Romney's wife says woman being eyed for ticket

[cali]

WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney's wife says her husband is thinking about picking a woman to be on his ticket this fall.

Ann Romney says in an interview, "We've been looking at that and I love that option as well."

She tells CBS News she thinks the person selected for the No. 2 spot should be "someone that obviously can do the job but will be able to carry through with some of the other responsibilities."

The former Massachusetts governor, who was joined by his wife for the interview, declined to describe the status of the vice presidential search, saying "that's something I'm keeping close with my team."

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/07/05/2882523/romneys-wife-says-woman-being.html#storylink=cpy

[Sherman A1]

1. Certainly, along with a bunch of other folks

this is pretty much a "keep it in the news" filler story.

[cali]

4. I'll pretty much bet on it being a woman

or at least I'll bet against it being another white guy.

[KurtNYC]

23. I'll take the other side of that bet

Here is the short list: Palin - BTDT, Meg Whitman - she's an obnoxious loser with mega bucks so that could happen, Susana Martinez -- probably loses Romney some of his base so no net gain with that pick, Nikki Haley -- claims she will not accept a VP slot, Kay Bailey Hutchinson -- could happen but she is even older than Romney and I'm not sure she gets him the demo he needs help with -- women under 50 years old.

It's going to be a conservative white guy from Florida, the south or Texas.

[Retrograde]

45. Whitman has ties to one of Romeny's sons

via some funding company. Also she's a Mormon, IIRC, and two on the ticket will be a hard sell. Plus, the more Californians got to know her the less they liked her.

Condi Rice has been mentioned, but I don't think she'll bring anything to the ticket even if she does accept.

[shanti]

58. meg whitman, a mormon?

i've never heard of that! do you have a link? the only one i found says she is presbyterian.

[cali]

72. you're on, Kurt.

[Tikki]

78. Here in CA that I realize how important it was to defeat Whitman...

We have an amazing Governor with Jerry Brown and a great
State Attorney General with Kamala Harris.


Tikki

[Fawke Em]

97. Aren't Florida and Texas, "the South?"

You said, "Florida, the south or Texas."

I'm confused.

[yellowcanine]

38. Clearly a "strategic leak." If he doesn't pick a woman, still ok because he "considered one."

[yardwork]

44. Exactly. He's going to pick a conservative white guy.

[flamingdem]

48. Exactly. This is just more of the same "well we considered it" attempt to get credit

with groups other than the inevitable white guy pick

[adigal]

2. She is a Barbie doll tool

With expensive horses that they write off.

[nc4bo]

3. Seeing co-war criminal Condi Rice lots on my tellie

Figured she didn't slither out from under her rock just to brighten my day or to fill some empty network airtime.

She was being vetted for sure.

Now, who else is there?

[RKP5637]

5. Michele Bachmann wants her fame back. n/t

[Buns_of_Fire]

11. She's my pick!

(1) From Minnesota -- one of the few states where Rmoney apparently doesn't have a mansion.

(2) The batshit crazy nicely compliments the creepy -- like taco sauce on Ding Dongs ("Yow!," as Zippy would put it).

(3) Crazy eyes for the Teabaggers, Dead Eyes for the Zombies.

What's not to love about that pairing?

[progressivebydesign]

70. I would LOVE it if it were Crazy Eyes Bachman. What fun she would be...

What about that "I'm Not Witch" woman?

[HereSince1628]

10. I thought that too, but there is also a governor in Arizona...

[MADem]

13. No way--she's got too much baggage that is incompatible with GOP hatemongers. nt

[stlsaxman]

21. Agreed- but BLR would enjoy its video going viral again!

Truly a classic, fer sure!

[MADem]

32. I love those BLRs--they are hilarious! nt

[CrispyQ]

30. Rice is who I would bet on.

A woman, a minority & a direct link to the Cheney administration. A trifecta!

[LynneSin]

43. Nothing like a war criminal on your ticket to ensure it is sunk

Just because she's got ovaries and she's black doesn't mean women and voters of color would be crazy enough to vote for her.

