Enter RTT’s VEEPstakes Contest!

While modern presidential candidates have traditionally announced their vice presidential picks at the Party conventions, rumors abound that Mitt Romney’s announcement is imminent. Here at the Miller Center, we’ve decided to join the anticipation and indulge your political junkie pleasures with a VEEPstakes contest on the blog. Here are the rules.

Enter the following information in the "Comments" to this post by 5 pm on Thursday, July 19:

Your prediction of who Mitt Romney will select as his vice presidential running mate. And, although it doesn’t matter for the prediction itself, tell us why you think Romney chose this person.
To break any ties, tell us when you think Romney will make the announcement (e.g. during the Olympics, when he returns from Israel, at the Republican Party Convention, etc.).

Winner(s) will receive a coveted Miller Center T-shirt and be featured in a Friday Roundup with the nominal title of RTT “Political Junkie of the Week” (if they so desire).

Comments

Adam Hughes commented on July 18, 2012:

1. Tim Pawlenty
2. 1 week before Republican party Convention

.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) commented on July 18, 2012:

1. Marco Rubio. To lock up Florida, steal some of the socially conservative Hispanic vote, and to reassure the Tea Party wing of the GOP.

2. 3-4 days before the Tampa convention.

.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) commented on July 18, 2012:

Paul Ryan for the following: 1) Keep the focus on the economy 2) Attempt to steal a solid “blue” state 3) A budget has already been developed 4) “Teapublicans” love him 5) He’s not old 6) There’s also an alliteration factor “Romney-Ryan” which would be in allignment with that crazy “R” Romney uses.

Announcement will be made just after the Olympics

.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) commented on July 18, 2012:

1. Marco Rubio
2. Lock down Florida
3. Thursday, July 19 between 10AM and 2PM