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April 18th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
Religion is also an underlying factor, with Mr Romney, a Mormon, performing
consistently badly with evangelical Christians and Tea Party activists who
supported the evangelical Catholic Rick Santorum until he dropped out of the
race last week.
Early choices for running mate appeared to be between charismatic performers –
such as Chris Christie, the Catholic governor of New Jersey, or the Catholic
Florida Senator and Tea Party darling, Marco Rubio – who could both fill the
gap left by Mr Romney’s inability enthuse the voters, and a safer pair of
hands that would not upstage him.
Among the leading candidates in the safe category is Rob Portman, a virtually
unknown senator from the swing state of Ohio, who is said to have a close
personal rapport with Mr Romney and would definitely not upstage him during
the campaign.
Analysts say that a myriad of considerations go into the calculation: can they
deliver a swing state or demographic? Are they ready to be a heartbeat away
from the presidency? Can they forge a working relationship with the nominee?
“Personal chemistry is a critically important – but who is picked
depends on how Governor Romney balances all the competing criteria,”
said Whit Ayres, an independent Republican pollster.
“Rob Portman is a very, very gifted man who really understands politics
and puts a finger on the scale for Ohio; Marco Rubio [a Hispanic from the
swing state of Florida] is charismatic and obviously interesting for other
reasons.” Conservative commentators have raised concerns that Mr
Romney, who has failed to fire up the Republican base, might go for the safe
choice and put personal and egotistical considerations over national ones.
Jeffrey Lord, a former Reagan aide and Republican party historian, recalled
George Bush Snr’s decision in 1988 to pick the then little-known figure of
Dan Quayle over Congressman Jack Kemp, a hugely charismatic former American
football quarter back.
“Romney should not be afraid to pick someone who is his equal. Strong
vice-presidential candidates – like Biden for Obama, Gore for Clinton,
Lyndon Johnson for Kennedy or Bush for Reagan – say ‘I want someone who is
just as experienced as I am and is not my junior partner,'” Mr Lord
said.
“There are people who have star power on their own – like Christie and
Rubio – and Romney should not shy away from them, particularly because of
his own weaknesses.
“If this evolves into a personality thing, and it’s all about loyalty to
Mitt Romney, that’s not good. If this is about picking the best person,
who’s got some sparkle and experience and if Romney doesn’t care if everyone
adores his Vice President, that’s a good thing.” What seems certain
following the appointment of Ms Meyers is that Mr Romney will not, like the
McCain campaign in 2008 when they appointed Mrs Palin, be taking any snap
decisions, with the New York Times predicting the vetting process this time
around would be akin to a “body cavity search.” “She knows
Mitt’s personal management style better than anyone,” said Eric
Fehrnstrom, another of Mr Romney’s trusted advisers of Ms Meyers, “she
knows how he operates, that he welcomes debate and discussion, that he works
best with data.”
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