GOP race. One down, two to go.

[Rakhel]

Santorum has suspended his campaign for President today. This leaves Romney and Gingrich. And with Romney half way to the 1144 votes needed to secure the nomination, it seems to be an almost forgone conclusion that Romney will get the GOP Nomination.

Rick Santorum says he will suspend campaign but 'not done fighting' - NYPOST.com

So, now the question is...who do you think will be his running mate?
And do you think he has a chance against Obama?

 

[Sunstone]

I've been wondering if Romney will pick Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as his running mate. Ryan has a budget that's popular with Republicans and is a staunch social conservative, which would help win the South and perhaps belie fears that Romney is not socially conservative enough.

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

Picking up Ryan strikes me as a disastrous move. Why muddy a campaign with Wisconsin politics?

 

[Sunstone]

Picking up Ryan strikes me as a disastrous move. Why muddy a campaign with Wisconsin politics?

That strikes me as an excellent point. Do you have any opinion who Romney will pick?

 

[fallingblood]

I'm not sure if who Romney will pick actually matters. With only a minority of Republicans supporting him anyway, and Santorum really having done a number on the GOP race, I think his cause is nearly hopeless.

I really think the Republicans have basically shot themselves in the foot.

 

[Sunstone]

I'm not sure if who Romney will pick actually matters. With only a minority of Republicans supporting him anyway, and Santorum really having done a number on the GOP race, I think his cause is nearly hopeless.

I really think the Republicans have basically shot themselves in the foot.

I agree with you in general, but I can see the Republicans winning if the economy doesn't improve a bit more.

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

That strikes me as an excellent point. Do you have any opinion who Romney will pick?

I honestly do not know the field that well. Maybe Rubio? To be honest, I don't think I've ever correctly guessed the VP.

 

[InformedIgnorance]

I think he would choose a mirror, given both how vain he seems and because it would be doing the opposite of what he does.

 

[tytlyf]

I don't know why people call Romney a Flip-flopper. The Republican party is the biggest flip-flopper. How many candidates have they flip-flopped this season on who they support?

Cain, Bachmann, Gingrich, Perry, etc.. etc... Conservatives are the true flip-floppers. I don't understand how it's so difficult to pick someone? I guess they are easily swayed?

 

[Reverend Rick]

Its hard to find an electable candidate when you are a Conservative. A candidate has to get in a contest about who is the most conservative in the primary and then reinvent themselves during the general election to appeal to moderates.

 

[T-Dawg]

Its hard to find an electable candidate when you are a Conservative. A candidate has to get in a contest about who is the most conservative in the primary and then reinvent themselves during the general election to appeal to moderates.

Yeah, Democrats can get away with just running as moderates the entire time, because their base is used to being marginalized .

 

[Reverend Rick]

Both parties are stupid. There is no need to pander to your base. Its not like Liberals are going to vote Republican or Conservatives are going to vote Democrat anyways.

Elections are all about how Moderates vote.

 

[Revoltingest]

Both parties are stupid. There is no need to pander to your base.

Except in primaries, & to motivate your base to vote.

Its not like Liberals are going to vote Republican or Conservatives are going to vote Democrat anyways.
Elections are all about how Moderates vote.

True dat.....the fence sitters decide who become prez.