[progressivebydesign]

64. Yeah, but THEY don't know that...

therein lies the rub. And I'm not about to tell them. they think that by adding someone black or hispanic or female, is going to make people vote for Romney. But as the rest of us saw, (apparently they didn't,) having a woman on the ticket, even with a very old candidate, didn't work. We don't vote for a Pres thinking "oh good, they have a ______ VP, so if anything happens we'd have a ______ President. The type of people who would vote for Romney would actually be against having a ________ VP or President anyway.

[LynneSin]

69. Four years ago the GOP thought women voted with their ovaries

And that putting someone like Sarah Palin on the ticket would bring all these disgruntled Hillary Rodham Clinton voters over to the GOP.

Say what you will about HRC supporters but stupid is not one of them.

[progressivebydesign]

74. Exactly! I always found that insulting. I'd vote for Lieberman as a (D) before I'd vote for Rice. nt

[Gman]

6. It's bullshit

Who Bachman? She wouldn't deny being vetted yesterday. They won't make that mistake twice.

[GoCubsGo]

7. Too late. The damage has been done.

Are they really that stupid to pull this crap again? Do they really have such little regard for women that they think we'd come running to Romney because he's running with another woman on the ticket? Especially after all of the anti-woman legislation they have been passing over the past 4 years? Apparently so.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

53. You asked

so, I'm going to answer: YES! Just think how Palin energized the wignuts in the last election. It didn't win them the election, of course, mostly because her obvious lack of experience/qualifications (and the blunder of the McCain campaign nominating her in the first place) scared a lot of indies and moderate Republicans right into the Obama camp. Their (dis-)regard for the rights and basic humanity of women and their "war on women" has been going on for a long time but it hasn't been until 2011 that they've been able to actually pass a whole lot of crazy stuff (i.e. transvaginal probes and the like). Any woman whom would be swayed to vote for Romney simply if he chooses a female candidate..................

[leftynyc]

8. Saw he was with Kelly Ayotte yesterday

She'd be an interesting choice but it's been a very long time since there was no southerner on either ticket.

[HereSince1628]

9. That doesn't have the right sound, I suppose ogling is worse

Oh well...,

I'm sure if it's a problem it will show up in Meta.

[MADem]

14. Now that's a DUzy! nt

[TexasTowelie]

12. Sarah Palin?

[Ichingcarpenter]

15. The Ticket she is talking about is picking up their laundry in the fall

Their current housekeeper is retiring in the fall and returning to Guatemala before she is picked up

[no_hypocrisy]

16. A few options

Jan Brewer

Nikki Haley

Michele Bachmann

[BumRushDaShow]

17. 3 FAILs.

Edit to add - Kay Baily Hutchinson?

[snooper2]

50. That's my guess, she's not crazy, she isn't a total idiot, she is a good Xtian, fairly scandal free

That's their best bet for trying to get some "woman vote" as they would see it...

Only negative is that she isn't a favorite of the teabaggers

[DonCoquixote]

18. I say Haley

She is a Dixie girl, yet of Indian descent. That will score points with many, especially the Confederacy that must always be appeased.

[joeybee12]

19. She means eyed for a traffic ticket, when Mittens, as Officer Doofus

Dresses up yet again and patrols the streets.

[nxylas]

20. Yeah, probably her

"I firmly believe that my wife is the best-qualified person for the job of Vice-President. That the tax benefits are enormous had nothing to do with my decision".

[CBGLuthier]

22. As if, in any way, shape, or form, Mitt Romney will have anything to do with the choice.

The games the parties play.

[KurtNYC]

24. They really should get rid of that old State Trooper uniform

"woman being eyed for ticket"

[Dalai_1]

25. Condi

would be his first choice in my opinion...he might not be her choice,however!

[morningfog]

26. Bullshit, it will never happen. It is going to be white bread man sandwich for the goppers.

[goclark]

29. I agree

They have nothng to worry about because the fix is in to Supress the vots.

Hurry Democrats do something about SUPPRESSION!!!!!!

[asjr]

27. If Romney wants a woman for VP it must

be the one who lies better than he does.

