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Romney looks to fill ticket, so let veepstakes begin
[Daily Nation (Kenya)] With Mitt Romney...whose real first name is actually, no kidding, Willard, was governor of Massachussetts and is currently the front-runner for president on the Publican ticket. He is the son of the former governor of Michigan, George Romney, who himself ran for president after saving American Motors from failure, though not permanently. Romney's foot is in an ideological bucket because of Romneycare, a state-level experiment that should have been a warning against Obamacare if anyone had been paying attention. Romney's charisma is best defined as soporific, which is probably why he is leading the Publican field... now all but assured of winning the Republican nomination, he embarks on one of his critical quests of the campaign: finding a running mate who can help him defeat President Barack Obama Republicans can come along for the ride, but they've got to sit in the back... Mr Romney took a huge step toward securing the role of flagbearer when rival Rick Santorum  ...candidate for president and former U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania. He was a lawyer before becoming the Representative for suburban Pittsburgh in 1991. He lost his Senate seat in 2006 to Bob Casey, a Democrat machine politician and political dynast. Santorum is a social conservative whose primary attraction is seemingly that he is neither Mitt Romney or Newt Gingrich... bowed out of the race Tuesday, and the chatter about who gets the nod from the former governor of Massachusetts has risen to a din. But he quickly sought to dispel the notion that he might rush to find a partner for the ticket -- not after the controversy over  Sarah Mama GrizzlyPalin ... the babe libs love to hate ... , who was John MaverickMcCain's ... the Senator-for-Life from Arizona, former presidential candidate and even more former foot soldier in the Reagan Revolution... surprise running mate in their 2008 loss to Obama. "No list yet," Mr Romney told Fox on Wednesday. "That's a process which has not begun yet, but will probably begin pretty soon." And so the "veepstakes" gathers steam, with Romney advisors eyeing potential Number Twos and poring over voting records and personal details in what is one of the most rigorous vetting processes endured by any politician. Protracted strategizing over a vice presidential pick is standard, as a candidate mulls how his choice might impact the election. Posted by: Fred 2012-04-13 |
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