This sounds interesting. Rick Santorum calls this a desperate hail mary. Most people figure that Newt Gingrich needs to win this coming Tuesday’s Alabama and Mississippi primaries if he is going to have any real chance of becoming the GOP nominee. Now, according to Fox News, there are rumors floating around that say preliminary “what-if” conversations are underway that could lead to a Gingrich-Perry ticket being announced prior to the Republican National Convention at the end of August. If there’s anybody that Rick Perry could beat in a debate, it would certainly be Joe Biden. Personally, I think whoever the GOP nominee is needs to have a strong running mate from a battle ground state. Texas is a lock for Republicans this year, so I don’t understand what Perry would bring to that ticket, other than maybe more conservative enthusiasm. If Gingrich is the GOP nominee, I don’t think there will be an enthusiasm gap for conservatives anyway.
Gingrich insiders hope forming a predetermined ticket with Perry will unite the evangelical, Tea Party and very conservative voters that make up the core of the GOP.
As discussions got underway, a spokesman for Texas Gov. Rick Perry released a statement saying, “Gov. Perry thinks Newt Gingrich is the strongest conservative to debate and defeat President Obama and truly overhaul Washington. The speculation is humbling but premature.”
Floating Perry as a runningmate two days before Alabama and Mississippi could energize conservatives or turn them off.
A senior aide to Rick Santorum called it a desperate hail mary to create buzz ahead of contests in Alabama and Mississippi Tuesday.