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Is Romney Considering a Female Running Mate?
Ann Romney has set off a firestorm of speculation after saying her husband might be considering a female running mate. Do you think this would be a smart move on his part?
Ann Romney set off another round of veep speculation when in a interview Wednesday she suggested that her husband, presidential candidate Mitt Romney, might be considering a female running mate.
The New York Daily News reported that further speculation was generated when he walked in a Fourth of July Parade just after that with Sen. Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire.
Is this a wise move? So far a woman on the ticket hasn’t been much help in a campaign. It didn’t help Democratic candidate Walter Mondale in 1984 when he choose Geraldine Ferraro as a running mate and it didn’t help Republican candidate Sen. John McCain when he picked Sarah Palin in 2008.
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However, Romney is reportedly not polling well among women, so some say choosing a female running mate might help him in that specific demographic.
East Haven Patch readers, what do you think? Would this be a smart move and if so, what potential running mate do you think he could choose without repeating the history of Ferraro or Palin?
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