Here are my top 2012 Republican VP choices in a nutshell. I chose them all for their own unique reason – and this is only my surface review. I don’t have the time or resources to vet them, but as far as public knowledge goes, they could all benefit Romney in the general election for various reasons.
Allen West
Allen
West is a U.S. Representative (Republican) for Florida’s 22nd
congressional district. West took office in January of 2011, and he is
the first black Republican Congressman from Florida since Josiah T.
Walls left office in 1876. West brings a life-long career of military
leadership and national defense experience and knowledge to the table.
His conservative values and his support from the Tea Party have brought
him to the spotlight, along with his blatant outspokenness and
opposition regarding radical Islam and the potential threat from the
Middle East to the United States. West is also an advocate of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t tell”
policy, and has stood in the gap for black conservatism, which is
somewhat of a taboo in the United States. Allen West would make a great
Vice President because he has some contrasting experience in comparison
to Mitt Romney, and his ability to communicate resonating messages with
black conservatives would help capture and possibly split the “black
vote.”Rick Santorum
Rick
Santorum was able to catapult his campaign during the primaries and
captured the attention of the media and conservative Americans around
the country. Santorum is widely known for his passionate socially
conservative views, and his deep love of American family values. Mitt
Romney’s conservative (or lack of) record has created doubt in the minds
of true conservatives, and Santorum would help seal in the
ultra-conservative vote – voters who would potentially stay at home
during the General Election. The downside to Santorum would be that some
have taken his ideas out of context and have painted him as a
conservative extremist, which is the same thing as a terrorist to the
media.Marco Rubio
Marco
Rubio is a United States Senator (Republican) from Florida, and in my
opinion, Rubio is the future of American conservatism. Marco Rubio is a
huge threat to the left because he represents the reality of the
American dream – coming from literally nothing. His conservative message
resonates with the vast majority of the country, and like Allen West
and Herman Cain, he would be able to capture the votes of those he has
had cultural influence on – the Latin community. The only caveat with
Rubio is that he is a junior Senator and lacks experience. Another thing
to consider is that a VP run with Romney might be future political
suicide. I, personally don’t believe this, because I think he has
something special going on that even Romney couldn’t negatively affect.Sarah Palin
I
can already see the reactions to this one. You think I’m crazy, I know.
Sarah Palin has a lot of baggage, but with that baggage comes millions
upon millions of supporters, and sometimes the best way to measure a
persons influence and success is by the number of enemies that they
have. Sarah Palin was the single determining factor in any sliver of
hope that McCain had in 2008, and her tenacity to not back down despite
the completely disgusting treatment of her and her family inspired
people to get behind her. A lot has changed since 2008, but her notorious
popularity has only grown, and I think that she would provide the same electrifying results that we saw in 2008… only this time with a somewhat viable presidential candidate.
Paul Ryan
Paul
Ryan is the U.S. Representative for Wisconsin’s 1st congressional
district, and has served since 1999. He is a member of the Republican
Party and has been ranked among the party’s most influential voices on
economic policy. Ryan is not quite as exciting as some of the others in
regards to public appeal, and his experience isn’t quite as contrasting
as the others either, but he does more than just talk a big game – he
actually proposes real changes. Agree with him or not, he has led the
charge in effort to balance our national budget and cut deficits. This
would put dual-authority figures in the field of fiscal issues.Herman Cain
Herman
Cain… the black conservative business man that fell victim to a
modern-day media lynching when he was accused by several unknown women
of sexual misconduct. Of course, as soon as Cain dropped from the race,
the allegations mysteriously disappeared and nobody ever heard from the
women again – proof that it was all a political ploy. Cain was subject
to this because he is NOT a politician, and he hasn’t spent his life in
the corrupt line of Washington politics. He’s a successful business man
with conservative values, and a knack for taking the liberal ideology
head on. Herman Cain is also a Tea Party favorite.Chris Christie
Chris
Christie is more of an honorable mention for me than he is a valid
candidate for my conservative tastes. Christ Christie is somewhat of a
RINO (Republican In Name Only) in my opinion due to his pro cap and
trade support and the fact that he endorsed Mike Castle in Delaware
during the 2010 Senate race. He also has a cloudy record on gun control,
and advocates compromise in order to get Republicans elected. The good
thing about him is that he is a take-no-prisoners debater and sticks to
his guns when he gets behind an issue. I like someone who goes against
the grain. If Tim Palwenty would have had his attitude and outlook, I
believe that Pawlenty would be the Republican front-runner right now.BY Kevin Webb
1 comment:
I think that Rubio would be a great candidate as would Allen West. Ryan would be my third choice. Maybe Nikki Haley or Condi Rice. None of the others would be able to excite the conservative base.
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