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To: neolib who wrote (248438)	4/1/2014 11:32:35 AM
From: Sam	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 542946

I don't think so. McCain ran a bad campaign, and Romney wouldn't have fixed that. He was also the victim of the financial crisis, and, despite (or maybe because of) his background in private equity, Romney would not have been able to address that effectively. Nor would McCain have been able to listen to him. McCain is an idiot.

To: neolib who wrote (248438)	4/1/2014 12:33:36 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 542946

Without a Tea Partier, a Republican ticket has no appeal for the Tea Party Base, who would just stay home.

To: neolib who wrote (248438)	4/1/2014 12:59:18 PM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542946

If it had been McCain & Romney the 1'st time, we would likely be looking at VP Romney cranking up for 2016. I wonder if the Pubs will figure this out for 2016. Interesting thought but unlikely. The Reps were too stuck with Bush stuff--the growing recession, Iraq, and so on. Plus a historic election--first black president. And a lot of Tea Party types would have stayed home. The more interesting question to me is the 2012 one. Had Romney picked a centrist for his vp candidate would he have won. My guess, again, is that he would not. Loss of Tea Party enthusiasm again plus Romney's ties to hedge funds, etc. As I recall, the general rule is that the vp candidate makes very little overall difference. I believe there was some research to that effect.