Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann Romney (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
COMMENTARY
Could Mitt Romney win the “race to the top” if he names an African American female to his ticket as vice president?
Jessika Morgan, in “Black Female GOP Possibilities May Exist for Romney Running Mate,” wrote the following:
Women are being considered as possible candidates to run with Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney on the November ballot, the GOP candidate’s wife said July 5.
“We’ve been looking at that,” Ann Romney told CBS News in an interview. “There’s a lot of people Mitt is considering right now.”
She declined to say more about the list of possible vice president candidates to be paired with the Republican Party’s presumptive nominee, other than to note that, as the former Massachusetts governor’s wife, she has offered advice in the selection process and would “love that option” of a female running mate.
Among the Black Republican women who could be added to a list of women running mate possibilities are former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll.
Rice, the subject of speculation in June, rejected the idea. And while Carroll, a Navy veteran and the first woman elected to statewide office in Florida has been silent, political journalists see Carroll as a possible aid to a Romney candidacy.
SOURCE: AFRO AMERICAN NEWSPAPER LINK:
http://www.afro.com/sections/news/afro_briefs/story.htm?storyid=75525
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Could an African American running mate aid Romney’s candidacy?
What do you think?
Your comments are welcomed.
Frank Torres writes about Carroll and Rice:
SOURCE:
http://orlandopolitics.net/2012/04/02/could-a-romneyrice-ticket-produce-scottcarroll-results-in-november/
The whole premise and discussion is very Democrat and liberal-progressive. Before Barack Obama was widely-known, I was a leader in a grassroots campaign to encourage Dr. Rice to run, and the populace to draft her to run for the presidency, this all before she became part of the George Bush (43) team. I didn’t see Condi Rice as black or female. I saw her as incredibly-talented, a constant student, and a true leader.
Anyone who partitions people into “communities” is anti-American. Alan West would be a great choice, not because he’s black, but because he’s educated, experienced, a proven leader, is principled with a core, and has nads.
You are a savvy observer and commentator. West would never even be considered.
My expereince counsels that a person like West probably does not beleive what he’s advocating.
It seems to me that, if West doesn’t believe what he’s advocating, he’s a dumbass. And I’ve already said otherwise.
Ok!