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2012 Veepstakes

2012 Veepstakes
In 2010, Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) swept to victory with the help of Sarah Palin, and now, she's being considered as a potential running mate by Mitt Romney.

Kelly Ayotte: A guide to the dark-horse VP contender

The New Hampshire senator is suddenly at the center of the guessing game surrounding Mitt Romney's future running mate. What would she bring to the ticket?

 
2012 Veepstakes
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and his wife during the rising GOP star's victory speech in 2010: Rubio used to play college football, and his wife is a former Miami Dolphins cheerleader.

8 surprising facts about Marco Rubio

Two years ago, most Americans had never heard of Rubio. Now, the eloquent, Tea-Party-backed, disco-despising Florida senator is a top contender for Mitt Romney's VP slot

 
2012 Veepstakes
Rising political star and VP frontrunner Marco Rubio has been in the Senate for just over a year, after winning a landslide victory in 2010 over Charlie Crist, once a popular Florida governor.

Is Marco Rubio the Sarah Palin of 2012?

Mitt Romney's potential VP pick boasts the same charisma and crossover appeal as Mama Grizzly, but also suffers from the same lack of experience

 
2012 Veepstakes
Edward Morrissey

Edward Morrissey: Jan Brewer for VP?

The media is obsessed with a handsome Latino senator from Florida. It's time we paid attention to a combative conservative warrior in Arizona, too

 
2012 Veepstakes
Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) introduces Mitt Romney in Cincinnati on Feb. 20: Though some complain that Portman is too bland to be chosen as VP, his "seeming inability to overshadow the vanilla Romney" might actually give him a leg up.

4 reasons GOP insiders want Rob Portman for VP

Mitt Romney has a long list of names from which to choose his running mate, but the Republican Party already has Romney's No. 2 all picked out

 
2012 Veepstakes
Paul Brandus

Paul Brandus: The many misconceptions of Mitt Romney's veepstakes

The punditocracy assumes Mitt will surely pick a No. 2 who can deliver a swing state. Don't bet on it

 
2012 Veepstakes
Mitt Romney speaks to supporters in Charlotte, N.C., on April 18: The debate over who should be Romney's vice president is in full swing, but the contenders seem uninterested.

Why no one admits to wanting Mitt Romney's VP slot: 5 theories

The press has decided who should be on Romney's short list of running mates. Nobody seems to want the job, though — or at least that's what they're saying

 
2012 Veepstakes
If wooing swing state voters is Mitt Romney's VP motivation, adding New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to the ticket could help sway voters in nearby Pennsylvania.

Mitt Romney's VP choice: 6 questions he has to answer

Should Mitt shock the political world with a Palin-like gamble — or play it safe with a "double-vanilla" selection of another white male?

 
2012 Veepstakes
Marco Rubio, the Catholic junior senator from Florida, was briefly a member of the Church of the Latter Day Saints, from age 8 to 13.

Will Marco Rubio's childhood Mormonism hurt his VP chances?

Buzzfeed incites a frenzy by revealing that the junior senator from Florida, long a favorite for the GOP ticket, was once an enthusiastic Mormon

 
2012 Veepstakes
Sen. Marco Rubio, the leading V.P. contender, has not-so-hidden skeletons in his closet, says David Adams at Reuters.

Why Marco Rubio is a bad VP pick

The handsome Hispanic senator from Florida seems like a perfect choice, says David Adams at Reuters — until you look more closely

 
2012 Veepstakes
Could these be the faces of the 2012 Republican presidential ticket? Many political prognosticators believe New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie could wind up being Mitt Romney's running mate.

Veepstakes: 7 contenders for the GOP ticket

Sure, we don't have a presidential nominee yet. But that's not stopping pundits from starting to pencil in the bottom half of the GOP ticket

 
2012 Veepstakes
GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney has taken the unconventional step of floating his VP picks a year before the Republican convention, but some say his confidence could work to his advantage.

Mitt Romney’s VP shortlist: Presumptuous?

The GOP presidential frontrunner floats three names for the No. 2 spot on the ticket — six months before a single primary vote is cast

 
2012 Veepstakes
Marco Rubio, the 40-year-old Florida senator and Tea party favorite, is generating buzz as a "dream" addition to the 2012 Republican ticket.

Marco Rubio: A sure bet for the GOP's VP slot?

The race for the GOP presidential nomination is wide open, but the Right seems to agree that Rubio is the "dream" VP candidate — at least on paper

 

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