[WI_DEM]

28. If it's a woman it will be either Condi, Ayotte or Martinez the gov of nm

[Iggy]

35. Martinez

says she doesn't want the VP position.. we've heard that before, I know.

after hearing Martinez interviewed a couple of times, I doubt she wants to hitch her wagon to Willard's

[maryellen99]

37. I don't think it will be Martinez

She is the guardian for her special needs sister and has stated if she became VP it would be too stressful for her sister to move plus their father has Alzheimer's.

[Orangepeel]

31. If this were true, she wouldn't be saying it

My current bet is on Portman. Mitt won't want anyone who might steal his thunder and can't win without Ohio.

[Iggy]

33. This oughta Be Good (if true)

First, I'm skeptical because Willard wants this really bad. the problem is he's as BORING and white bread as they
get. he can't pick someone, Rubio for example, who's obviously got more charisma and would get more media
attention than Willard-- that can't happen.

the same applies to the unfortunate Bachmann.. just too nutty, too controversial.. liable to committ gaffes regarding
Rmoney being a Mormon.

My money is still on other BORING white bread guys like Pawlenty or Ryan.

Second, IF Rmoney picks some sort of "normal" credible woman, and he shoots up in the polls in states like Ohio and
Florida, it will be interesting to see Obama's reaction

[karynnj]

66. I doubt Romney would rule out anyone for "too much charisma"

First of all, in many cases, having or not having charisma is a function of whether the media likes them. Witness how the very charismatic McCain circa 2000 became the charismaless McCain 2008 and now is regaining some charisma. Rubio has enormous support from the RW media - and the mainstream media, but he he really does not have the type of charisma that came from the grassroots.

Like any nominee, Romney will take the person his team feels would give him the best chances of winning. Look at what happened in 2004. Kerry who easily beat all comers in the primaries without party or media support at the beginning was pushed to take Edwards because the gaga media reporting caused Edwards to poll and focus group the best. Kerry, far more principled and decent than Romney is, ignored his negative gut feel on Edwards and took him. Had Edwards responded with gratitude and did all the campaign wanted, it might have been a good political choice - and getting elected was job 1. However, the man Kerry was rumored to prefer, Durbin, would have done far better debating Cheney and made the argument that both men were ready day 1 more credible. It could be the lesson of 2008 is that charisma in a VP is over rated. (Palin and Edwards were said to have charisma, no one claimed that of Gore 1992, Biden, or Cheney.)

[Iggy]

93. HUH??

First of all, in many cases, having or not having charisma is a function of whether the media likes them

Here we go again... totally exaggerating the role of media. you're wrong

There is NO there there... nothing to work with as far as media coverage. because Rmoney is boring and
white bread as hell. He as ZERO charisma... even Murdoch said so.

The "media" cannot make a silk purse out of a cow's ear... as the ol adage goes.

[karynnj]

94. Romney is one of the least likable men on earth and boring

I was not suggesting he had any charisma at all. I was suggesting that Rubio's charisma (and much of Edwards) was a media defined quantity.

[CrispyQ]

34. This sounds like a slam to McCain/Palin:

...she thinks the person selected for the No. 2 spot should be "someone that obviously can do the job but will be able to carry through with some of the other responsibilities."

I think she's just spouting off, putting some reassuring vibes out there to conservative women that he isn't as out of touch as he appears to be. I don't think Mitt could work with a woman, so I don't think he's seriously thinking of one. But it's fun to speculate who he might choose.

[BumRushDaShow]

36. Kay Bailey Hutchinson. n/t

[KansDem]

83. Wouldn't that be capitalizing on the "Boston to Austin" campaign strategy?

Used by Dukakis/Benson in 1988, who, in turn, referenced the Kennedy/Johnson campaign of 1960?

[cbdo2007]

39. My guess is that it will probably be a woman or a man.

I'm 90% sure.

[PotatoChip]

84. DUzy!

[spinbaby]

40. Please let it be Sarah Palin

Please, please, please!

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

41. Liz Cheney

The right loves her.

[LynneSin]

42. The only women who could help his campaign won't touch it

Like Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe or Kay Bailey Hutchison. Outside of those 3 the pickings are slim with sane GOP women.

