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Do You Care Who Romney Chooses At His VP?

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If you are planning to vote for Romney in the General Election, what difference does it make to your choice which person Romney chooses as his VP, assuming it isn't David Duke or someone equally FUBAR?

I just don't see how this could matter.

Explain, anyone?
 
Pinkie said:
If you are planning to vote for Romney in the General Election, what difference does it make to your choice which person Romney chooses as his VP, assuming it isn't David Duke or someone equally FUBAR?

I just don't see how this could matter.

Explain, anyone?
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If he chooses a poor VP, the people may be discouraged to have them as the successor in case of death. In example, McCain was old and there was a higher chance of him dying in office. Not very many peole would trust Palin as the President or at least I hope that they wouldn't
 
As a conservative, it's the only thing that could pull be back to pulling the lever for him.
 
romney is already on extremely poor grounds for winning,choosing the right vp maybe the only thing that saves him against obama,but that is a BIG maybe.
 
cpwill said:
As a conservative, it's the only thing that could pull be back to pulling the lever for him.
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I how more think like you lol

This post was made from my phone.please excuse spelling mistakes
 
Well, it's only because I'm from Alabama. My electoral votes are going to Romney no matter what I vote. What I can do is worry a President Romney about a revolt on his right flank.
 
cpwill said:
Well, it's only because I'm from Alabama. My electoral votes are going to Romney no matter what I vote. What I can do is worry a President Romney about a revolt on his right flank.
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Romney will be unpopular with both parties just as Obama is. They run more up the middle than their party wants and they run too far to one side than the other party wants. Why cant we all just be down the middle through compromise?
 
TheLastIndependent said:
Romney will be unpopular with both parties just as Obama is. They run more up the middle than their party wants and they run too far to one side than the other party wants. Why cant we all just be down the middle through compromise?
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because we are in an era of mutually exclusive world-visions. :) glad I could help.
 
Pinkie said:
If you are planning to vote for Romney in the General Election, what difference does it make to your choice which person Romney chooses as his VP, assuming it isn't David Duke or someone equally FUBAR?

I just don't see how this could matter.

Explain, anyone?
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I'm not a Romney supporter, but I'll answer as if I were, because I think it's kind of a generic question as well.

In his case, it would not matter much to me at all. He's relatively young and healthy. I don't see him leaning on his VP the same way that Bush II depended on Cheney, either. Of course there is always the possibility that he may die in office, but really it's pretty slim.

When people were all gaga over Ron Paul, I brought up this same question. If I were a Paul supporter it would be a different story. Paul is old, and looks to be very frail, and it is not uncommon for healthy older people to take a sudden turn for the worse health-wise with little or no warning. It sometimes just happens. With Paul, his VP choice would be extremely important.
 
radcen said:
I'm not a Romney supporter, but I'll answer as if I were, because I think it's kind of a generic question as well.

In his case, it would not matter much to me at all. He's relatively young and healthy. I don't see him leaning on his VP the same way that Bush II depended on Cheney, either. Of course there is always the possibility that he may die in office, but really it's pretty slim.

When people were all gaga over Ron Paul, I brought up this same question. If I were a Paul supporter it would be a different story. Paul is old, and looks to be very frail, and it is not uncommon for healthy older people to take a sudden turn for the worse health-wise with little or no warning. It sometimes just happens. With Paul, his VP choice would be extremely important.
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this raises a question,why do people bash bush 2's policies when cheney and rove wore the pants in the whitehouse.
 
beerftw said:
this raises a question,why do people bash bush 2's policies when cheney and rove wore the pants in the whitehouse.
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People bash Cheney and Rove too lol.

Might as well throw in Rumsfeld and Wolfowitz while we're at it.
 
Only if you think he's going to die. Other than that, it won't make a difference (assuming, as you said, that it's not totally FUBAR).

Now for me, I looked very hard the last time at the possibility that Obama or McCain may have died. Obama because of a racist knocking him off, McCain because of his age. I was in the end, less afraid of "President" Biden than I was of "President" Palin.
 
radcen said:
I'm not a Romney supporter, but I'll answer as if I were, because I think it's kind of a generic question as well.

In his case, it would not matter much to me at all. He's relatively young and healthy. I don't see him leaning on his VP the same way that Bush II depended on Cheney, either. Of course there is always the possibility that he may die in office, but really it's pretty slim.

When people were all gaga over Ron Paul, I brought up this same question. If I were a Paul supporter it would be a different story. Paul is old, and looks to be very frail, and it is not uncommon for healthy older people to take a sudden turn for the worse health-wise with little or no warning. It sometimes just happens. With Paul, his VP choice would be extremely important.
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it's nice that you think that health is the major issue.

but we are going into a time of dangerous decisions and drastic change, where the ideological options will become ever-more-stark. the division you see now? we are still in the "compromise is possible and we sort of get along" phase. It's going to get much worse before it gets' better, and you will get radicals willing to live a life in prison or be killed in order to assassinate the hated avatar of the opposition.

:) everyone hold on to your hats. History is going to get interesting.
 
rocket88 said:
Only if you think he's going to die. Other than that, it won't make a difference (assuming, as you said, that it's not totally FUBAR).

Now for me, I looked very hard the last time at the possibility that Obama or McCain may have died. Obama because of a racist knocking him off, McCain because of his age. I was in the end, less afraid of "President" Biden than I was of "President" Palin.
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Does a President Rice (Condelezza) worry you?
 
Rand Paul
Ron Paul
Chris Christie
Paul Ryan
Marco Rubio
Mitch Daniels
Sarah Palin
Nikki Haley
Tim Pawlenty

Presidential nominees usually don't select vice presidents who are more popular and have greater personal charisma than they have!

In Romney's case, that eliminates all of the above?
 
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jgarden47 said:
Presidential nominees usually don't select vice presidents who are more popular and have greater personal charisma than they have!

In Romney's case, that eliminates all of the above?
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If those are the criteria then Mitt's pretty much stuck with Cheney. :lol:
 
cpwill said:
As a conservative, it's the only thing that could pull be back to pulling the lever for him.
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Would Chris Christe do it for you?
 
So long as I don't see another Palin, I am confident I will be voting for Romney.
 
cpwill said:
because we are in an era of mutually exclusive world-visions. :) glad I could help.
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Funny but I see it as an "all in" move from the 1% joining the Far Right and when it fails this time their game is over. There will be a complete purge of the GOP for 2016 and a return to the middle.
 
TheLastIndependent said:
Romney will be unpopular with both parties just as Obama is. They run more up the middle than their party wants and they run too far to one side than the other party wants. Why cant we all just be down the middle through compromise?
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Because playing the role of a centrist is just following political winds when we are actually looking for leaders.
 
jgarden47 said:
Rand Paul
Ron Paul
Chris Christie
Paul Ryan
Marco Rubio
Mitch Daniels
Sarah Palin
Nikki Haley
Tim Pawlenty

Presidential nominees usually don't select vice presidents who are more popular and have greater personal charisma than they have!

In Romney's case, that eliminates all of the above?
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Tim Pawlenty has charisma? Nice guy and all but his presence has the brute force impact of gnat fart in a hurricane. Man is duller than Ben Stein's character in Ferris Beuller's Day Off.
 
I do care.

I don't particularly trust or like Romney. I have zero excitement in the prospect of a Presidential run for him. My only chance for getting some excitement and enthusiasm for the ticket is the VP nod. If he nominates someone I can actually get excited about or like then that will be a bit bonus for me.

However if he picks up someone I just can't stand, when I'm already relatively sour on Mitt himself, it'll likely drive me into 3rd party territory.
 
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