Report: Christie was supposed to be Romney's VP
In an oddly-timed, anonymously-sourced article in Politico this morning, Mitt Romney "campaign insiders" say that Gov. Christie was Romney's first choice to be his running mate. In a matter of two weeks in August, though, Romney switched to Paul Ryan. The reasons given include that Christie was late to a couple of campaign events, indicating he might not be a disciplined running mate, and because he was "too much about himself." There was also concern that he was too brash and would display too much "raw emotion" (gasp!) in the West Wing.
Report: Christie was supposed to be Romney's VP
Matt Katz, Inquirer Staff Writer
In an oddly-timed, anonymously-sourced article in Politico this morning, Mitt Romney "campaign insiders" say that Gov. Christie was Romney's first choice to be his running mate.
In a matter of two weeks in August, though, Romney switched to Paul Ryan. The reasons given include that Christie was late to a couple of campaign events, indicating he might not be a disciplined running mate, and because he was "too much about himself." There was also concern that he was too brash and would display too much "raw emotion" (gasp!) in the West Wing.
From the story:
Romney was so close to picking Christie that some top advisers at the campaign’s Boston headquarters believed the governor had been offered the job...
“Mitt liked him because he saw him as a street fighter,” a Romney official said. “It’s the kind of political mentality that Romney doesn’t have, but admires. He wanted someone who could play the Chicago game [like Obama headquarters] on its own terms.”...
“He’d be great anywhere there are ordinary white men,” the official said. “They would have loved him because here’s this straight-talking, hard-charging, in-your-face guy, and he’s a man’s man. Ohio is the only battleground state where Mitt has a net negative gender gap — where his approval among men doesn’t outweigh the president’s approval among women. Chris Christie changes that.”
Politico says Christie was vetted in July -- and then the vetting suddenly stopped. The Christie camp, according to the story, was upset with how it ended. And that might have led to the front-page story in the New York Post on the first day of the Republican convention, which contended that Christie didn't want the VP job because he thought Romney was going to lose the election.
And, the Politico article charges, the Christie/Romney relationship was further irked by Christie's self-focused convention speech and then, this week, his public embrace of President Obama on the Jersey Shore.
Was this leaked now to make the governor's handling of Obama this week seem like some sort of retribution for being snubbed for VP? And if so, how does that help Romney?
Chris Christie did not want to be President nor did he want to be V.P. He was very adamant about that. Now Romney comes out with more lies because Christie complimented Obama.
Romney Profited From Corruption, Fraud, and Racketeering at Bain, Public Records Reveal!
Romney was head of Bain Capital while his team of conspirators committed fraud on the court, and when they were reported to the Department of Justice he “retroactively retired” to conceal his involvement and avoid a Department of Justice investigation. George W. Bush’s appointment of a lawyer from Bain Capital’s secret law firm as U.S. Attorney guaranteed Romney would not be investigated, but retroactive retiring does not change public docket records or FEC and SEC filings showing he profited from corruption, fraud, and racketeering (RICO) as head of Bain Capital, and as he was a corrupt vulture capitalist, he will be a corrupt president.
http://www.politicususa.com/public-records-reveal-romney-profited-corruption-fraud-racketeering-bain.html— angellight21- Great comment. — 4poppy
- Romney's financing and questionable allocation of private property needs to be immediately investigated.
Romney's false statements under oath and flase statements in SEC submittabls should absolutely lead to prosecution.
Romey has provided us an inside view of corruption and tax avoidance at the super high income level. This needs to be used to level the playing field for all Americans.— Seed1 
woulda, coulda, shoulda. Romney is a joke if he put this out there.— Ben Fan- BeFan -- Romney is no joke. But he is going to be President-Elect when you wake up on November 7. Count on it.
- i had the exact same thoughts. this should not be a story today.— wendymae1
- Obama campaigning for revenge.
Revenge for what? He won't say.
Obama is a little too sensitive, egomaniacal, and narcissistic.— Mr. Smith - Neither will Romney, because Obama never said such a thing. Why are you still listening to this liar?
- apparently working together with the president is the new third rail of American politics.— Ryan
- sounds to me like the Romney campaign is already making excuses as to why they lost the election.— Ryan
- Another ironic article by our objective scribes at Philly.com given 4-years ago when Mr. Eye Candy's war on women included ripping Hillary Clinton to shreds and implying she was a racist. Now, if only she was clean and intelligent like Joe Biden.— one sick chick
- Boo hoo hoo...the only position that RMoney is suited for is Whiner-in-Chief.— 4poppy
- People fall in love at the Jersey Shore all the time - no biggie.— Jeffritoe
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