It just hit me. Romney/Christie 2012

[nevergiveup]

What do you think?

[FrenchieCat]

1. Romney/Rubio 2012

That's what I think.

[nevergiveup]

2. I agree, that is the best bet

but there is something about a Romney/Christie ticket that seems so very very Republican.

[FrenchieCat]

3. Two Northeasterners? Ain't gonna happen.

[eggplant]

6. correct.

you have to balance an east coaster with someone else.

[karynnj]

21. Think Clinton/Gore - two southerners

In our case, the south is our weakest area; in theirs, the Northeast is.

[WI_DEM]

25. well technically Florida is considered a southern state

and it has 29 electoral votes, so I think that will be of importance. Plus they will see Rubio as somebody who can help with the hispanic vote. As for Mitt what is his homestate? he's like Bush and can claim several. Will it be Michigan, Utah or Massachusetts.

[Honeycombe8]

41. Frenchie is referring to a ref. in prior post to Romney/Christie. nt

[TexasTowelie]

32. But Romney is from Michigan.

Or at least that is how Mitt's team will try to rewrite history (see course catalog: Revisionist Republican History 103)

[Honeycombe8]

40. 2nd that emotion. nt

[discopants]

11. … and I think we'll have Obama/Clinton

and Joe will move to Secretary of State. Hasn't Clinton indicated she won't continue in the State Department? This would completely re-energize the base and draw independent voters. Then she's top of ticket in 2016.

[krawhitham]

17. Dream on

She will be 69 for the 2016 election

[Ter]

28. That's what Reagan was

McCain was 72 in 2008 and Dole was 73 in 1995. Yeah, they lost, but not because of age.

[krawhitham]

35. Age was a very large part in their loses

[Ter]

38. No way

Clinton was insanely popular in 1996. Dole was in good shape, and wasn't an extremist. Nothing he could have done would have made him win. McCain had many of his own problems. Plus Bush was so hated in 2008, even a first term Senator would have beaten any Republican. If it had been Hilary against Huckabee, Hilary would have won too.

Age didn't stop the 69 year old Reagan in 1980, and it certain didn't stop him at 73 in 1984. If he was allowed to run for a third term in 1988, he would have won that too at 77.

Personally, I'd rather vote for someone in their 60's or 70's than someone in their 30's or 40's. I prefer my presidents 60+.

[polmaven]

31. So may I assume

you are not among those who are pushing the meme that Senator Sanders should become a Democrat and primary President Obama in 2012?

[krawhitham]

36. He stands no chance

[polmaven]

37. You do understand

I was speaking of the age factor you raised with Hillary, right? Is it because of his AGE that he should not run in 2012?

[antigop]

30. oh, right. DLC sHillary is all we need. yeah, right. n/t

[Bake]

43. sHillary? Wow, what a wit you are!

Obama thought enough of her to appoint her Secretary of State, and I think she's been a terrific one.

And DLC? Like Obama has been a real progressive? Stop it, yer killin' me.

Bake

[antigop]

47. Who said Obama has been a real progressive? n/t

[Bake]

50. Certainly not me! Nor you, apparently.

My apologies. I saw "sHillary" and jumped to the conclusion that you were an Obama-right-or-wrong apologist.

Sorry!

:hi:

Bake

[TBF]

45. That's where I'd put my money as well,

since Perry seems hell-bent on destroying himself.

[TeamJordan23]

4. I doubt the two big egos can co-exist. nm

[Jakes Progress]

29. Um. Kennedy/Johnson

[DJ13]

5. Magic underwear & Massive underwear on the same ticket?

[FrenchieCat]

7. Now, that's funny!

:rofl:

[treestar]

23. lol nt

[MADem]

8. Laurel and Hardy? Fat -n- Skinny?

You might not be wrong.

Then again, it could be HUNTSMAN - CHRISTIE too...

People don't seem to like Romney, and I can't say I blame them. He's sleazy and slick.

[beac]

16. You have obviously not seen Huntsman's recent tweet:

So long, Jon. Thanks for playing. We have some lovely parting gifts for you.

NO WAY the Teahadists give this guy the nod, even if he WASN'T a "heathen" Mormon.

