Comments on: Who Will Fill the 2012 VP Spot? A Guide to the GOP Race for Second http://www.redstate.com/6755mm/2011/05/27/who-will-fill-the-2012-vp-spot-a-guide-to-the-gop-race-for-second/ Thu, 23 May 2013 14:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Remington_Steele http://www.redstate.com/6755mm/2011/05/27/who-will-fill-the-2012-vp-spot-a-guide-to-the-gop-race-for-second/#comment-43 Remington_Steele Tue, 31 May 2011 17:49:35 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/6755mm/?p=21#comment-43 he is a better counter balance than Bachmann. Dispite Bachmann’s good points, Herman has more executive experience and Romney (or XXX) with Cain would be an economic powerhouse which is what 2012 is all about.

Runner ups for me would be Jindal and maybe Rubio (needs more experience in office). Haven’t looked into Fortu

]]> By: kyle8 http://www.redstate.com/6755mm/2011/05/27/who-will-fill-the-2012-vp-spot-a-guide-to-the-gop-race-for-second/#comment-42 kyle8 Tue, 31 May 2011 01:38:11 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/6755mm/?p=21#comment-42 “” there probably can

]]> By: renny http://www.redstate.com/6755mm/2011/05/27/who-will-fill-the-2012-vp-spot-a-guide-to-the-gop-race-for-second/#comment-41 renny Tue, 31 May 2011 01:03:52 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/6755mm/?p=21#comment-41 The argument that someone is going to be savaged because they are Rep. veep is spurious, because the TICKET is going to be savaged, ridiculed, dismembered, ravaged, and criminalized, and both pres. and veep candidates will need have the hides of a dozen elephants.

]]> By: drfredc http://www.redstate.com/6755mm/2011/05/27/who-will-fill-the-2012-vp-spot-a-guide-to-the-gop-race-for-second/#comment-40 drfredc Mon, 30 May 2011 23:35:53 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/6755mm/?p=21#comment-40 I wouldn’t count out Huckabee as a VP possibility.

He’s from the South (which seems to be important in GOP wins), is very articulate, has executive credentials, AND has a strong Social Conservative following.

Plus, he’s NOT running for President, which means if he plays it smart, Huckabee won’t have offended anyone in the Party or the GOP Presidential candidate. Nor will he be the focus of Dem attacks for the next year…

Plus, he’s got experience running a national campaign from 2008.

Plus, as Fox commentator, during the GOP primaries, he’s going to be a constant conservative voice (perhaps of reason?) leading up to the GOP convention. From his Fox position, he can lead, heal, comment, and attack without being attacked back as much more than just another left wing hated Fox commentator. And, up to the GOP convention, HE CAN VOICE HIS OPINION without burning up campaign time, focus or dollars…

In summary, by choosing to lay low during the primaries, Huckabee leaves being a VP candidate open — he could bring far more positives than negatives to the GOP come the final run to November.

FYI, I’m not a big Huckabee fan, just your average doofus observer of trends and choices…

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]]> By: littlehouse18 http://www.redstate.com/6755mm/2011/05/27/who-will-fill-the-2012-vp-spot-a-guide-to-the-gop-race-for-second/#comment-38 littlehouse18 Sun, 29 May 2011 23:37:45 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/6755mm/?p=21#comment-38 The press will pull the same number on her. Sad to say, any conservative female will be savaged and portrayed as extreme. And it will be just successful enough to ruin our chances.

I think we need two males on our ticket, even if it’s not fair.

]]> By: electionwatch http://www.redstate.com/6755mm/2011/05/27/who-will-fill-the-2012-vp-spot-a-guide-to-the-gop-race-for-second/#comment-37 electionwatch Sun, 29 May 2011 02:16:44 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/6755mm/?p=21#comment-37 I believe whoever is the Republican nominee will have a tough choice for the VP slot.
What I believe about this analysis is that Jeb Bush will take his name out of consideration for the VP slot because there probably can’t be another Bush on the ticket until at least 2016.
Kyl won’t be the VP nominee because he is now retiring after three terms and I don’t think he will consider being the VP choice after deciding to retire early in the election cycle.
Petraeus would make the race interesting with his foreign policy experience outperforming current VP Biden’s foreign policy experience, and would provide some much needed depth in this field for the Republican nominee. But, I don’t think many Republicans would like to see him on the ticket because of his experience mostly under President Obama and the fact that he agreed to take the helm as Director of the CIA under President Obama. But, Petraeus did beat Obama in a Newsmax poll earlier this year. He would be a great VP nominee if Jon Huntsman is nominated. Huntsman is another guy who worked under President Obama recently as US Ambassador to China after resigning as Governor of Utah.
There will be no way that the Republican nominee will be elected if Palin is again the VP nominee. None of these candidates will even consider her as a choice of being their running mate. Palin is simply unelectable in these times. She is a true conservative and I like her a lot, but, she is simply unelectable (unless she runs for something other than President or VP). She should get her own Fox News show!

]]> By: silentcal2012 http://www.redstate.com/6755mm/2011/05/27/who-will-fill-the-2012-vp-spot-a-guide-to-the-gop-race-for-second/#comment-36 silentcal2012 Sun, 29 May 2011 01:05:49 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/6755mm/?p=21#comment-36 I read this a lot and it makes no sense.

She is not going to take a gazillion dollar pay cut to put on a muzzle for nine years, sit still and look pretty. The veep is a tame, do nothing position position based in Washington. She’d have more influence, make more money and be happier doing what she is doing now.

On the other hand, no nominee is going to pick someone who has a hard time toeing the company line and absorbs too much spotlight. If the candidate is a bit dull or unknown, the last person they will pick is a lightning rod who will have a bigger press corps than the nominee.

]]> By: jdaman http://www.redstate.com/6755mm/2011/05/27/who-will-fill-the-2012-vp-spot-a-guide-to-the-gop-race-for-second/#comment-35 jdaman Sun, 29 May 2011 00:24:51 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/6755mm/?p=21#comment-35 Herman Cain. If Cain can really get himself into the top couple of slots, say number two or three in the pickings, then he would be ideal.
Think about it, Cain is a businessman and Romney is trying to portray himself as the “Jobs Candidate”, with Romney’s poor record with a money guzzling healthcare system that he created, who better than a businessman and who better to help boost Romeny’s image as the jobs guy than a successful businessman?
Besides that, Cain could bring the conservative black voters over to Romeny’s side, and Cain is also popular with the Tea Party. Seems like a good pair to me, or at least, Cain could help erase some of Romney’s stigma with conservatives.

]]> By: ntrepid http://www.redstate.com/6755mm/2011/05/27/who-will-fill-the-2012-vp-spot-a-guide-to-the-gop-race-for-second/#comment-34 ntrepid Sat, 28 May 2011 20:07:08 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/6755mm/?p=21#comment-34 Take your pick: Lynne or Liz. At the very least it would be a guaranteed butt whoopin

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