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Lukey

Lukey

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Bush chose old guy Cheney for his VP, knowing that he would not be able to run after Bush's term. Obama then chose Biden, another old guy who has no chance of being able to run to replace his boss, even if he manages to get re-elected in November. So, we no longer have this model where the VP needs to be an up and comer who can carry the torch (lets face it, these kind of VP's don't have a real good track record anyway). So why shouldn't Romney pick Ron Paul?

http://articles.businessinsider.com/2012-01-12/politics/30618652_1_ron-paul-young-voters-younger-voters

I can dig it!
 
Lukey said:
Bush chose old guy Cheney for his VP, knowing that he would not be able to run after Bush's term. Obama then chose Biden, another old guy who has no chance of being able to run to replace his boss, even if he manages to get re-elected in November. So, we no longer have this model where the VP needs to be an up and comer who can carry the torch (lets face it, these kind of VP's don't have a real good track record anyway). So why shouldn't Romney pick Ron Paul?

http://articles.businessinsider.com/2012-01-12/politics/30618652_1_ron-paul-young-voters-younger-voters

I can dig it!
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Only because of his position on wars and drugs. After that he is a flake.
 
ITALIA said:
Only because of his position on wars and drugs. After that he is a flake.
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He's been pretty accurate on economic issues (although I'm sure, since you endorse Obama's failed economic policies, that is what you are referring to as him being a "flake"). And he would drain Obama's advantage in the youth demo...
 
Lukey said:
Bush chose old guy Cheney for his VP, knowing that he would not be able to run after Bush's term. Obama then chose Biden, another old guy who has no chance of being able to run to replace his boss, even if he manages to get re-elected in November. So, we no longer have this model where the VP needs to be an up and comer who can carry the torch (lets face it, these kind of VP's don't have a real good track record anyway). So why shouldn't Romney pick Ron Paul?

http://articles.businessinsider.com...618652_1_ron-paul-young-voters-younger-voters

I can dig it!
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Paul would be an interesting choice. That said, I'm not in agreement that your "model" ever truly existed. JFK took LBJ...a wizened Senate vet to help him strongarm Congress....and helped him in the south. Reagan took Bush...a wizened CIA/Congress type...to strongarm Congress and help in the south.

Clinton took Gore...who was more accomplished at the time...and could help him strongarm Congress...but he probably did need him to win the south.

The future torch bearers haven't even won much lately.
 
Lukey said:
He's been pretty accurate on economic issues (although I'm sure, since you endorse Obama's failed economic policies, that is what you are referring to as him being a "flake"). And he would drain Obama's advantage in the youth demo...
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What does Obama have to do with Paul's position on the Fed and gold for example? Flake.
 
Wasn't Cheney the head of the VP search committee for the Bush campaign? After an exhaustive search, Cheney found himself for veep.

IMO, Paul would be a disastrous choice for Romney. Romney's judgement would become a campaign issue--just like McCain's judgement became an issue after McCain picked Palin.
 
And that will shore up the evangelist wackjobs.. how?

It probably would take a small percentage of college vote from Obama, but your clowns have them taken care of with voter suppression anyway. :)
 
Newt and Rick seem to think he will. They both accused Paul of colluding with him without offering any better explanation of why they thought he would do that.
 
Except that the VP nominee's job on the campaign trail is to defend and be an advocate of the POTUS nominee's policies. Oh yeah! I'm sure Ron Paul would love to do that for Willard. :) You never know from one day to the next what Willard's policies are.
 
I suspect that Romney is going to select a Latino male or female and then watch the leftwing press choke a bit on attacking Romney's running mate. I'm primarily thinking latino however, mostly because White Bread Romney needs to make some sort of inroad in that regard even though President Obama has alienated millions of Latinos by recently siding against them in the Martin/Zimmerman rush to judgment during the media and politicians feeding frenzy.

Whatever current amount of anger Latinos are feeling towards Obama for that bit of rank stupidity won't last and so Romney needs a Latino running mate because he needs to take as much of that demographic group away from Obama as possible. But . . . will he be wise enough to go that route?
 
Lukey said:
Bush chose old guy Cheney for his VP, knowing that he would not be able to run after Bush's term. Obama then chose Biden, another old guy who has no chance of being able to run to replace his boss, even if he manages to get re-elected in November. So, we no longer have this model where the VP needs to be an up and comer who can carry the torch (lets face it, these kind of VP's don't have a real good track record anyway). So why shouldn't Romney pick Ron Paul?

http://articles.businessinsider.com/2012-01-12/politics/30618652_1_ron-paul-young-voters-younger-voters

I can dig it!
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Because Ron Paul is the crazy old uncle the nation keeps up in its attic.

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Cicero said:
I suspect that Romney is going to select a Latino male or female and then watch the leftwing press choke a bit on attacking Romney's running mate. I'm primarily thinking latino however, mostly because White Bread Romney needs to make some sort of inroad in that regard even though President Obama has alienated millions of Latinos by recently siding against them in the Martin/Zimmerman rush to judgment during the media and politicians feeding frenzy.

Whatever current amount of anger Latinos are feeling towards Obama for that bit of rank stupidity won't last and so Romney needs a Latino running mate because he needs to take as much of that demographic group away from Obama as possible. But . . . will he be wise enough to go that route?
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And your proof is where on "President Obama has alienated millions of Latinos by recently siding against them in the Martin/Zimmerman rush to judgment?"
 
President Obama has alienated millions of Latinos by recently siding against them in the Martin/Zimmerman rush to judgment during the media and politicians feeding frenzy.

Yes...."Latinos for Zimmerman" meet twice a week for fund raising events for Mitt.

will he be wise enough to go that route?

Change "wise" to "cynical" and yes, all you need now is a Latino who isn't embarrassed to stand with an untrustworthy clown eating tacos and wearing a new sombrero while singing La Bamba off key.
 
I suspect that no Latino male or female with aspirations for higher office will accept a VP offer from Willard. They know he's going down,just as you do,and don't wanna take one for the team.
 
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