Just as the tin says. I would like to know ways for Mitt Romney to win the 2012 Election, preferably other than the usual "avoid the 47% comment" or the such. Extra points for a POD within two months of the election.
To win, Mitt Romney needs 64 electoral votes.
New Hampshire (4) was won by only 39,643 votes. Florida (29) with less than 1% of the votes, Mitt needed to just get 74,309 more votes. While Ohio's 166,272 votes (18) and Virginia's 149,298 (13)
These four states, all reachable and campaign able, with a total of 429,522 votes needed overall, giving Romney the 270 votes needed along with 28 states, leaving Obama with 268 votes, 22 states + DC, although Obama still has the Popular vote.
Having been not been Governor of Massachusetts, since 2007, an alternative could have been him running in the Senate special election in Massachusetts, 2010 (the same seat he ran for in 1994 against Ted Kennedy)
Or simply having him run in 2006 as a Representative to keep him physically in politics.
An alternative running mate could have helped as I think representative Paul Ryan, wasn't the strongest candidate, Romney's campaign favored Ryan because he was "young, telegenic, Irish Catholic, with blue collar appeal" and could potentially help the campaign in his competitive home state. Romney also personally liked Ryan and felt comfortable campaigning with him.
Some one with a strong career and from one of the swing states, could work such as:
- Senator Marco Rubio of Florida* (Young, telegenic and oratorical skill, Latino Catholic, with blue collar appeal)
- Senator Rob Portman of Ohio*
- Governor Bob McDonnell of Virginia *
- Senator Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire*
- Governor John Kasich of Ohio
- Senator John Cornyn of Texas
* - These were among the eleven individuals narrowed down on his list of potential nominees.
Heres my take on a Romney/Rubio ticket, running in 2012
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Of course, just put me as source was working out a cabinet as well if you want assistance?Can I use your InfoBox for a timeline I'm writing?
Of course, just put me as source was working out a cabinet as well if you want assistance?
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Just a few ideas, nothing set in stone, working with his allies, endorsements and fellow GOP challengers.
Rick Santorum, John Bolton, Michele Bachmann, and Newt Gingrich are nods towards the conservative wing of the GOP.
Jon Huntsman Jr. is nominated as Ambassador to the UN as a good will gesture following years of rivalry between the two. Huntsman believed Romney cut him out of the 2002 games in Atlantic City. The two are also related, sharing a great-grandfather.
Both candidates worked well together, pulling off a viberant and close friendship, matching those of Obama and Biden.
Although rivals in the 2008 election, the pair would work together to rebuild America's foreign policy.
True, as I said, not in stone, just had these two in the cabinet as I remember their names being linked heavily in 2012, similar to Bolton in Trump's cabinet.My problem with Gingrich and Bolton is that both of them will probably do things they will regret there. Gingrich is already hated by a large number of people, and his more brash way of speaking can drive away potential moderates who would otherwise like Romney. Bolton, while close with Romney, could get himself in hot water for many of his stances that could be described as hawkish or irresponsible.
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Just a few ideas, nothing set in stone, working with his allies, endorsements and fellow GOP challengers.
Rick Santorum, John Bolton, Michele Bachmann, and Newt Gingrich are nods towards the conservative wing of the GOP.
Jon Huntsman Jr. is nominated as Ambassador to the UN as a good will gesture following years of rivalry between the two. Huntsman believed Romney cut him out of the 2002 games in Atlantic City. The two are also related, sharing a great-grandfather.
Both candidates worked well together, pulling off a viberant and close friendship, matching those of Obama and Biden.
Although rivals in the 2008 election, the pair would work together to rebuild America's foreign policy.
Oh yes, so scrap him for just Carly is you wish. I did imagining having Trump down, but that would be too weird for a Monday Morning.In addition, Herman Cain would still be followed by the sexual harassment claims. But otherwise, very good work.
Oh yes, so scrap him for just Carly is you wish. I did imagining having Trump down, but that would be too weird for a Monday Morning.
In this TL, I think Trump would end up like Pat Buchanan in 1992 and challenge a moderate incumbent from the right. He'd most likely fail, but not before putting up a surprisingly strong fight.
Another way of having it go is to have trump run on Left wing anger instead of conservative anger. being a chameleion and having had on and off expierence as a Democrat he could easily pull off a one 80 on his position and run aganst Mitt.In this TL, I think Trump would end up like Pat Buchanan in 1992 and challenge a moderate incumbent from the right. He'd most likely fail, but not before putting up a surprisingly strong fight.
You mean Senate?Justice Appointments
In OTL in Obama’s second term (2013-17) the only vacancy was the death of Justice Scalia in February 2016.
In this time line a Republican house is more likely to approve of Romney’s nominee rather then string it out to the next Congress which could be under the control of democrat president and/or democratic house.
Would Justic Kennedy retire earlier knowing his replacement with be a Republican.