Santorum as vice president?

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Big question in DC who is going to be the Republican vice presidential nominee and there's a new entry in the GOP these veep stakes now that Rick Santorum.

Has suspended his presidential campaign.

Might we see -- -- Santorum ticket this summer.

Let's talk demand gazing into his crystal ball very -- and -- -- director of the center for politics at the University of Virginia.

On the surface it might make sense take a guy who was the biggest -- challenger.

During the campaign and making your number two presumably you combine.

The votes of both sets of supporters doesn't make sense to you Larry.

Well it makes some sense but not enough sense for it to happen you know John my standard answer when I'm -- -- that's gonna be the VP candidate is.

Anything's possible.

And if you doubt me look at American history.

So of the people who know -- talking in the people who -- talking like me don't know the reason I think Santorum probably won't be on the ticket.

Is that first of all he can't bring Pennsylvania I think it's highly unlikely that he would be able to give Romney Pennsylvania.

He lost his senate seat in 2006 by seventeen percentage points.

Second and probably more importantly.

The coalition that Santorum had in the primaries.

While potent.

Will probably almost all move to two Romney as a matter of course for the general election.

It's not that they love Romney.

It's that they have a common adversary in Barack Obama Barack Obama is the best unifying force for the Republican Party.

I know you've been looking into the crystal ball and you do see in there are some tears of potential names let's take a look at there.

From the -- that I guess rose to the top of the crystal ball Rob Portman from Ohio Marco Rubio the senator from Florida.

Bobby jingle the governor of Louisiana and Paul Ryan and conservative congressman from Wisconsin.

You think that those all.

We're we're watching all four of them carefully we've actually got 23.

Potential candidates on our list in four different -- on the crystal ball it by the way John you'll.

You'll be -- in this we have been inundated today with emails and tweets.

People commenting on these candidates in suggesting others.

People are all over the lot on the face presidential nominee generally is -- what airline pilots who lived as it has -- -- AB CS top tier candidates have a lot to offer Romney a lot to offer him in terms of electoral votes and also demographic groups and I think you can make a very good argument that they're qualified for the job.

I just wondered if generally has submitted her own name as as a potential vice presidential candidate but but -- better on -- -- going to be our 24 are -- well thank you but -- let you and I Larry let's take a look at what is it -- -- your second -- you've got some second -- possibility like I suppose they might feel a little more about.

Dark horse candidate there's Chris Christie the governor of New Jersey.

Jeb Bush the former governor of Florida Tim Pawlenty who made his own run at the presidency the former governor of Minnesota.

Bob McDonnell Mitch Daniels Mike Huckabee who has his own program here on fox and Tim Tebow -- Tim Tivo series what Tim Tebow was a fun what.

Look he's very he's well qualified he checks all the boxes.

If you go through what you needed a vice president they're just one problem he's constitutionally ineligible.

He's of course it is mid twenties you have to be of age 35 years old.

To qualify and he was also born in the Philippines I don't know the court -- never really rule on that question as to whether that would disqualify someone.

From being a president or vice president well I bet he would get a lot of votes you know he.

He's at least get a lot of votes he'd be very popular he unified the fiscal conservatives in the social conservatives but it's gonna have to wait a few years John.

-- top selling Jersey in the NF NFL for most of last season.

Some of these people though that you put out there on the list have said hey I don't want the job I'm not gonna take the job Marco Rubio of Florida for instance being one of them.

Yes and they frequently say that I I'm surprised that Jenna was so well.

Most of these candidates for vice president will say I love my current job I wouldn't dream of departing from it.

So that that way if they're not -- they can say well I told you in advance I was an interest that.

But believe me if they're past the vast majority these candidates will say yes -- very quickly.

It is going to be fascinating to watch Larry 70 with a crystal ball from the University of Virginia Larry thank you.

Thank you.

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