2012 Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection
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This article lists possible candidates for the Republican nomination for Vice President of the United States in the 2012 election. In April 2012, Mitt Romney became the Republican Party's presumptive nominee for President of the United States.[1]
Selection process
Romney has asked Beth Meyers, a longtime trusted aide, to head up the search team for selecting a vice presidential candidate.[2] Candidate Romney may announce his running mate in July to create early enthusiasm and boost fund-raising.[3] Romney has stated that he would select a pro-life vice presidential candidate.[4]
Media speculation on possible vice presidential candidates
Political analyst Larry Sabato has stated that Romney could pick a vice presidential running mate that would help electorally such as by delivering a swing state or a demographic group.[5][6] Romney's associates have suggested the VP pick is likely to be mild mannered with high integrity and have a similar aptitude for analysis.[7] Media speculation and analysis on vice presidential picks include:
U.S. Senators
- Jon Kyl - Junior U.S. Senator from Arizona, Senate Republican Whip [8][9][10][11][12]
- Kelly Ayotte - Junior U.S. Senator from New Hampshire[13]
- Richard Burr - Senior U.S. Senator from North Carolina[14]
- Bob Corker - Junior U.S. Senator from Tennessee[14]
- Rand Paul - Junior U.S. Senator from Kentucky[15][16][17]
- Rob Portman - Junior U.S. Senator from Ohio, former OMB director[18][19][20]
- Pat Roberts - Senior U.S. Senator from Kansas[21]
- Marco Rubio - Junior U.S. Senator from Florida[22][23]
- John Thune - Junior U.S. Senator from South Dakota[24]
- Pat Toomey - Junior U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania[25]
U.S. Representatives
- Michele Bachmann - U.S. Representative from Minnesota [26]
- Marsha Blackburn - U.S. Representative from Tennessee [26]
- Eric Cantor - House Majority Leader and U.S. Representative from Virginia[27]
- Paul Ryan - U.S. Representative from Wisconsin[28]
- Cathy McMorris Rodgers - U.S. Representative from Washington[29]
- Allen West - U.S. Representative from Florida
Governors
- Jan Brewer - Governor of Arizona [30]
- Chris Christie - Governor of New Jersey[31][32]
- Mary Fallin - Governor of Oklahoma [33]
- Nikki Haley - Governor of South Carolina[34]
- Bobby Jindal - Governor of Louisiana[35]
- John Kasich - Governor of Ohio.[36]
- Susana Martinez - Governor of New Mexico[28]
- Bob McDonnell - Governor of Virginia[37]
- Rick Perry - Governor of Texas[26]
- Brian Sandoval - Governor of Nevada[38]
- Rick Snyder - Governor of Michigan[39][40][41][42]
Former U.S. Senators
- Rick Santorum - former Junior U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania[43]
Former U.S. Representatives
- Newt Gingrich - Former U.S. Representative and Speaker of the House from Georgia [26]
- J.C. Watts – Former U.S. Representative from Oklahoma[14]
Former Governors
- Matt Blunt - former Governor of Missouri[36]
- Jeb Bush - former Governor of Florida[44]
- Bob Ehrlich - former Governor of Maryland[44]
- John Engler - Former Governor of Michigan.[36]
- Mike Huckabee – Former Governor of Arkansas[45]
- Linda Lingle - Former Governor of Hawaii [46]
- Tim Pawlenty - former Governor of Minnesota[44]
Others
- Mark Fields - President of the Americas, Ford Motor Company.[47]
- Rudy Giuliani - former Mayor of New York[48]
- David Petraeus - retired general, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency[49]
- Alan Mulally - CEO of Ford Motor Company.[47]
- Ken Cuccinelli - Virginia Attorney General.[50]
- Condoleezza Rice - former United States Secretary of State[51]
- Donald Trump - real-estate mogul, author, television personality[52][53][54]
- Pam Myhra, former executive at KPMG and currently a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives[55].
Candidates gallery
See also
References
- ^ Romney Finally Gets His Title: Presumptive Republican Nominee.National Journal. April 11, 2012.
- ^ Mitt Romney begins vice presidential selection process.The State Column. April 16, 2012.
- ^ "Romney Might Unveil VP Pick Early". InvestorPlace Media. Jun 4, 2012.
- ^ Gray, Kathleen (February 22, 2012) Mitt Romney peppered with questions at Michigan plant.Detroit Free Press
- ^ Higgins, Matthew L. (April 3, 2012).Let The Vetting Begin: Attention Turning to Romneys potential VP Candidate.CBS News.
- ^ Mitt Romney's possible running mates. Xfinity News, Comcast.net April 2012.
