Could Ron Paul do anything useful as Romney's VP?

Only if Mitt died in office.

Mitt Romney isn't going to win South Carolina, that's fur sure after this terrible debate performance. We are most likely going to have an Iowa-like three-way outcome. So once Mitt loses South Carolina we are back to square one.

This painfull process will drag on until the convention at which Mitt Romney might somehow come out as the "winner". At that point everyone will be convinced Mitt won't have a hoot in hell's chance to win anything.

Ron Paul wants to influence the platform of the party back towards small government conservatism and defense of civil liberties and is doing so by running. He forces Republicans at the local level to show their cards by endorsing or not endorsing him during these primaries and caucuses. The longer he can stay competitive the better Republicans will get to know who is representing them at the local level.

Romney has not yet emerged and demonstrated the Presidential leadership qualities and strong narrative that emerged during Obama's and McCain's campaigns. The press may claim "it" to be over, most voters are still looking.

No. The VP is borderline powerless. Plus, choosing Ron Paul would not be a good strategy. If people saw Ron Paul as being the man who's only a gunshot or stab away from being president, it'd frighten off many independents and moderates (Ron Paul's following is very small, but devout). It'd be better for Romney to choose Huntsman, because Huntsman has had far less conflict with Romney, and Huntsman is well qualified with his diplomatic experience and prior government service.

Let's be frank: the vice-presidency might be the most important sinecure in the nation, but it is still exactly that, a sinecure, useful only for campaigning, really. The VP only fulfills their constitutional role of chairing the floor of the Senate as a photo-op now. In order to get the support of Paul and his backers, Romney would have to offer something a little meatier--like Secretary of the Treasury, perhaps.

That would be up to the President. Prior to Nixon, the Vice President didn't do too much, and many of them weren't even invited to cabinet meetings. The Vice President only has official authority as President of the Senate, and when he presides over joint sessions of Congress, so it's doubtful that the Ron Paul, as the Vice President could do anything other than advise the President.

1. The VP doesn't do anything.

2. Paul would never be Romney's VP.

3. I am a hard core Paul supporter and if that happened I would vote for the next libertarian in line.

No, their policies are completely incompatible. Despite numerous advantages for Romney (securing Tea Party vote, eliminating possibility of third-party run from Ron Paul, etc.) Romney couldn't offer it to Ron Paul without changing some of his stances (flip-flopping again!), and Ron Paul couldn't accept without changing some of his stances (which he would never do)

Ron Paul won't accept a VP slot from someone who advocates interventionism.

Romney advocates interventionism.

Therefore, Ron Paul wouldn't accept becoming Romney's VP.

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If Romney becomes president and Paul becomes the VP, he'd be the Joe Biden of the Romney Administration.

If Romney wins the nomination, and Paul does endorsement him, Romney will still lose. Paul`s base will not endorse Romney. Never ever ever.... ever ever ever... if Romney gets the nomination he will lose in the general. Paul supporters will sabotage Romney.

I'm not delusional. My candidate, Ron Paul, didn't do well in tonight's debate, but Romney got totally obliterated by Santorum and Gingrich (and even Perry) tonight. He won't do well in SC unless the folks there are deaf, mute and blind.

Anyways, Romney isn't the shoe-in that you RINOs think he is.