Will Romney and Paul be on the same ticket?

Here's why not:

1. Ron Paul doesn't have it in him to mislead others, especially not his supporters. He wouldn't be telling us he's trying to win and simultaneously cutting a secret deal with Romney.

2. A house divided cannot stand. A Romney-Paul ticket would be fraught with contradictions. They disagree on almost every major policy issue. Think of how absurd it would be to tell voters "Mitt Romney is right," while Ron Paul's entire life's work says "Mitt Romney is wrong!" Think of how the Democrats would run with this.

3. Romney doesn't want to be upstaged. He wants to run alongside someone who will defend him and attack his opponent so he can appear to remain positive. He doesn't want his VP pick to be a lightning rod and a political rock star like Ron Paul.

4. Ron Paul would be sidelined. The VP has little power to change anything. Dick Cheney wielded influence because Bush deferred to him. Romney won't defer to Paul. But Dick Cheney was also invisible during most of Bush's tenure. Biden has been similarly invisible. What a great way to get Ron Paul out of sight, out of mind.

5. Ron Paul would be in danger. Make no mistake. There is a tremendous amount of power at stake in U.S. politics. And a tremendous amount of money. The factions that benefit from the status quo would not tolerate the possibility of Paul becoming president. Romney might like the idea of using Paul to sucker in Paul's supporters, then quickly shooing Paul to the White House basement. But some might go further than that to ensure Ron Paul never gets to derail their gravy train. A sudden heart attack wouldn't be suspicious at all, would it?

1- Even in the remote chance that Paul accepts such a ticket, only about half of his support would vote for him. the other half wouldn't probably vote or vote Johnson or even write in RP's name as president.

2- It would absolutely destroy RP's credibility, not only among some of his followers but among reps and dems. He would just be begging for an attack on his credibility by the dems.

3- Even the reps wouldn't vote for this ticket. Most of them can't stand Romney and are on the Santorum/Gingrich BS boat. They would maybe vote for Paul alone or for Romney alone if worst comes to worst but I don't think they would vote for Romney/Paul.

4- Romney brings absolutely NOTHING to the table: neither the indies nor the dems particularly care about the guy.

If only factor #1 happens, it guarantees an Obama victory. It would also destroy the R3volution's credibility going forward "Oh you sold out to Romney!".

No this ticket is a no go even as a worst case scenario, it would absolutely destroy everything Dr. Paul's been working for in the last 3 decades, I don't think Dr.Paul would even consider it...

That strategy makes some sense, but only in a worst case scenario. There's just one problem. Romney is just an awful candidate. Even if I would agree with him on every issue, he has no charisma, no charm and zero personality. The man's presence just sucks the energy right out of any room. Any ticket with Romney on it is a losing ticket. He scores nicely in polls now, but Obama hasn't even begun to take him apart.

I don't know where anyone gets this idea he could make so much as a dent in Obama's support? Only Ron Paul can do that, but not alongside Mitt. The combination is just too awkward. They'll make each other look bad and Obama WILL make it a beauty contest.

I honestly believe an independent Paul/Napolitano ticket would stand a better chance, just because the Judge would bring some of the aggression Paul doesn't have (and shouldn't). But I don't think independent is the way (just yet).

I'm also a bit suspicious about this brokered convention talk. I think it originates with either the GOP or the media. It's a retreat on their part, think about it. It's an admission, by them, of the sway Paul holds with voters. No matter what, he will crash their little party. IF they are screwing with the numbers, they know the real ones. If the numbers are correct, they're still pretty threatening.

And the message is even more threatening, because they know the longer that's it's out there, the more people will connect the dots and get it. Remember, there is still a long way to go before the convention. And even a brokered convention can play out in any number of ways. There's gonna be a ton of Ron Paul people in there, and don't forget a lot of non-Paul voters are symphatetic to Paul. A killer speech can do a lot for them in the heat of the moment. What if there's busloads and busloads of Ron Paul voters right outside the convention? That'll impress those delegates. Remember, they are normal people just like you and me.

A Paul/Romney ticket guarantees assissination.

A Romney/Paul ticket guarantees obsolescence.

Romney has absolutely nothing in common with Dr. Paul's belief system.

I just don't think he would sacrifice his principles to get on a ticket with Romney as VP and how in good faith could Dr. Paul EVER pick Romney as a running mate.

It would just be for use of Romney's big name and in so doing, Dr. Paul would alienate most of us.

Ron Paul didn't work well over 35 years on a no-compromise philosophy just to end up in 2nd place with some socialist.

You have to be committed CFR to get a VP slot.

I used to think that Rand as VP would be bad but it has potential, heres why:

Most RP supporters would NOT vote for the ticket, we may like Rand but bot enough to put Romney in the Whitehouse ahead of him. This means they'd lose. HOWEVER, by being put on the ticket Rand becomes instantly a legitimate player for 2016, especially if the loss can be blamed on Romney, which it can because hes already having trouble. Indeed, if the election were a squeaker Rand could say, "Hey, i carried Rombeys dead weight almost to the goal line, imagine if I ran with someone good"'

In short, the GOP base would get to know Rand and they couldnt pass him off as an old kook. The establushment couldnt turn on him as they judt had him on the ticket.

Now, i grant you Rand is NOT Ron, but Compared to any other realistic choice, he close enough to perfect for me. So, id love to see him as Vp, wouldnt vote for him but then in 2016 ged have my support (assuming no major bad deeds) for the top of tbe ticket.