- ^ Shroeder, Peter (April 25, 2012).Romney will pick mini-Mitt for VP, his Bain Capital hires suggest
- ^ http://spectator.org/archives/2012/05/25/age-and-kyl
- ^ http://spectator.org/archives/2012/06/13/running-mate-revelation
- ^ http://cfif.org/v/freedom_line_blog/14639/kyl-vs-jindal-the-tiebreaker/
- ^ http://zbigniewmazurak.wordpress.com/2012/06/09/jon-kyl-for-vice-president/
- ^ http://zbigniewmazurak.wordpress.com/2012/07/01/anything-they-can-do-kyl-can-do-better/
- ^ "Sen. Kelly Ayotte Has VP Tryout in Event With Mitt Romney".
- ^ a b c "Veepwatch, Part 2: First, Do No Harm — Our Vp Contenders".
- ^ "Rand Paul Says 'It Would Be An Honor' if Romney Asked Him to Be VP".
- ^ "Rand Paul says 'it would be an honor to be considered' as Romney's veep (this explains a lot)".
- ^ "The Rise of Rand Paul - By Robert Costa - The Corner - National Review Online". Nationalreview.com. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
- ^ Provance, Jim (February 15, 2012).Poll: 54% of Ohio voters like ‘right to work’. Toledo Blade.
- ^ Torry, Jack (March 26, 2011).Portman says he always supported GM bailout.Columbus Dispatch.
- ^ Reeve, Elspeth (February 23, 2012).Most Americans Now Think Auto Bailout Was a Good Idea.The Atlantic Wire.
- ^ http://aboutmittromney.com/endorsements.htm
- ^ Abdill, Rich (April 18, 2012).Poll Finds Marco Rubio Wouldn't Help Mitt Romney in Florida.Broward Palm Beach New Times.
- ^ Elliott, Phillip (April 17, 2012).Rubio, Pawlenty, Haley all say "not interested" to VP spot. Assocatiate Press, Christian Science Monitor.
- ^ "Ellis: Keep eye on Thune for vice president".
- ^ [1].Washington Post
- ^ a b c d http://www.rightwingnews.com/john-hawkins/mitt-romneys-top-30-potential-picks-for-vice-president/
- ^ http://abcnews.go.com/blogEntry?id=15844109
- ^ a b McCrady, Melissa (April 10, 2012).Santorum keeps door open for vice presidential bid.NBC
- ^ http://dailycaller.com/2012/02/03/cathy-mcmorris-rodgers-could-be-the-fall-vice-presidential-surprise/
- ^ [2]
- ^ Christie to endorse Romney for President
- ^ Edwards, David (October 12, 2011).Romney says Christie on his VP short list. Raw Story.
- ^ Green, Wayne (April 18, 2012). "Fallin's name floated for vice president on Romney ticket". Tulsa World.
- ^ "Romney's VP 'tryouts' hit the stage".
- ^ "Bobby Jindal auditions for vice president in front of N.Y. Republicans, while Gingrich promises to fall in line".
- ^ a b c VP Longlist. May 17, 2012, American Spectator.
- ^ Bob McDonnell endorses Mitt Romney.Politico January 20, 2012.
- ^ "Sandoval for vice president?".
- ^ Could Gov. Snyder be Mitt Romney's Pick for Vice President?. Fox News, May 4, 2012.
- ^ Decker, Brett M. (April 18, 2012).DECKER: Romney’s Snyder example.Washington Times.
- ^ White, Joseph (October 31, 2011).Michigan Governor's GOP Brand Is Distinct.Wall Street Journal online.
- ^ Carpenter, Mackenzie (February 20, 2011).Republicans consider early possibilities for vice president.Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved March 23, 2012
- ^ Madison, Lucy (March 26, 2012).Santorum keeps door open for vice presidential bid.CBS News
- ^ a b c http://www.politico.com//blogs/burns-haberman/2012/04/veepstakes-speculation-a-guide-120029.html Cite error: The named reference "Veepstakes speculation" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ "Veepwatch 2.0: Boring? All the Better".
- ^ {http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/13/in-search-for-female-running-mate-a-short-list-for-romney/}
- ^ a b Cooper, Matthew Will Romney Pick a Businessperson Instead of a Pol?. May 7, 2012, National Journal.
- ^ "Giuliani and Romney to team up". CNN. April 30, 2012.
- ^ "Paul Miller: Petraeus as VP has potential". Monterey County Herald.
- ^ Virginia Virtucon, December 27, 2011.
- ^ "Why Condoleezza Rice could change everything for Romney". Fox News. May 1, 2012.
- ^ A-Romney-Trump-presidential-ticket-could-save-our-economy.Tennessean 1/20/2012.
- ^ On the Record with Gretta Van Susteren (December 1, 2011).Does Trump Want to Be Vice President. Fox News. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
- ^ Donald trumps up self as vp pick for Mitt.Boston Herald.
- ^ [3]
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