Romney Pushed for VP

The Hill Reports: Rep. Marilyn Musgrave (R-CO) Wednesday called on Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) to select former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) as his running mate. “In Colorado, we love Mitt Romney.” Musgrave said that during the Colorado Republican convention, every caucus she visited had made Romney its top choice — a trend that was reflected in the caucus totals. Romney won the Colorado caucus with 60 percent of the vote, dwarfing McCain’s, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee’s and Rep. Ron Paul’s (Texas) totals. She cited Romney’s “real-world experience” as an executive as a particular attribute that would “serve McCain well. . . . I know conservatives can count on [McCain and Romney] to support traditional values and fight to protect the tax dollars of working families.”

Bloomberg article noted: McCain's Republican opponent, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, who was born in Michigan and won the Jan. 15 primary, vowed to "fight for every good job for Michigan.'' Over the past few months, however, McCain has taken a lesson from Romney, acknowledging recently that "Americans are hurting." Returning to Michigan last month, the Arizona senator told a local television station that he would fight for new jobs and the state wouldn't "be left behind."

Fox News Reported: Gamblers bet on Romney for V.P. Intrade, which correctly picked the winner of every state in the 2004 general election, evaluates the veepstakes chances of 30 prominent political figures - 16 Democrats and 14 Republicans. On the GOP side, there are three leaders, Romney at 19.2%, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty at 15.6% and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee at 14.1%.

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