He can take one of those rich clueless women from California who thought they could buy an election - Meg Whitman or Carly Fioriana. I could see that ticket now - the pairing of a Prez-VP team that have shipped more American Jobs overseas than anyone else.

[madrchsod]

46. yuck......

[flamingdem]

47. MORE BS!

Romney and Corp. just want to LOOK like they are open minded. They want a white dude.

They floated Condi too. Ann is just trying to score points w/women imo

[ecstatic]

49. Uh huh. Just like Rubio is being eyed?

Pander much?

[Ship of Fools]

51. Kelly Ayotte. Heard it here first!

[LynneSin]

71. I heard she's slightly better than Sarah Palin

but nothing to get excited over.

Edit note: This is not a can of worms you want opening during the campaign. She got away with it during the senate election but I highly doubt she'll skirt past the issue if she was a VP

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Ayotte#Financial_Resources_Mortgage_fraud

Ayotte has been criticized for her former office's alleged refusal to investigate charges against mortgage investment firm Financial Resources Mortgage (FRM)[24] which has been accused of orchestrating a $80–100 million Ponzi scheme. Scott Farah, the former president of Financial Resources Mortgage, was accused of swindling investors out of millions of dollars, using investor funds to pay other investors and his own personal expenses, and has agreed, under a plea agreement, to plead guilty to federal wire and mail fraud charges in exchange for a nearly 20-year prison sentence.[25]

In May 2010, New Hampshire's current Attorney General Michael Delaney issued a report[26][27][28][29][30][31][32] faulting New Hampshire's Attorney General's office during Ayotte's tenure, the state Banking Department and the state Securities Bureau for failing to investigate complaints against Financial Resources Mortgage. Concurrently, a joint state legislative committee[33][34] conducted an independent investigation and held public hearings. The Joint Legislative Committee to Review the State’s Regulatory Oversight Over Financial Resources Mortgage reached conclusions similar to those of Delaney's report, according to a draft report.[25][35][36][37]

Republican candidate for Governor John Stephen has criticized Ayotte for her lack of oversight of Financial Resources Mortgage's activities. Stephens has said that Ayotte "has to be held accountable" for her and the New Hampshire Department of Justice's failure to act on complaints received about Financial Resources Mortgage's conduct.[38]

[Ship of Fools]

86. Ha! I'm not a bit surprised at that bullshit,

but eyes will glaze over. Rmoney won't even release his
tax info. Serial murderers are better than President Obama, in the RW world.

Imagine what the everyday nimrod RW freakazoid might see:
Gee--she may not be as purdy as Sarah, but a wommin on the ticket?
That's sure to help git the Kenyan outta there.

Thanks for that information, though. I knew there was shit in her past,
but never looked into what it was.

[Bluerthanblue]

89. Ayotte would be a nightmare-

She is not (and never will be imo) Presidential material.

But Romney could pick her in hopes of getting NH.

[patrice]

52. How paternalistic! Like women vote on a single issue: gender.

[patrice]

56. This is an insult to moderate/centrist Republicans so they must find one with SECESSIONIST ties

or a Libertarian who can pull the so-called "Anarchist"/so-called "3rd party" crowd.

[Arctic Dave]

54. Sleazy Rice.

Dollars to doughnuts.

[patrice]

59. They HAVE been trying to revive her again here lately, haven't they. - AND - She is "patriotic"-wash

on the Iraq War, TTE, "We did a good thing by invading and occupying a sovereign nation, etc. etc. etc. ..."

There's a bunch of anger out here amongst those whom the Repukes previously OWNED, about that war. Kinda Sleazy would be a good move. Plus she would help shore up the Clarence Thomas constituency.

Good call!

[patrice]

60. ALSO perfect cover for their SECESSIONISTS & the class war coming from 1% Slavers. nt

[Arctic Dave]

65. She is the perfect beard for the game they need to play.

"We're not rascist"

"We're not mysoginist"

She is a corporate hack through and through. She will bring in the bush backwash votes. She is a "christian".

[patrice]

75. Perfect! Because she also demonstrated that she WILL sell anyone and everyone down the river for

____________________________ AND THEY CALL THAT FAITH/VALUES/COMMITMENT/CHARACTER/PATRIOTISM ....

[patrice]

76. i.e. They're all just sitting there waiting to be plucked and sold AGAIN.

