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| Susana Martinez |
NMPolitics - by Heath Haussamen - The media, pundits, and some GOP strategists like to label N.M. Gov. Susana Martinez as a potential 2012 vice presidential candidate. But I’m confident that Martinez isn’t angling for the job and won’t be on the Republican ticket next year. Put simply, Martinez isn’t ready to be vice president (or, by extension, president). And, unlike Sarah Palin, Martinez is smart enough to realize she’s not ready. So she’s focused on governing New Mexico – and she’s still growing into that job. I don’t expect politicos to stop talking about what Martinez could bring to the GOP ticket next year. A Hispanic woman to compliment a white man on the ticket?
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For the party that often gets accused of not looking out for women and minorities, she’s a dream come true. Martinez is strong on crime and one of the tea party’s favorite issues, border security, which makes her even more appealing. She’s a popular GOP governor in an important swing state, which is rare these days. Martinez isn’t wealthy and has spent most of her life in a corner of America that is often ignored by the political class. That adds to the ways in which she could compliment a wealthy, privileged candidate like Mitt Romney or Rick Perry. Read full column here: News New Mexico
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