4 reasons Mitt Romney won't pick Condi Rice as VP

The former secretary of State is reportedly a frontrunner to be Romney's running mate, but many doubt she's right for the ticket

Condoleezza Rice
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On Thursday, the Drudge Report reported that former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice had emerged as a frontrunner in the race to be Mitt Romney's vice presidential pick — even though she's repeatedly disavowed any interest in the job. Analysts agree that the exceedingly experienced Rice would bring many positives to the ticket: She's a foreign-policy heavyweight widely respected in many conservative circles and the highest-ranking black woman ever to serve in government. But she also has some crucial drawbacks. (So many that some pundits suspect the Romney campaign, which has ties to Drudge, planted the story like "a shiny object... to distract" political reporters from the latest Bain controversy, says Dan Amira at New York.) Here, four reasons Romney won't pick Rice:

1. She supports abortion rights

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