[progressivebydesign]

68. Hope they aren't trying to get the black vote with her. because she's NOT popular in that community.

And for women? Unless you're already a republican woman who is a war monger, I can't see the appeal. Between his lack of personality and her icy glare, it'd be a weird match. The Mormon and the War Monger. I don't think so...

I think it'll be an hispanic VP candidate.

[Arctic Dave]

77. Hell, they picked SP.

Romney is in a panic.

He is trying to not lose by a blowout and she will bring in the party faithful who think rmoney is too liberal and too "other than christian".

[Stargazer09]

55. I think this is a game

He won't pick a woman. This is simply a lame attempt to placate female voters.

[Botany]

57. Dare I hope?

[Historic NY]

61. Does this mean Willard is playing dressup trooper again?

[progressivebydesign]

62. I wonder if, in my lifetime, being a woman won't be treated like a sideshow!!!!

Do they realize how offensive that is to me? Oh we have a token woman in the running! I long for the day when this isn't.. fucking.. news. And that they have 4 women and 3 men they're considering. Gee Ann, do they have a black person too? And maybe an hispanic?

I applied once for a planning commission spot in a local town several years ago. Got through the process and made it to the interview with the Mayor and a few others. This was the comment I got " Why do we need to put a woman on the planning commission? we already have our token woman on the City Council??" Met with laughs by the men there.. and no, I didn't get the spot.

[Arkana]

63. Big deal. He's still a coward on women's issues

and sticking a woman in the VP slot isn't going to change that.

The Republicans should have learned that women don't vote as a bloc after the Palin disaster.

[ieoeja]

67. The only way the Teabaggers "take back" their country is if two old White men win the election.

Anything else and the country they pine for would not be back.

[Kablooie]

73. He's going to choose Ann Romney as his running mate!

[Marrah_G]

79. I bet they are looking at Condi Rice.

[Larkspur]

80. I doubt Rmoney will pick a female VP, but if he did

I wouldn't be surprised if it is one of his surrogates who voted against the Paycheck Fairness Act.

[patrice]

81. They're tickling Michelle Bachman to keep the Tea Baggers in line, but it's a Bait&Switch. nt

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

82. Sarah Palin or Michelle Bachman?

Or maybe old leatherface Jam Brewer.

[taught_me_patience]

85. Martinez or Condi Rice n/t

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

87. I wish it could be someone who always dresses in black and spends her time saying she's not a witch

I'd pay money to see the non-witch witch debate Biden.

[ohheckyeah]

88. I wonder if he can find a Republican

woman who can see "reality from her house."

[LynneSin]

90. Putting Condi Rice on the ticket means putting George W. Bush's 8 years on the campaign ticket

And if you notice - since Bush has left office he has been nowhere near a GOP campaign. He's so fricking toxic he's pretty much fallen off the face of the earth in regards to the GOP and their work to win elections.

So if Rmoney puts Rice on the campaign that means anything that happened during Bush's 8 years in office is campaign fodder that will be used. Rmoney has enough baggage of his own without adding George W. Bush's baggage (via Condi Rice) to his campaign.

[Bluerthanblue]

91. "we've been looking at that and I love that option as well."

sounds like she's talking about "drapes or blinds".

[arthritisR_US]

92. I hear Rudy Giuliani looks good in a skirt ;) n/t

[Number23]

95. Palin!! Oh, PLEASE let it be Ms. Sarah!!

[Spazito]

96. I think Romney found his running mate this weekend!

"The woman, who wouldn’t reveal her name, said the following:

I don’t think the common person is getting it…my college kid, the baby sitters, the nails ladies — everybody who’s got the right to vote — they don’t understand what’s going on. I just think if you’re lower income — one, you’re not as educated, two, they don’t understand how it works, they don’t understand how the systems work, they don’t understand the impact."

She thinks like him, talks like him, obviously is completely tone-deaf like him, two peas in a pod.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002919232

[stevenleser]

98. It has been Condi from day 1. They're just going through the motions. nt