Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection, 2012
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. This article lists possible candidates for the Republican nomination for Vice President of the United States in the 2012 election. On May 29, 2012, former Governor Mitt Romney of Massachusetts won a majority of pledged delegates for the Republican nomination for President of the United States, and became the presumptive nominee.[1][2]
On August 11, 2012, Romney officially announced his selection of Paul Ryan as his running-mate to supporters via an iPhone app, though the selection of Ryan had already leaked to the press hours before the official announcement.[3] Ryan was the first individual from Wisconsin to appear on a major party's national ticket, although third party presidential candidate Robert La Follette won 16% of the popular vote in the 1924 presidential election.[4] The Romney-Ryan ticket ultimately lost in the general election to the Obama-Biden ticket, but the defeat did not harm Ryan's career; in 2015, Ryan was elected as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
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Selection process
Romney asked Beth Meyers, an aide, to head up the search team for selecting a vice presidential candidate.[5] It was speculated that Romney might announce his running mate in July to create early enthusiasm and boost fundraising,[6] but this proved untrue. Romney stated that he would select a pro-life vice presidential candidate.[7]
Short list
According to the book Double Down, Romney's campaign narrowed down his list of potential nominees for Vice President to eleven individuals in April 2012:[8]
- United States Representative from Wisconsin Paul Ryan
- Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie
- Former Governor of Minnesota Tim Pawlenty
- Senator from Ohio Rob Portman
- Senator from Florida Marco Rubio
- Senator from New Hampshire Kelly Ayotte
- Senator from Texas John Cornyn
- Former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee
- Former Governor of Indiana Mitch Daniels
- Former Governor of Arkansas Mike Huckabee
- Governor of Virginia Bob McDonnell
The list was later further narrowed down to five individuals: Christie, Pawlenty, Portman, Rubio, and Ryan.[9] According to Double Down, many on Romney's campaign favored Ryan because he was "young, telegenic, Irish Catholic, with blue collar appeal," and could potentially help the campaign in his competitive home state. Romney also personally liked Ryan and felt comfortable campaigning with him. Christie was also strongly considered, but the vetting process raised several issues.[8]
Media speculation on possible vice presidential candidates
Political analyst Larry Sabato stated that Romney could pick a vice presidential running mate that would help electorally such as by delivering a swing state or a demographic group.[10][11] Romney's associates suggested the VP pick was likely to be someone mild-mannered with high integrity and have a similar aptitude for analysis.[12] Media speculation and analysis on vice presidential picks included:
U.S. Senators
- Kelly Ayotte – Junior U.S. Senator from New Hampshire[13]
- Rand Paul – Junior U.S. Senator from Kentucky[14][15][16]
- Rob Portman – Junior U.S. Senator from Ohio, former OMB director[17][18][19]
- Marco Rubio – Junior U.S. Senator from Florida[20][21]
- John Thune – Junior U.S. Senator from South Dakota[22]
- Pat Toomey – Junior U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania[23]
U.S. Representatives
Governors
- Chris Christie – Governor of New Jersey[25][26]
- Nikki Haley – Governor of South Carolina[27]
- Bobby Jindal – Governor of Louisiana[28]
- John Kasich – Governor of Ohio.[29]
- Susana Martinez – Governor of New Mexico[30]
- Bob McDonnell – Governor of Virginia[31]
- Brian Sandoval – Governor of Nevada[32]
- Rick Snyder – Governor of Michigan[33][34][35][36]
Former U.S. Senators
- Rick Santorum – former Junior U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania[37]
Former Governors
Others
- David Petraeus – retired general, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency[39]
- Donald Trump – real-estate mogul, author, television personality[40][41][42]
The announcement
Having returned from his overseas tour of the United Kingdom, Israel, and Poland, Romney planned a bus tour of Virginia, North Carolina, and Florida with his then-yet to be announced running mate.[43] It was possible that Romney could have chosen to stall his announcement until at least August 12, the last day of the Summer Olympics, in order to attract greater media and voter attention while still allowing time for campaigning and fundraising before the Republican National Convention, which would begin on August 27.[44]
On August 10, 2012, it was announced that Romney would introduce his running mate on August 11, 2012 in Norfolk, Virginia, after touring the USS Wisconsin,[45][46][47][48] leading several news sources to speculate that his choice would be U.S. Congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin.[49] Shortly after 7 a.m. on August 11, the Romney campaign officially announced Ryan as its choice for Vice President through its mobile app titled "Mitt's VP".[50]
See also
- Mitt Romney presidential campaign, 2012
- Republican Party presidential candidates, 2012
- Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012
References
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- ↑ Gray, Kathleen (February 22, 2012) Mitt Romney peppered with questions at Michigan plant.Detroit Free Press
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- ↑ Higgins, Matthew L. (April 3, 2012).Let The Vetting Begin: Attention Turning to Romneys potential VP Candidate.CBS News.
- ↑ Mitt Romney's possible running mates. Xfinity News, Comcast.net April 2012.
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- ↑ Provance, Jim (February 15, 2012).Poll: 54% of Ohio voters like ‘right to work’. Toledo Blade.
- ↑ Torry, Jack (March 26, 2011).Portman says he always supported GM bailout.Columbus Dispatch.
- ↑ Reeve, Elspeth (February 23, 2012).Most Americans Now Think Auto Bailout Was a Good Idea.The Atlantic Wire.
- ↑ Abdill, Rich (April 18, 2012).Poll Finds Marco Rubio Wouldn't Help Mitt Romney in Florida.Broward Palm Beach New Times.
- ↑ Elliott, Phillip (April 17, 2012).Rubio, Pawlenty, Haley all say "not interested" to VP spot. Assocatiate Press, Christian Science Monitor.
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- ↑ McCrady, Melissa (April 10, 2012).Santorum keeps door open for vice presidential bid.NBC
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- ↑ Edwards, David (October 12, 2011).Romney says Christie on his VP short list. Raw Story.
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- ↑ VP Longlist. May 17, 2012, American Spectator.
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- ↑ Bob McDonnell endorses Mitt Romney.Politico January 20, 2012.
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- ↑ Could Gov. Snyder be Mitt Romney's Pick for Vice President?. Fox News, May 4, 2012.
- ↑ Decker, Brett M. (April 18, 2012).DECKER: Romney’s Snyder example.Washington Times.
- ↑ White, Joseph (October 31, 2011).Michigan Governor's GOP Brand Is Distinct.Wall Street Journal online.
- ↑ Carpenter, Mackenzie (February 20, 2011).Republicans consider early possibilities for vice president.Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved March 23, 2012
- ↑ Madison, Lucy (March 26, 2012).Santorum keeps door open for vice presidential bid.CBS News
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- ↑ A-Romney-Trump-presidential-ticket-could-save-our-economy.Tennessean 1/20/2012.
- ↑ On the Record with Gretta Van Susteren (December 1, 2011).Does Trump Want to Be Vice President. Fox News. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
- ↑ Donald trumps up self as vp pick for Mitt.Boston Herald.
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