Politics
Florida. Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll a possible Romney running-mate
Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll. PHOTO/Devon Ravine/AP
Women are being considered as possible candidates to run with Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney on the November ballot, the GOP candidate’s wife, Ann Romney said July 5.
Among the African American Republican women who could be added to a list of women running mate possibilities are former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll.
Rice, the subject of speculation in June, rejected the idea. And while Carroll, a Navy veteran and the first woman elected to statewide office in Florida has been silent, political journalists see Carroll as a possible aid to a Romney candidacy.
“The nomination of Lt. Gov. Carroll could potentially defuse the `Country Club’ image many have of the GOP top brass, and her knowledge of world affairs, along with her well-spoken, professional appearance, would help eliminate the bad taste left over from the McCain-Palin ticket,” according to examiner.com political reporter John Guzzardo in Tampa, Fla., site of the 2012 Republican presidential nominating convention.
