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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBottom Line why it won't be Rubio: He charged more than $100,000 to state GOP credit cards
First Read ponders the back and forth reports yesterday over whether Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) is on Mitt Romney's vice presidential short list.
"But here's a little rule of thumb in American politics: If you have to say you're vetting someone, is that someone really under serious consideration? Indeed, despite being the party's rising star and a favorite of the GOP base, the signs always have pointed AGAINST Rubio being Romney's pick. Why? For starters, he's only been a U.S. senator for a year and a half, and he didn't endorse Romney until late in the GOP primary season. Then there's the opposition research out there on him -- something that the Romney folks who worked for Charlie Crist's 2010 Senate campaign know pretty well: Rubio charged more than $100,000 to state GOP credit cards, had racked up nearly $1 million in personal debt, and had nearly foreclosed on a home. No doubt that Rubio has plenty of assets (young, Latino, from Florida). But he also carries a lot of risk for the usually risk-averse Romney."
http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/06/20/why_romney_probably_wont_pick_rubio.html
liberal N proud
(60,352 posts)If it had been a Democrat that had done that, he would be run out of office and prosecuted for it.
The system favors the criminals.
ananda
(28,925 posts)One law for Dems, no law for Reeps.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)look to the big money behind the Willard. Thune,Kantor,maybe the Condi,don't think Temple Square will let that happen,but,it will be a white male tied to big money. That person will be a big time supporter of AIPAC. Watch the back ground shots on your local news,Willard's choice is being screen tested. The Big Picture tells the story.
cbrer
(1,831 posts)Especially if popular trends point to an Hispanic advantage. Blowing money of a questionable nature is "de riguer" in DC.