- otus
- May 14, 2012
AC
Here's a roundup of the latest Veepstakes chatter heard over the weekend: Huckabee, Rubio and Jindal get nods from social conservative leaders: Family Research Council president Tony Perkins, who backed Rick Santorum during the Republican primaries, said on CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday that he wants to see Romney choose Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal or former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as his running mate. Gary Bauer, president of American Values, said he's pulling for Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, but neither men were given enough time to elaborate. South Dakota Sen. Thune isn't ruling anything out: "I don't think you ever rule out opportunities or options when you're involved in public life and you say you want to make a difference and you're serious about that, obviously, then you don't foreclose options," Sen. John Thune said on Fox News Sunday. "But in my view, I have a job to do in the United States Senate, I like what I'm doing. I think I can make a...