Who will be the Republican VP nominee?

I'm an avowed lefty and voted for McDonnell with no hesitation whatsoever. Granted, there are two mitigating factors here - I know him personally, and Creigh Deeds is utterly incompetent. But I don't regret my vote - he's been true to his word and governed from the center.

Granted, one reason he's been able to do that without pissing off the numerous Virginia wingnuts is that he has Ken Cuccinelli - the guy who pulled an Ashcroft and tried to cover up the exposed breast on the state seal - to do his dirty work for him. That guy is an embarrassment to the Commonwealth. If McDonnell has serious national ambitions, he needs to distance himself from Cooch, stat.

 

I think Romney isn't necessarily going to make a play for a superstar (or whatever the hell is deemed as such). I think he'll look for a like-minded soul and one that can do a bit of the dirty work, but won't steal all of the spotlight.

John Kasich comes to mind. Sure he's hated in Ohio, but he's a Fox News darling and a money man like Mitt. The common-bond of governorship may also draw them together.

 

The newly-minted teabag governors (Kasich, Walker, Scott, Snyder, Haley, etc etc) all have approval ratings in the 20s in their home states. Good luck with that.

By definition anybody on the GOP ticket is going to be a Fox darling, so that's a non-factor.

 

Maybe he can dust off Colin Powell and split the black vote with Obama

 

I see now that he's playing not-so-subtle anti-planned-parenthood games down there, and the women spat it back right into his reactionary face in the legislature. Love it. He gets nothing -- unless Romney is even more of a clumsy Ken doll than we think he is.

 

And how.
http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2012/01/30/virginia-state-senator-janet-howell-is-an-american-hero

 

McDonnell is not a horrible Governor, but his 1989 thesis might make him toxic as a VP candidate. His past may turn off more female voters than he will lure in with his other beliefs.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/29/AR2009082902434_2.html?sid=ST2009082902758

 

If Condi Rice is asked to serve once again as Sec of State - does she answer the call? That would be huge for Romney. She has said she does not want to return to Washington but can she turn down the President if Romney is elected?

 

You're full of shit as usual...

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/poll-wis-gov-slight-edge-approval-rating-15438786

Walker - 51 percent approval rating. It is a week old and was conducted by ABC News.

 

I know Scott has been in the 20s, but this article has it at 38 percent.

http://jacksonville.com/opinion/blog/403455/matt-dixon/2012-01-10/rick-scotts-approval-rating-38-percent-gaming-gets-slight