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Starting with number one, as a former ceo, what made we effective is i was a volatile guy like trump, but i surrounded myself with more measured people. the early people out of the box, the giulianis and so forth and the boltens and the newt gingrichs, its more trump. so for him to take a thoughtful, considered, respected against-type character would be such a reach across the aisle signal. when i say reach across the aisle, to the non-trumpers, if you will, will be a fantastic, and on top of th...

Qualified and hes someone he wanted to work withment. if he chose other people, older, a little less fiery, a little less popular amongst the base of the party, i think he wouldnt have gottenhe same jolt hes gotten. fund-raising, big crowds. the other side of ryan compared to somebody like rob portman, he is not popular with democrats. this is not a unifying pick. if its a governing pick, its a pick to govern in a conservative way, not looking for compromise but saying were going in a much diffe...

>> you are watching cnn breaking news. im colleen mcedwards. we received confirmation a short time ago that the republican white house candidate mitt romney is going to reveal his vice presidential candidate. this is going to happen at a major campaign stop on saturday. in the u.s. state of virginia a few hours from now. a little over eight hours from now. we are expecting that announcement to be made after weeks and weeks of speculation. wolf blitzer is with us in d.c. and john kin...

Does romney want that kind of campaign? >> i think he does. >> a very clear campaign? >> a very clear campaign. i think hes going to have to carve a very clear contrast between the presidents record, what the presidents said and what the presidents done. you get that with a portman. you get it with a ryan. i just think all this chatter on the right that we need paul ryan is -- >> lets forget ideology for a second. the knock on portman, i dont know the guy, he doesnt come on this program, but i k...

>> let me try the politics. they mistrust the guy in many quarters. does he want to share it? because if he wins this thing by picking a portman. portmans his guy. if he buckles to this pressure and picks a guy further to his right like ryan, he sort of shares the ticket with this guy. >> no, hes not. >> no. >> ryans house budget committee chairman close with boehner, close with mcconnell. ryan shares the same portman persona of a governing pick. how do you explain -- >> but will he have one bec...

This guy was ruthless. you talked to gingrich earlier about how romney playing hardball in the primary. he knows he needs to energize the right. if you pick up -- >> youre right. heres the question. does he want to share it? because if he wins this thing by picking a portman. portmans his guy. if he buckles to this pressure and picks a guy further to his right like ryan, he sort of shares the ticket with this guy. >> no, hes not. ryans house budget committee close with bain and mcconnell. ryan s...

That. for a number of different reasons as far as the personality wise as well as portman having a great record on those issues and republicans love it. he would seem to be a natural. >> one thing people forget is that portman comes across as the governing pick. he would be an effective potential chief of staff on the ticket. >> clearly he is kind of like romney. comfortable that way. he is ready to be president. there wouldnt be a question about his qualifications to be a heartbeat away. the bi...

Election about mitt romney, let alone about mitt romneys -- >> the more boring -- >> running mate. theyre, obviously, trying to get a good governing pick. rob portman, serious governing pick. tim pawlenty a go ahead governor of the state of minnesota. we know all his strengths politically. those will be picks good governing picks and neither would make any news. they both would past the test immediately of ready to be president. >> and theyre both ready to be president. >> they pass the test imm...

Or down, hes going to make a governing pick and its going to tap somebody he thinks can, "a," take over the job for him and he, "b," is personally come tortable with. if that is your focus, portman comes to mind, mcdonnell, pawlenty comes to mind. i think those three have a good shot. they may vet a woman, could be kelly ayotte. >> could be martinez. >> i think pawlenty could be undervalued here. very loyal to romney during the primary after he dropped out. has blue collar credentials romney doe...

The ticket, conservatives would like it, which they really need. and george will points out no one knows the romney-ryan plan as the obamas have branded it better than paul ryan. so its risky in that youre not going to be making an obvious pitch to the middle. but you are injecting a little bit of that reagan aura excitement. politicos maggie haverman with the more obvious top pick, senator rob portman of ohio. a governing pick. ohio is not optional for republicans. and number two, that surprise...