Romney will get the nomination. Santorum will be his running mate.

[Avalux]

No one can deny that Santorum has fired up the religious right and rest of the extremist GOP base, something Romney has been unable to do.
When all is said and done, Romney will walk away with the GOP nomination.
He'll need to pick a running mate who will draw in the nutso base and I can't think of anyone else more suited for the role than Santorum.
It's a match made in heaven (or hell, if you believe in that sort of thing).

[tridim]

1. If so, "Dog on Roof/Man on Dog 2012" will be the top selling bumper sticker.

[elleng]

3. Yup!

[hifiguy]

5. DUzy!!

[LeftishBrit]

19. And the old political put-down...

'He couldn't be elected dog-catcher!'

would become exquisitely appropriate!

Woof woof.

[Hugabear]

2. Anybody who would pick Santorum as VP had better watch their back

I'm sure a diehard thoecrat like Santorum wouldn't be beyond praying for Romney's death, in order that he could fulfill "God's will"

[Proud Liberal Dem]

4. I started a thread about this earlier today

http://www.democraticunderground.com/125115190

The responses about its likelihood were mixed.

[Bruce Wayne]

8. I saw this logo last year

someone would fall off and get hurt.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

6. I fear this combo......

...but don't see it happening. This will get too ugly for them.

[applegrove]

7. I kinda think Huckabee will be Romney's running mate. I can't think of any other reason why Huckabee

has not run except that he and Romney already have a deal. Just a guess.

[stevenleser]

11. Huckabee's TV Salary is $500K, plus he gets radio and speaking fees. He is not going to give that up

for VP.

[gopiscrap]

13. If that's the case then we need to

bring up the Maurice Clemons parole...Clemons is the one who executed 4 Lakewood, Washington police officers on Thanksgiving weekend in 2009. It was only because of some tricky shit that Huckabee pulled thClemons was out on parole. Shouldn't have ever been let out.

[onenote]

9. As unpredictable as the repub process has been and as often as I've been wrong...

I'd be willing to bet that you're wrong about that.

[Bruce Wayne]

10. The reason Huck didn't run is right before your eyes.

He's smart enough to have figured out that Obama was certainly going to win reelection. Huck's been waiting for 2016.

[RZM]

14. That and the money, as a poster already mentioned

Huck grew up in a family of very modest means. He's making lots of money now and life for him is pretty good. No reason to jeopardize that when you don't have a great shot anyway.

[DianaForRussFeingold]

12. Hope Not! "Santorum theology" scares the bejesus out of me

And I really think it scares most moderate Rebubs and Independents, Too..!

Here's two good articles..
Santorum's theology of the outrageous:
"The candidate's latest over-the-top remarks, this time on Obama and climate change, could come back to haunt him." more...
http://articles.latimes.com/2012/feb/21/opinion/la-ed-santorum-20120221
Inside Rick Santorum's head:
http://www.srpressgazette.com/articles/santorum-15051-sperm-rick.html

[RZM]

15. Very unlikely

I don't think Santorum has 'fired up' anybody. He has the support of certain segments of the base by default, because the rest of the field can't really capture it for their own reasons. He's not a juggernaut, more the last man left that they are capable of supporting. He's got plenty of baggage of his own, as we have seen.

There are plenty of other choices that would satisfy that end of the base without the record of statements and alienating positions that Santorum has.

[11 Bravo]

16. Excellent! Then Obama will be the President and Biden will be the VP for another four years.

[DCBob]

17. There are much better VP candidates than Santorum.

eg.. Marco Rubio

[spanone]

18. he's too crazy. he's poison.

[B Calm]

20. I hope so. . Obama will tear them a new

asshole!

[mfcorey1]

21. No, they will make Rubio the VP candidate to seal the Hispanic vote. nt

[MiniMe]

22. Bob McDonnell, Gov of Virginia, is trying to "run" for VP

I think there will be too many hard feelings between Mitt and Frothy. And get your heads out of the gutter

[nanabugg]

30. McDonnell can not survive the vagina wars. nt

[elfin]

23. Yes and No

Willard will squeak into the nomination, BUT will anoint Christie, or possibly Rubio. Santorum is just TOO much, even for Mint.

[ibegurpard]

24. fuck that

[customerserviceguy]

25. Dogzilla/Frothra 2012

I can just see the bumper stickers now...

[flamingdem]

33. +1

catchy

[customerserviceguy]

34. It wasn't my invention

I have to credit fellow DU'er marasinghe with it!

[Jim Lane]

26. Romney will pick a RW extremist but it will be a Protestant, not Santorum (or Rubio)

Romney has to know that a big chunk of the base is uneasy about his religion. To reassure them, he needs a running mate from a mainstream Protestant denomination. No Catholics need apply.

To placate the conservatives who call Romney a RINO, he may well emulate last cycle's "RINO" nominee, McCain, and pick a hard-right extremist for VP. I think Jim DeMint might be a possibility. He'd help to offset the anti-Mormon feeling that's especially strong in the South.

[pecwae]

36. I think you're right.

Romney has to placate that chunk of base. Santorum absolutely will not fill that bill. Not sure about DeMint, but I can see a choice that will work well in Southern states.

[jmowreader]

27. I don't buy it, sorry

Seeing as how Santorum and Romney have been violating the Eleventh Commandment toward each other ever since the primary season started, there's WAY too much bad blood between them.

I can see Romney (or Santorum, depending on who GOTV the best on Super Tuesday) plus either Chris Christie, Scott Walker or Jan Brewer. The Republicans see their best chance of success in attacking unions (pick either Christie or Walker, who they can sell as having had his term as governor sabotaged by the demonic unions) and immigrants (which would give us Brewer). Whichever one their focus groups see as the worst threat, will decide who the VP slot will be filled by.

[Bonobo]

28. I agree. nt

[Blue_In_AK]

29. And in the immortal words of Ann Coulter...

they "will lose."

[Zoeisright]

31. And they'll lose.

[flamingdem]

32. We can thank Santorum for making Romney look unpalatable to the nutwing right

I can't see Romney bringing him on board, he's not that desperate (or is he..)

Santorum would say no since he's anti-Mormon and can't be too chumy.

[madokie]

35. Yes they go together like shit and piss

my apologies for the crud language but there it is

[maddezmom]

37. I can't see it happening but then again

I never saw Palin coming either.

[WinkyDink]

38. Uh, yeah. Except not. Mr. Hard-Core Catholic ain't truckin' with NO MORMON.