- otus
- May 8, 2012
AC
Although there are several months left before Mitt Romney's expected announcement of a running mate, the weekend was filled with speculation about his choice. Possible VP contenders including former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte all weighed in on whether they would be chosen to run with Romney against President Barack Obama. Even Newt Gingrich, who dropped his own campaign for president just last week, chimed in. First up was Bush, who flatly dismissed any talk that he would run on the ticket, touting Rubio for the job instead. "I'm not going to be vice president," Bush told reporters in Naples, Fla., where he gave the commencement address at Ave Maria University on Saturday. "I'm an active supporter of Gov. Romney. I humbly suggest he seriously consider Marco Rubio." The next day, when Chris Wallace asked Rubio about his own future on "Fox News Sunday," the Florida senator deflected the question,...