Right now, Matt Drudge is reporting that, “President Obama whispered to a top fundraiser this week that he believes GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney wants to name Gen. David Patraeus to the VP slot!” It’s sure to create buzz in an otherwise slow news week.
But for David Petraeus to be Romney’s running mate, it would be a major about face from public comments he’s made over the years emphatically ruling out any interest in public office.
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Back in 2010, for instance, I saw David Petraeus speak at Manchester’s St. Anselm College, the home of the New Hampshire Institute of Politics. It drew an obvious question from reporters during a press conference held prior to the event, and here’s what he told reporters:
That was in response to questions about him running for president. It would seem even less likely that Petraeus would abandon his aversion to politics to accept the number two slot. That said, here’s my 2010 profile exploring Petraeus’s potential strengths and weaknesses as a candidate and discussing whether he could follow in the footsteps of “Ike.”
