Marco Rubio Not Vetted By Mitt Romney For V.P.
by Free Britney at .U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, a rising Republican political star, is not being vetted by Mitt Romney for the Vice Presidential nomination, according to reports.
It was widely assumed that even if he didn't get the nod, Rubio, 41, would at least be on Romney's short list of possible V.P. picks for obvious reasons.
Young, charismatic and wildly popular with conservatives, he could also help Republicans win a key state (Florida) and make inroads with Hispanics.
Apparently Romney isn't looking at Rubio for the post, however.
The first-term Senator has not been asked to complete any personal questionnaires or been asked to turn over any financial documents, insiders say.
It's been months since Romney named longtime aide Beth Myers to run his V.P. search, so it's unlikely she simply hasn't gotten to vetting Rubio yet.
Officially the Romney campaign has no comment, and Rubio has refused to make any sort of comment when it comes to vice presidential questions.
The news will be disappointing to some prominent conservatives who have been openly encouraging Romney not just consider, but pick Rubio.
Either way, Rubio has stumped for presumptive GOP nominee Romney, who frequently praises his younger counterpart on the campaign trail as well.
The 64-year-old Romney is polling about even with President Obama nationally and in key swing states such as Florida ahead of November's election.
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Yeah, I hear it alright. Their "agenda" does not resonate with the majority of Americans, but when you have the POTUS shufflin' out to the Rose Garden to make biased, not to mention ludicrous statements like..."My son would have looked like him (Trayvon)"....holding beer summits because he unsuccessfully tried to preempt a police investigation in Mass....because a liberal, black prof. was under investigation...it gives these radicals a megaphone to trumpet their views that most of us oppose. Throw in the underbelly tactics of the radical lefty groups and an umbrella (protection) from the DOJ and you can see exactly "what you're hearing". And it's best described as something akin to fingernails scratching across a blackboard.
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