What's the hype with McMorris-Rogers?
She's a house member, she can't carry her own state, and she just seems inexperienced. Ayotte would've been a much better choice if he desperately wanted a woman.
To be fair, she's not just a random House member. She's been serving longer than Michele Bachmann who for some reason accepted as a major presidential candidate at one point, as well as Geraldine Ferraro. She's also a member of the House Republican leadership and thus used to dealing with the national press and likely to be well-versed in contemporary issues, probably moreso than Kelly Ayotte who is more inexperienced despite her attractive qualities and advantage in possibly bringing NH to the GOP.
And for what it's worth, she kind of has a rags to riches personal story, a military husband, and a young child with Down's syndrome. She could be Sarah Palin with much more knowledge and much less controversy.
Not that she's the frontrunner, but she has some real advantages and would likely be acceptable to the establishment and the base once they get to know her. She's from a definite blue state, but picking running mates to carry swing states is an overrated concept in the modern era anyway.
