With just over three months to go to the Republican convention, what sort of vice presidential nominee is Mitt Romney looking for? Well, a Republican official ‘familiar with the campaign’s thinking’ tells Politico that what they want is an ‘incredibly boring white guy’.
You see, the Romney campaign is determined not to repeat the mistakes of the 2008 McCain campaign — including his choice of Sarah Palin as his candidate for the vice presidency. So they’re looking for a much safer — and more conventional — pick who won’t do any damage to Romney’s chances.
This approach would rule out Florida Senator Marco Rubio (not boring or white enough), who has been the bookies’ favourite for most of the past year, although his odds did lengthen a few weeks ago when he said ‘I don’t want to be the Vice President right now, or maybe ever.
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