Romney to announce running mate on Saturday @9am ET in Norfolk, VA

[HagridOfTheDeep]

I hate this drawn out affair lol. That more and more he waits, the more and more I desperately hope it will be Martinez. Even though I'm quite sure it won't be her.

[HagridOfTheDeep]

Drawn out affair? The pick is never announced till 3 weeks pre-convention, minimum. They head-faked us about a possible July rollout.

haha, true say. I just happened to fall for it.

But I'm happy that Martinez's name has started cropping up in this thread a little more than usual. Maybe everyone's on to something. One can hope.

[HagridOfTheDeep]

I'm hoping it's Condoleezza Rice.

Same. It gets people talking. She's ready to be president. She isn't stupid. The right won't hate her. Obama will attack her for being close to Bush, which will probably come across as the most obivous distraction in the world.

I think it would be a good pick.

[HagridOfTheDeep]

But she's pro-choice and is not married. Plus she doesn't want the job either.

I think it seems like people would care more than they actually would. Herman Cain was a black, cheating husband. And I bet if he'd stayed in the race, he still would have been formidable, if only because of how much people disliked Romney. People would accept Condi.

[HagridOfTheDeep]

I know Rice was mostly floated as a distraction... but after a bad overseas trip and lagging numbers, she's a risk I'd look into. Almost every swing state poll (and some safe-D states), show Rice being a significant help for Romney.

[HagridOfTheDeep]

Interesting how the Rubio buzz has perked up.

I agree that he's gotta pick someone dynamic. Obama's got Mitt into a bit of a corner...

[HagridOfTheDeep]

I have no idea who I would want the pick to be out of those three. My brain tells me the Ryan buzz would be a great thing for Romney, but my gut is telling me a Ryan pick would totally change the narrative of the campaign and pull the rug right out from underneath Romney by September.

On the other hand, I have no enthusiasm whatsoever for Tim Pawlenty or Rob Portman.

[HagridOfTheDeep]

Hehe, this is starting to get fun...

[HagridOfTheDeep]

Colour me excited!

[HagridOfTheDeep]

I will repeat again: worst-run campaign in last the 20 years, possibly US history.

After putting you on ignore, it's kind of fun to remark just how terrible your posts are.

At the very least, this pick gives the Romney team some vision that it's been lacking, as well as some much-needed buzz. I'm excited to see how things play out, especially because it doesn't look like Mitt could be doing much worse than he's doing now. Might as well make a gamble.

[HagridOfTheDeep]

Yeah, CNN is saying they caught Pawlenty returning to his hotel room and that he still plans to keep his schedule in New Hampshire tomorrow.

[HagridOfTheDeep]

All these Ryan leaks are seeming... rather coordinated.