Florida GOP Debate

[Professor S]

Right now I see a Romney/Gingrich ticket. Newt has an amazing mind for politics and policy, but he also has a lot of history that can create "weapons of mass distraction" during what will be a brutal general election.

Having Gingrich as VP will bring along a lot of the hardline fiscal/small government conservatives that do not trust Romney on those issues, while diminishing the impact of his somewhat shady history.

The only other person I can see as a potential VP candidate is Marco Rubio who is young and will attract Latino votes and Florida votes that Republicans sorely need in 2012. Actually, now that I think of it, I think Rubio will be the first person Romney asks, but I doubt he'll take it. Rubio wants it all, and I'm not sure VP is a springboard to the presidency anymore.