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The conventional wisdom about Mitt Romneys vice-presidential short list, according to a handful of Romney insiders, may be wrong. Instead of picking a straitlaced Midwestern senator such as Ohios Rob Portman, or an outspoken northeastern Republican governor such as Chris Christie, there is a chance Romney will tap an evangelical from the South.
And the name on the lips of Romney friends and supporters isnt a rising southern senator or a current Dixie governor. He has been out of office for five years, resides on a beach in the Florida panhandle, and hosts a television show.
In other words, Mike Huckabee, the bass-guitar-playing former governor.
Yes, according to several sources close to the Romney campaign, who insisted on anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the vice-presidential search, the 56-year-old Arkansan may be included in the veep mix.
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/299438/huckabee-veep-robert-costa#
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)Moby Christie or someone as colorless as Mittens himself. The fundies still don't like Rmoney but Huck is one of their own.
On the Road
(20,783 posts)He has a lot of followers from his TV show as well as his previous campaign. He could substantially ease the distrust between Romney and evangelicals.
LuvNewcastle
(16,862 posts)He needs a southern fundy bigot to attract more of the GOP base. If Romney wins, all I can say is that he'd better watch his back.
GreatCaesarsGhost
(8,585 posts)Bake
(21,977 posts)They both hate dogs! And liberals! And gays! And women! And ... (ad infinitum) ...
Bake
tabbycat31
(6,336 posts)He needs to pick a Bible thumping redneck in order to excite his base.