Marco Rubio has been at, or near, the top of most lists of potential VP choices for Romney. Rubio has done the usual modest demurral: "It's not going to happen."
But today, speaking at an event sponsored by the National Journal, he was unequivocal. Even if Romney asked and said he needed him, he would turn it down.
He even went so far as to suggest that the vice president has no power and little influence, and he thinks he can have more influence by staying in the Senate.
He did not, however, say he would never be interested in running for President.
So my guess is that he thinks he'll be in a better position to make a White House bid in a few years if he stays in the Senate. Better than being Romney's VP and being the obvious choice for 2020?
Well, of course, that's not the only possible outcome. He may be thinking that he'd be better off making a name for himself in the Senate than resigning and running for the VP slot in 2012 -- and losing.
Smart man.
Ralph
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A poll in three states with prominent Latino elected officials, all of whom are popular with voters (Florida: Sen. Marco Rubio, and Nevada and New Mexico, both with Hispanic governors) showed that adding a Latino VP candidate would not increase Romney's support among Hispanics.
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