Rick Santorum's VP?

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Errant speculation:

- Bobby Jindal
- Rick Perry
- Bob McDonnell
- Rob Portman
- Susan Martinez
- Mike Huckabee
- John Thune
- Jon Huntsman

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Phil I disargree- Huntsman was terrible as a candidate but I agree some one more moderate with executive experience is a good idea- a John Danforth type

But Clarence, doesn't Huntsman fit the mold of recent VPs? That is to say: Flawed individuals with strengths that complement a candidate's weaknesses (e.g. Palin, Biden, Edwards, Cheney, Lieberman... you need to go back decades to find someone who doesn't fit this mold).

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Rob Portman, Mitch Daniels, or Jon Huntsman would be good choices.

I don't see the point of getting a guy like Huckabee, Thune or McDonnell on this ticket.  Santorum might do better than Bush with value voters, if that was even possible.  The side guy needs to be somewhat moderate and mainly focused on either the budget or foreign policy. 

Nonsense. The side guy needs to be an imaginable President and someone who won't "go rogue" on the campaign trail. That's it. Presidential and risk-averse.

In retrospect, Daniels belongs on my list and Huntsman doesn't. I guess I left him out because I'm used to assuming that Daniels is overrated.

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Did anyone know who were the closest friends of Santorum in Congress? Maybe he choose one of them to be his running-mate.

Yeah, maybe he can choose Arlen Specter, a man he stood with more times than anybody can count. And Santorum has the nerve to question Romney's conservative credentials? Romney has never defended Specter and hobnobbed with union stooges, unlike Santorum.

I disagree. Specter wouldn't be a good choice, but Romney would be even worse. Specter doesn't have the baggage that Romney has, and generally speaking he's not unpredictable. Why would any sane candidate add someone as gaffe-prone as Romney to the ticket?

Believe me, I'm sure there are plenty of Romney supporters who, like you, would love nothing more than a Santorum-Romney ticket... but Santorum needs to be careful lest he spoil his chances of winning, however tempted he may be to excite the base by adding Romney to the ticket.