the chief problems facing the nation; if Romney turns out to be a war President, and then dies, maybe Rice would be better. It seems more likely to me that the "war" will be on bankruptcy, where Portman is far more accomplished, and that the chief theater will be the Senate, which Portman knows far better, from a diverse range of angles.
May '10
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EstoniaKat
Mark Wilson
The vice president has next to zero influence on abortion policy. And at the chance that she would unexpectedly become president, she's not a pro-abortion ideologue (as far as I can tell) who would use that as a litmus test for Supreme Court nominees. So I don't think that's something we should put much emphasis on. · 14 hours ago
Supremes are decided at the Presidential level, not the Vice President. ...
I say pick her. · 59 minutes ago
We are in agreement. You may have misread what I wrote.
Jul '10
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They really do seem to admire her, I was astounded. These are very educated, upper-middle class culture/fashion writers in a blue state, so definitely voters that Obama is taking for granted...and I think they'd all give her strong consideration if she were picked. My friends who are more blue dog Dems also grudgingly respect her more than I expected...
Cutlass
Jonathan, I'm fascinated by these "young liberal girls" and their views on Condi. Do they actually admire her? What do they think of her politics?
My impression was that liberals saw Rice as a demonic neo-con warmongering Aunt Tom who mindlessly served that war criminal, Bushitler. Of course, I live in San Francisco. Is Rice popular among some less rabid Democrats? · 7 hours ago
Apr '11
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Dan Hanson: It's rather depressing that everyone instantly starts talking about race and gender identity politics, as if this would just be a cold political calculation.
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Not everything is about gay rights and abortion..... He'll need the best people he can get, and anyone would put Rice near the top of the list in foreign policy.
Not everything is SSM or Life; Jerry Falwell would be a poor choice. Not everything is not SSM or Life; Susan Collins would also be a poor choice. While acknowledging Karl's point, her foreign policy experience is a winner, and she is widely respected.
Not everything is foreign policy, though, and she has little record or experience in the other two legs of the conservative stool. Nor does she agree with Romney on immigration, which is almost a fourth leg to the modern movement. On a different ticket, in a different cycle, she'd be great.
If Romney was likely to pick her, though, his promise not to pick a pro-choice VP would be the dumbest move of his life. Having made that promise, he cannot reverse. Life is the subject of his only serious "flip flop". Not possible twice.
May '11
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When push comes to shove, they will vote Dem. What we have here may be the pretense of being moderate.
White liberals have to be careful about asserting the "Aunt Tom" thing. Thus, they can't come out too strongly against her.
Dec '10
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Western Chauvinist: Why doesn't Mitt Romney believe conservative principles can win? ...
I believe in One God, andfor that reason, I believe in the organizing principles of our American founding. Man is fallen. The power allotted to men must therefore be limited. I don't have tobelieveeconomic freedom works... Iknowit. I've seen it over my lifetime. Nothing says, "let there be peace between us" like free trade and a battery of Patriot Missiles strategically located. Sometimes I wonder how many conservatives really believe this stuff.
Instead, I hear things like, "the economy's going to improve (through massive federal spending) by November and, oh my, Obama's going to win." By what objective measure is it possible for Obama's policies toeverproduce economic improvement? Federal workforce hires? Ourfutureprosperity is being sucked into the insatiable maw of Leviathan.
Stand up, man!
Hey Western, I'm thinking you should be on Romney's VP short list. What was the name of the warrior princess who rose up in England an beat the crap out of the Romans, Boudicca? In the mean time, sign me up as an et. al. for your posts.
Edited on July 14, 2012 at 1:40amJul '10
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Oh, I wouldn't assume they'll vote for Obama. You haven't watched over the past two years as they've grown more and more discouraged with him, and opined more and more often about how much better Hillary would have been, and how they'd love the chance to vote for a woman again. They may not *admit* it afterwards, but if there's a woman they like on the ticket, some of them will definitely vote Republican this one time.
ctlaw: When push comes to shove, they will vote Dem. What we have here may be the pretense of being moderate.
White liberals have to be careful about asserting the "Aunt Tom" thing. Thus, they can't come out too strongly against her. · 12 hours ago