suzanne martinez is from a small state. we've seen this play out before. >> is that aveiled reference to sarah palin. >> exactly. and then marco rubio is young and appealing in principle more than execution. i think after the sarah palin experience you got to have gun shyness on making such a rogue bold choice. so i would be--i would be sort of less surprised to see somebody like bob mc mcdonald chris christie governor come on board and augment the romney competence brand rather than the picks that are trying to contrast of romney. >> there is a heavy lift for mitt romney. whatever remuneration we get 5.0, 6.0 to win the ohio and pennsylvania, that will determine this race. >> most of the west, and there are so many problems. i don't think you solve all of them with the vice presidential pick. >> so many numbers will drive this thing. tim dickinson with "rolling stone," we'll continue this why weeks ahead. >> thank you. >> the president versus courts. a titanic battle for power. ahead on viewpoint. ...so we can match you wi

i like her name, suzanne martinez. governor of new mexico. what do you think?ing things logically and methodically. i think the logical choice is rubio. florida, young, latino-american. i think it all fit there is. i wouldn't be surprised if he goes with governor martinez, not just because she's la tetinlati because she's out in new mexico. she's a governor, not a senator. it goes back to the women's vote. you look at president obama, she's not officially on the ticket yet. it will be a referendum of the administration. until we get to the fall, there's no way to put them both head on head. this is an opportunity to get some of that women's vote back for governor romney. >> who is the one person that obama would not want to see there on the ticket as a vp? >> i'm not afraid of in of the folks. i'm thinking they're flawed kptds. if i was ronlmney, i would thin seriously about ryan. he's young, energetic. romney's endorsed his economic plan. ryan's probably the best articulator of that plan that can can make that case. martinez, maybe interesting candidate. i thi

suzanne martinez, the female hispanic governor of new mexico.ng pick, but the palin spector will hover over her. all those questions. >> i won't happen this year. they are not going to pick a female. >> i think it's right. there's brian sandoval. pro-choice. raises taxes. vetted as a former judge. he's clean, very popular hispanic. those two are very unknown. most republicans couldn't pick him out of a lineup. >> rick santorum may be able to go with a pro-choice guy, romney cannot. >> can't. >> rob portman but rob seems to be along the same lines as mitt. not the most exciting guy. but, steady. >> the other thing, i have talked to a lot of people about this. i'm writing in my column who i think is going to be picked. >> come on. don't do that. >> i think it's going to be rob portman. i do. he's vetted completely. twice senate confirmed. hand over the pamphlet. extremely experienced in all the thing that is are important if romney is elected to the first three months of his presidency. budget, taxes and trade. vetted and skilled in all these of t

there is the governor of new mexico, suzanne of martinez. -- suzannah martinez. >> let me ask you, when you were speaking a moment ago about the potential for the hispanic population to change the racial conversation in this 2012 election, i was struck by the idea that the assumption is the black vote goes totally to president obama. >> i think the black vote will go in the same percentages or numbers it did the last time, which was something like 96-3. the question there is turnout. there has certainly been a lot of talk of what the enthusiasm level is. the democrats have a disaster on their hands all across the country because the voters who turned out and dramatic numbers drop off. what happened to those voters? that means young voters, african-american and asians. my guess is that now that we have seen a sharper focus, some of those racial issues. today there was a front-page piece that looked at communities where some of the sharp divisions on racial questions that it will raise their profile here on those issues. they will change the dialogue we have in this campaign. >> i want to

there is the governor of new mexico, suzanne of martinez. -- suzannah martinez.and brian's hand of all, the governor of nevada. -- brian sandoval, the governor of nevada. >> let me ask you, when you were speaking a moment ago about the potential for the hispanic population to change the racial conversation in this 2012 election, i was struck by the idea that the assumption is the black vote goes totally to president obama. >> i think the black vote will go in the same percentages or numbers it did the last time, which was something like 96-3. the question there is turnout. there has certainly been a lot of talk of what the enthusiasm level is. that is where the name trayvon martin comes up picket -- comes up. the democrats have a disaster on their hands all across the country because the voters who turned out and dramatic numbers drop off. this was in 2010. what happened to those voters? that means young voters, african-american and asians. and hispanics. with the african-american population it was 96-3. it was two to one with the other groups. my guess is that n

there is the governor of new mexico, suzanne of martinez. -- suzannah martinez. >> let me ask you, whenyou were speaking a moment ago about the potential for the hispanic population to change the racial conversation in this 2012 election, i was struck by the idea that the assumption is the black vote goes totally to president obama. >> i think the black vote will go in the same percentages or numbers it did the last time, which was something like 96-3. the question there is turnout. there has certainly been a lot of talk of what the enthusiasm level is. the democrats have a disaster on their hands all across the country because the voters who turned out and dramatic numbers drop off. what happened to those voters? that means young voters, african-american and asians. my guess is that now that we have seen a sharper focus, some of those racial issues. today there was a front-page piece that looked at communities where some of the sharp divisions on racial questions that it will raise their profile here on those issues. they will change the dialogue we have in this campaign. >> i want to