Is it Possible Romney May Not Accept VP? Would it be Better for Him to Wait till 2012?
Posted by unitethegop at 2/27/2008 6:46 AM and is filed under uncategorized 
Over the last 2 weeks, I've had 2 people email me who think it would be better for Romney to run in 2012 as President, and that accepting VP would be a bad move for his Political career. Do we know if Romney would accept even with all our efforts? The answer is no, we don't. However, I believe this......Romney's silence on the matter neither acknowledges nor rejects the idea of being VP. In my opinion, Romney is laying low and waiting to see how everything pans out. If he's shows any interest in - or dismisses his candidacy of being Vice President the media will bash him to pieces at this point. I think that is why he has not come out as Rice did and said he will not be a Vice Presidential candidate. This is also why his son Josh told reporters it was possible his Dad would re-enter the race as VP in 2008. Our continued efforts to get Romney on the ticket is helping him Now and for 2012. Either way, we are gaining more support for him and will continue to let the country know Conservatives want Romney!
While many of us would like Mitt Romney to be the running mate of Senator John McCain in order to provide representative of conservative principles we all espouse too, there are serveral risks which include: associating Mitt Romney to a moderate McCain agenda in relation to his governorship of Massachusetts and the risk of driving the religious conservatives away from the GOP now supporting Governor Mike Huckabee.
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I believe that serving as VP to McCain could only help Romney. Nearly all Republicans know that Romney differs from McCain in many ways and would only serve as VP in order to unite the party.
Serving as VP would give his the strongest backing and experience to run for President in 1012. I believe that McCain has already stated that he only intends to serve one term.
Also, I fully believe that the toll that the presidency would take on McCain would leave him not able to take on the burden in 1012, especially considering his age.
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Perhaps, the Dems would only try to place Romney in the same categories as McCain because the policies would be for the administration.
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Ahhh! A "free" moment!
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This would depend a great deal on what happens during a McCain presidency and how the administration handles it. These are undoubtedly hidden risks for building public perceptions on a Romney presidency for which there are no answers.
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I don't understand. Are you saying that it would not be good for Romney to serve as VP under McCain??????
But isn't the goal of this website to get Romney on the ticket with McCain??????
Maybe I am misunderstanding what you are saying.
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All I am saying is that there are risks to becoming McCain's running mate. Being in a leadership position in the White House means the job is quite political which means compromise is everywhere. Sometimes, a person is caught in the blender of compromise just out of association on liberal positions. My point is, why would Romney want to be placed in a position to compromise his positions in association with McCain's more liberal perspectives? I am just saying that there are risks to becoming the vice president that could hurt a presidential campaign for Romney in 2012. I would love to see Romney as our president. I am just not certain Mitt Romney would want to do it through becoming the Vice President.
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David,
The "Mission Statement" for Unitethegop is to place Romney on the '08 ticket as Vice President.
However your last comments sound like you disagree and/or do not support this. However, it is the GOAL of this website, and of the PAC being formed by this website.
Has this goal changed???
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It is my understanding that Mitt Romney may not accept the position of running mate of John McCain under some circumstances. While we would all like to see Mitt Romney ultimately as our president, it would be wise for us to make preparations, but wait on the leader. In this case, the leader is Mitt Romney. Goals and purposes can change, and whenever significant change takes place it usually costs a great deal of money. To illustrate, it is easier to stop an object that is going one mile per hour than it is to stop an object going five miles per hour because of momentum. As an organization who wants to put a great deal of momentum behind a candidate whom we don't know for certain wants the job of VP, we need to make certain that he will be with us instead of fighting against us for the momentum that he chooses. The timing and accuracy of our efforts will affect the process of election for good or bad with Mitt Romney. I am merely suggesting that we exercise some patience and get ourselves organized so that when opportunity meets preparedness, we will be ready for it.
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We all agree that Romney would not accept VP unless McCain made some changes on the stances. We do need to get organized, which we are in the process of doing. In the meantime....Romney is still on the ballot as a candidate. Voting for him is still supporting him whether it be for President or Vice President. We are an army of supporters and will march continually until our leader is in office whether it be in 08 or 2012.