[MADem]

27. The Teabaggers might not get their way this time. They may have

to accept the imperfect, in their eyes. It'll be interesting to see.

[dkf]

9. Then we would need a VP for the VP. Asthmatic out of shape guy would be risky.

[YellowCosmicSun]

10. If Christie is not ready for POTUS, he's not ready for VPOTUS by default

[TlalocW]

12. Not a chance

If Romney gets the nomination, it will be against the wishes of the republican voters and because the bigwigs in charge wanted him. The religiously insane branch of republicans (their largest subset) has been told for years that Mormonism is a cult, and while the ministers who have been telling them that will gladly switch gears and praise Romney in order to get Obama out of the White House, it will still be a hard sell, and they'll need a ton of motivation. Romney can alleviate some of that by picking a southern, white Protestant Christian.

TlalocW

[Politicalboi]

15. Maybe Mittens can use

The mormons backed Prop 8 so they can hate just like the christians. Misery loves company.

[karynnj]

22. Don't think it necessary they are so whipped up against Obama VP choice won't matter

Consider 2004, the far left was not happy with Kerry, though he was the most liberal of the viable candidates. Edwards was far to Kerry's right and a media and party favorite. The left voted for Kerry - and would have no matter who (other than maybe Lieberman) he picked for VP. I seriously doubt that had Kerry picked a liberal - say Durbin, the left would have been more excited. (I was going to type Dean, but that would have been too NewEnglanders.)

[OHdem10]

13. More likely, Romney/Rubio is my guess.

[Douglas Carpenter]

14. if Romney wins the nomination he will most likely want someone who will appease the teabagger crowd

Christie supported gay civil unions, tougher gun control laws and the lower Manhattan Islamic center. I don't think that would work.

[JCMach1]

18. Romney/JEBtm

[no_hypocrisy]

19. I would double the Secret Service detail if Jeb were VP.

Jes sayin' . . . .

[bigwillq]

20. Too East Coast Elite

Don't think it'll be that combo.

[mikekohr]

24. Gov. Meatball has some heavy baggage to carry, influence peddling, no bid contracts, multiple cases

of ticket fixing including one where Christie drove down a one way street the wrong way and hit a motorcyclist, violations of the Hatch Act, a brother that magically avoided indictment for stock fraud while 15 of his partners were, the worst record in the nation on spending taxpayer money on travel and hotels during his term as State AG.
Mobsters keep a low profile to avoid public scrutiny. So do dirty politicians.

links:
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/08/christie-cited-in-2005-traffic-incident----michele-brown-involved.php
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/09/more-details-emerge-from-christie-2002-car-accident.php
http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/11/chris_christie_no_1_us_attorney_in_wasting_govt_travel_money.php
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/26/nyregion/26christie.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/20/nyregion/20brown.html?pagewanted=all
http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/10/chris-christies-presidential-baggage.php

[WI_DEM]

26. I don't think Christie would want to be VP to Romney.

[Fearless]

33. This is what I think...

:puke:

[secondwind]

34. Romney/Rubio ...... it's a done deal, I'm sure.

[Honeycombe8]

39. Nope. There needs to be someone to appeal to southerners. Both of these guys...

have a strong northeastern appeal, with Romney's appeal also in the west.

[alsame]

42. If Romney gets the nomination they'll have to put a

Christian fundie on the ticket. Christie is a practicing Catholic, another religion which is not 'approved of' by the fundies.

[wowimthere]

44. No... Both of them want the oxygen in the room

[Laura PourMeADrink]

46. Christie said today he's not VP material (I took that to mean he's

too outspoken and not a yes man. But, look, Biden's not either and he's doing just fine

[JVS]

48. The ticket doesn't balance. The republicans it appeals to are no longer alive.

What you're describing is the kind of ticket that Mr. and Mrs. Robinson would have voted for. They could have had Serene Corporate Guy plus Pissed off Taxpayer Guy on a ticket. But those two types are not adequate right now. You need a guy who can't go 30 seconds without mentioning Jesus somewhere in the ticket, preferably a Southern Good Ol Boy. Or some Palinesque cheesecake on the ticket.

[JVS]

49. Romney Huckabee