Word: romneys
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...understands that if he wins Michigan, it could put him over the top. His first campaign stop after the Republican National Convention is tomorrow in Macomb County, home of the white working-class voters who became Reagan Democrats in the 1980s. But McCain's decision not to pick Mitt Romney as his running mate may have made his odds a little longer. The former Massachusetts governor and Michigan native was the one potential Veep that Democrats in the state feared. And they believe Obama's current 4-point lead in state polls will only grow as voters get to know...
...worked on numerous issues with Governor Romney, Representative [Eric] Cantor, and Governor Jindal," Hastert said. "All three of these men are fine gentlemen who could have made great VPs, but I also know that Senator McCain wanted to make a completely unconventional pick...
...Palin as his running mate. Other messages that the campaign aimed to promote in the days leading up to the convention have also also been disrupted. For instance, McCain spoke Sunday at a rally in Missouri that brought together two of his formal rivals for the Republican nomination, Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee, who have had tense relations since the end of the primary campaign. Huckabee notably called Romney "my colleague and my friend," a rare expression of warmth in a mostly hostile relationship, but the show of party unity was overshadowed by the evacuations and other preparations for Gustav...
...friend Curt Menard happily showed me a picture of the governor as a high schooler in 1981, in a root cellar with family and friends, helping skin and cube and cure a whole moose. It's enough to make you almost miss fake hunters like John Kerry and Mitt Romney...
...consensus was building around the idea that it would be Biden in the days leading up the announcement. There were a series of rumors that seemed aimed at throwing off the media, but in the end, the pick turned out to be Biden. The same may be true here. Romney and Pawlenty have long been considered the two most likely candidates. They still are. Occam's Razor says the most likely explanation for something is the simplest explanation. Which means it's Romney. Or Pawlenty...