[dorlomin]

Jim McLean, on 22 March 2012 - 19:47, said:

With Romney winning Puerto Rico and Illinois it looks like any doubt whether Mitt will win is over. Now who will be foolish enough to ride on the Romney ticket as VP. I suppose things worked out okay for Sarah Palin getting a large public profile and opportunities to rake in some money.

Personally I think they will try and get Marco Rubio. He fits the bill as senator from a swing state, hispanic and former speaker of the house gives him some good credentials.

GOP have a tough call on that one. They will want someone who is in touch and motivates their base, if the US carries on as is then Obama is likely to walk the presidential election so their main goal with the presedential race will be to mobilise their base out for the other elections that day (Senate, Congress, Gubernatorial and State Legislator). But if they do pick a strong conservative with the reek of the tea party they are liable to alienate moderates and if there is a slump for Obama then a strong conservative VP may lose them the presidency.

They are also desperate to find a female or non white male as two middle aged white guys running for the GOP after that clusterf8ck of a nomination process will mean they are going to play into their own stereotypes.

And the other big headache is offcourse Romney is not a popular person with the conservatives. If they do pick someone with a strong appeal to the moderates are liable to turn off a key part of their base (who will see two RINOs) and could end up losing as many voters as middle ground voters gained. Perhaps even triggering a teaparty or Ron Paul run who will suck up votes a la Ross Perot.

[Ad Lib]

Of course, if Americans don't like Romney or Obama there's a third choice. And it's not Ron Paul.

[ThatBoyRonaldo]

Ad Lib, on 11 April 2012 - 00:49, said:

Of course, if Americans don't like Romney or Obama there's a third choice. And it's not Ron Paul.

Emigrate?

[kiwififer]

Return to the 'empire'?

[Pink Freud]

kiwififer, on 11 April 2012 - 08:41, said:

Return to the 'empire'?

Beats the Tea Party. I'll swap you New Hampshire for Scotlanjd. THe weather's marginally better.

[kiwififer]

After this week I would reckon the weather is better in south Georgia...

[ICTChris]

Ad Lib, on 11 April 2012 - 00:49, said:

Of course, if Americans don't like Romney or Obama there's a third choice. And it's not Ron Paul.

Is this you coming out for Lyndon LaRouche?

[Reynard]

The US is fucked regardless of what clown they install.

[Ad Lib]

kiwififer, on 11 April 2012 - 09:07, said:

After this week I would reckon the weather is better in south Georgia...

I believe the appropriate response to that is

Of course I am talking about the Libertarian Party candidate, Gary Johnson, who is going to sweep to victory with 89% of the popular vote.

[kiwififer]

I looked at the Libertarian party in NZ. Seriously scary looking people, they should be on posters saying 'don't talk to strangers'.

[Ad Lib]

kiwififer, on 11 April 2012 - 10:43, said:

I looked at the Libertarian party in NZ. Seriously scary looking people, they should be on posters saying 'don't talk to strangers'.

A quick Google suggests they're Randians, which makes this not surprising in the slightest.

[kiwififer]

Is that a sect devoted to the cult of Reynard?

[Ad Lib]

kiwififer, on 11 April 2012 - 12:31, said:

Is that a sect devoted to the cult of Reynard?

nah, Ayn Rand.

[ICTChris]

It's a dangerous game for you to sneer at any political school of thought, Ad Lib. On current predictions you are due to embrace Objectivism by September, sign up for the Revolutionary Communist Party in January next year and, finally, re-establish the SDP with the reanimated cadavar of David Owen in summer 2013.

[Ad Lib]

ICTChris, on 11 April 2012 - 13:06, said:

It's a dangerous game for you to sneer at any political school of thought, Ad Lib. On current predictions you are due to embrace Objectivism by September, sign up for the Revolutionary Communist Party in January next year and, finally, re-establish the SDP with the reanimated cadavar of David Owen in summer 2013.

In fairness, my market-anarchist phase aside my political views haven't changed *that* much. Besides, as my good friend John Maynard Keynes once said, when the facts change, so does my opinion!

[Ad Lib]

Probably actually more electable.