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The problem is that McCain will BE the GOP nominee...we can politely "ask" him to alter or 'change' his stances on what?? 5 - 6 positions that contrary to most conservative thought?? Do we hold our proverbal "breath" thinking that McCain will "change" ANY issue that he once was in favor of?? I sincerely doubt it...BUT, if he does, the "drive-by" and "elite" media will most assuredly point those "changes" out for the so-called public good. Or do I dare say the word....(I know Hillary and/or Obama will) "flip-flopper." All I'm saying, if it "worked" for George W against John Kerry (remember the windsurfing ad??) then don't be surprised if the dems use it against McCain in a "New York" second against McCain. In otherwords, I don't see McCain changing "any" major stance toward conservatives, (with the so-called exception of making the Bush tax cuts permanent, and finally "getting it" on the border security.) What say you?
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David, you are partially correct in your analogy. However, never, EVER, discard the power of the incumbency...i.e., president, or "vice-president." I don't think that Gov. Romney will EVER sell-out his political soul and core beliefs for political expediency. He is too honorable a gentleman to do that. However, remember, there was definitely no "love" lost on the following tickets: FDR "no real love" for Truman -- (he was his 3rd or 4th VP) No "real love" for Ike and Nixon; No "real love" for JFK and LBJ; No "real love" for Reagan and Bush 41. I honestly believe that the Gov. will "keep" McCain in "proverbial" line when it comes to conservatives issues before his administration.
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I agree with you Frank!
And like you pointed out, presidential candidates look much further than their likes or dislikes when choosing a running mate. They look at who can help them win!!
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I appreciate your perspective on incumbency and I agree with it. The only thing I am concerned about is what Cheney has done with Bush. Right now, President Bush has a considerably low approval rating which makes it difficult for Vice President Dick Cheney to have a significant chance to run for office. While we agree that Mitt Romney would be a great VP, my concern would be based on future approval ratings of a McCain administration and how McCain would govern! I know Mitt is likely to be extremely cautious right now about the likelihood of becoming McCain's running mate just to unite the GOP around him because of the downward trends in the economy. Based on my study of economics, the mortgage and credit industries are so significant to the economy as major economic indicators that it will likely be years before we start seeing a recovery. In terms of the threats of radical jihad and nuclear capable nations in the region there are significant risks to becoming John McCain's running mate and experiencing dropping job approval ratings to sink a potential political future. Of course, the only job approval ratings worse than President Bushs' is that of Congress. I am fairly certain that Mitt's campaign team is greatly concerned about these issues. We have all seen what is happening to the economy during this political cycle. The consumer price index is falling (consumer feeling about the state of the economy), the value of the dollar is dropping against most major currencies on international exchanges, even the cost of capital is becoming more expensive because of dollar devaluations and inflationary rates. The bond markets are falling because of increased risk on assets backing the security. The only thing that can fix all of these issues is if the United States became a nation more recognized as a producer than a consumer of products and services such as oil or some other significant commodities.
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David,
I don't understand, are you saying that YOU don't think Romney should be VP???
Because the purpose of this website is to get Romney on the ballot as VP!!!!!
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I think Mitt should accept the V.P. job and when McComb-over either passes on to the great beyond or decides not to run for re-election Mitt would be the obvious choice. However if he doesn't get the V.P. spot then we should launch a strategic wRight-in for Romney campaign.
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Did anyone see the McCain/Hannity interview? This old geezer is so firmly intrenched in his left wing dogma that we can't trust that he will support our viewpoints if elected. He is still for amnesty once he makes nice with a cursory effort at erecting a little fence on part of our boarder with Mexico. He won't allow us to drill for oil in the Alaskan wilderness and I am not sure about his true attitude about Supreme Court judges considering his answers with Sean. He won't even fight back when criticized by the left nor will he allow his people to mention Obama's middle name. This is an ugly version of 1996 with Dole, but at least Dole was more conservative than McCain. How do we get inspired by tired old guy who sucks up to the left? As time passes Romney becomes more and more obviously the only true conservative choice.
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Hi Votebyfraud,
Yes I saw the interview, and,like you, I am thoroughly disgusted that he is the Republican candidate. That is why I am working with Unitethegop to get Romney on the ballot.
Unless McCain chooses Romney for VP, I will not be voting for him.
Have you joined our website? We's love to have you on board.
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I just wrote a comment on the New York Times story about Romney as V.P. and suggested that if McCain were to pick him soon and then announce that Mitt would be heading up an economic task force once in office that that would ignite the stock market. Then I went on to note that the economy has dropped since the leftists took over Congress and that Bush should appoint Mitt now to such a task force to help turn around the economy.
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