Cantor (R-VA) for VP

[Swing low, sweet chariot. Comin' for to carry me home.]

Jewish, strong conservative, from VA....a good solid choice for GOP VP

[Liberté]

No thanks.

[Swing low, sweet chariot. Comin' for to carry me home.]

now we just need a strong conservative Catholic (or perhaps Protestant) to head the ticket who is articulate and a good-family-man-example type.

[bloombergforpresident]

now we just need a strong conservative Catholic (or perhaps Protestant) to head the ticket who is articulate and a good-family-man-example type.

cue Paul Ryan. haha

[feeblepizza]

I agree that Cantor would make a good running-mate, especially for a moderate like Romney or Huntsman.

[porker]

now we just need a strong conservative Catholic (or perhaps Protestant) to head the ticket who is articulate and a good-family-man-example type.

cue Paul Ryan. haha

Somebody who didn't spearhead the campaign to eliminate medicare as we know it.

[MyRescueKittehRocks]

Two words.... Marlin Stutzman

[California8429]

He'd be a great VP pick. Qualified, has great leadership, jewish (especially if the media keeps watching the Israel-Palestine talks/conflict continues because they aren't solving anything soon).

Perhaps the public would at first be skeptical that he's only a Congressman, but honestly he's more qualified then pretty much the entire Republican House, and at least half the Republican Senate. He's also already a national figure, has been on TV constantly, not saying he's a house hold name, but it would be like another Palin VP pick deal.

[feeblepizza]

Two words.... Marlin Stutzman

I can see him successfully defeating Coats in the 2016 senate primary and being the VP nominee, or even a presidential nominee, in the 2020s.

[Holmes]

He's the worst. So insufferable. And would probably betray his country for Israel.

[milhouse24]

I would wait until he's over 50 before he runs for national office.

[King]

He's the worst. So insufferable. And would probably betray his country for Israel.

From what I see from the right these days, bending over for Israel is an American value that should be written into the Constitution.

[specific_name]

If the Republican house keeps up it's current behavior, the leadership will be about as popular as Nancy Pelosi. If they bring us to the edge of debt Armageddon just to make a point, I can't see anyone from the leadership being sought after anymore than Paul Ryan is now. The Republicans should worry about a nominee first, anyway. The VP pick isn't likely to make or break this election.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Jewish, strong conservative, from VA....a good solid choice for GOP VP

If he were a statewide official, like Governor or Senator but he's representing only his district. Congressmen doesn't really guarantee winning a state at-large.

[pbrower2a]

Jewish, strong conservative, from VA....a good solid choice for GOP VP

If he were a statewide official, like Governor or Senator but he's representing only his district. Congressmen doesn't really guarantee winning a state at-large.

True. Walter Mondale  had problems far bigger than being unable to win New York, but even with Geraldine Ferraro (D-NY), he Mondale/Ferraro still lost the state. Bob Dole was thinking more of the campaigning skills, optimism, and administrative talents of (Jack Kemp R-NY) in 1996, but Dole/Kemp still lost the state.

Virginia looks like a tough state for Republicans to win back from President Obama; Cantor would not be enough. The only Congressional Representatives capable of winning a state at-large would be those in at-large Congressional districts, and those states all have but three electoral votes.

[krazen1211]

Virginia I think will not be on the path to 270 at this point for a Republican. It might be on the path from 270-300.

[King]

Virginia I think will not be on the path to 270 at this point for a Republican. It might be on the path from 270-300.

That's one difficult path to 270 without VA.

[milhouse24]

Hey George Allen is still alive!!!  Pick him for VP.

[krazen1211]

Virginia I think will not be on the path to 270 at this point for a Republican. It might be on the path from 270-300.

That's one difficult path to 270 without VA.

It is and it isn't. You have to add Pennsylvania to the mix. Realistically that means a Northern Republican who will perform slightly better than Bush did in the Philadelphia metro counties, especially in the newly retaken GOP Congressional districts..

States like Ohio and Florida are likely to be more Republican than the national popular vote. I don't think VA is there anymore, though NC might still be.

[JewCon]

He's the worst. So insufferable. And would probably betray his country for Israel.

Do you really believe that? If you do than you need some type of mental help.

[Brittain33]

Philadelphia suburban counties are not going to vote Republican before NoVa does for President, IMO.

[krazen1211]

Philadelphia suburban counties are not going to vote Republican before NoVa does for President, IMO.

Well, not Montco and Delaware, but the GOP doesn't need those. Fairfax was 53% Kerry while Bucks (the bellweather here) was 51%. I think its somewhat telling that Connolly won while Pat Murphy lost.

[Brittain33]

Murphy had a stronger opponent and Connolly barely scraped by. Bucks has more blue collar areas but a 2% differential between two suburban counties can easily be drowned out by other results elsewhere.