The VP pick is a move to the center to attract independents and support from the other party, so moderate is ideal.

Any VP pick which panders to the base and alienates independents and those in the other party is a bad pick, like Palin was a bad pick. Palin was a bad pick for another reason.

Palin was defined in American voters mind by the 2008 campaign. Most voters didn’t know her before then.

That I suspect is the gamble if Romney picks a relatively unknown woman for his VP, that the 2012 which defines her could go wrong.

Whereas with a VP Condi pick, no problem. Condi is well defined aleady with 66% of US voters already favouring her. Her moderation is exactly what is needed to appeal in a general election.

Then there’s what Condi brings to the ticket in terms of foreign policy experience.

So a VP Condi pick is win, win, win.

In polls of all Americans, when they are asked about Republican Party names, Condoleezza Rice often comes out as the top choice for president or VP.

Recent polls show Condoleezza Rice is favored by 66% of Americans. That’s more favored than Obama (54%) and way more than Romney (40%).

From a target of KKK hate-

to world leader -

I don’t know about you but I’m energised! lol

Condi is favored by 66% I am pretty sure that most of the 34% who don’t favor her are not puking over her for social conservative reasons.

Some of those 34% maybe didn’t like Bush foreign policy. Some of those 34% are democrat base or further left. Maybe they are puking over Condi because they hated the Iraq war but agree with the law as it relates to abortion?

Maybe a few of those 34% are indeed “social conservatives Condi pukers”. Maybe there is no such group but for the sake of argument let’s assume there is such a small group.

The point is, your “Condi pukers social conservatives” are a pretty tiny bunch of people and can’t beat Obama, right?

The Condi pukers could not unite around a preferred candidate to beat Condi in a poll of republicans for best VP pick.

Romney won’t run as a Condi-puker – he has already invited her to his Utah donors meeting where Condi brought the house down – but if he changed his mind and did start puking over Condi then Romney would be saying “goodbye” to 66% of the vote and “hello” to President Obama 2013 – 2017

I say forget “Condi pukers social conservatives” if such a group even exists. They have no-where to go and no-body to vote for in the general election. Their only chance was to get one of them nominated for the GOP and they failed.

Those 66% who favor Condi are the ones who can win the general election for Romney.

Listen to Condi speaking for herself on abortion in that video.

I was just asking what you guys all meant by “clear pro-lifer” because Neil seemed to be saying Condi wasn’t that and I wondered where tnfriendofcoal101368 thought that Justice Roberts came into the definition of “clear pro-lifer” the law and everything.

But it turns out that Justice Roberts was talking about Obama health care not abortion law so it was nothing to do with “clear pro-lifer” anyway.

So never mind I guess. Condi stands where she stands on abortion and maybe Justice Roberts is with Condi on keeping the law as is so tnfriendofcoal101368 point about Justice Roberts had nothing solid to say as regards “clear pro-lifer” to back up Neil Stevens.

A moderate from a twice-elected presidential administration who is 66% favored by US voters. Sounds exactly what you want for a VP pick.

Are you sure you weren’t thinking about Donald Rumsfeld?

No way am I am Rumsfeld hater. Don’t know where you got that idea from?

Just re-write your sentence this way.

“come on now, Donald Rumsfeld has a better chance of being selected VP than a moderate from the bush administration does.”

I asked if that was what you meant. It makes more sense than what you wrote about Donald Duck.

What’s “Rumsfeld hater” about that, about me? Nothing.

I am supporting Condi, not Hillary or Oprah for VP.

Romney too had Condi along to his donors meeting.

Maybe you want to say “ta ta” to everyone who supports someone who was at Romney’s donors meeting?

I was not saying I support Hillary Clinton. I was saying Americans do. It’s a polling fact. To quote

“Clinton Most Admired Woman for Record 16th Time

Hillary Clinton has now topped the list of Most Admired women a total of 16 times since 1993, finishing second in 1995 and 1996 to Mother Teresa and in 2001 to Laura Bush.

No other woman has been named Most Admired Woman as many times as Clinton. Eleanor Roosevelt is second with 13 No.1 finishes, followed by Margaret Thatcher, Jacqueline Kennedy, and Mother Teresa.”

http://www.gallup.com/poll/151790/barack-obama-hillary-clinton-again-top-admired-list.aspx

This year Hillary Clinton got 17% support, Oprah Winfrey got 7%, Michelle Obama got 5%, then Sarah Palin with 4% and Condoleezza Rice with 3%.

So a ticket with Hillary on it is a ticket to be feared.

Those are the women Americans admire. Their endorsement matters. The Republican ticket ought to be courting those admired women and other admired women, and seeking their endorsements. What better way to do that than to put a very popular woman, Condoleezza Rice, on the ticket?

Or if you have a more popular man, favored by more than Condi’s 66% then pick him..

I am answering your points one at a time good buddy.

Here’s the poll which shows 66% of Americans have a favorable opinon of Condoleezza Rice. It is a different poll from the one you quote which showed Condi topping a poll of possible VP picks.

Rasmussen Reports
Condi for Veep? 66% View Former Secretary of State Favorably

Friday, April 27, 2012

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said publicly she’s not interested in being Mitt Romne’s running mate, but a lot of her fellow Republicans like her just the same.

With speculation running wild over who Romney will choose to run with him for the vice presidency, Rasmussen Reports is testing the waters for a number of prominent Republicans around the country. The latest national telephone survey finds that 66% of Likely U.S. Voters share at least a somewhat favorable opinion of Rice, with 32% who view her Very Favorably. Just 24% have a somewhat or Very Unfavorable view of her.

The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on April 24-25, 2012 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2012/election_2012_presidential_election/april_2012/condi_for_veep_66_view_former_secretary_of_state_favorably

Sure. Condi has said she is not interested in running for VP and said why.

Neither was Eisenhower interested in running for president. He probably said why too. He was a general, not a politician. Like Condi is a foreign policy expert and not a politician.

Joe Biden said “it’s not me” just before he got Obama’s pick.

Condi doesn’t arrogantly say what she what she will do if offered a hypothetical promotion. She says the minute your hypothetical assumption doesn’t come true then you are in trouble.

I think it is all about diplomacy and about being modest and waiting until you are really asked before saying if you are interested and will accept the position.

But sure, this all depends on Condi changing her mind,if asked, IF ASKED.

If she is not asked then never mind.