Romney Wouldn't Accept VP Slot ... Not That McCain's Offering
SANFORD, FLA. -- As he continues his unrelenting focus on the economy a day before the critical Florida primary, Mitt Romney said that he's not interested in being John McCain's running mate.
"He's a hero, but his views on the economy I think are sort of summed up by his own statement that it's not really something he understands that well," Romney said of McCain at an airport rally attended by over 200 people.
"He's said that a couple times and indicated that when he chose his vice president, it would have to be someone who really understood the economy. Well, I do understand the economy — I'm not going to be any vice president to John McCain either."
There seems to be no love lost between Romney and McCain — whose attacks on one another have become increasingly vitriolic and sometimes personal.
The importance of tomorrow's primary to Romney's campaign cannot be overstated, and the former Massachusetts governor is jetting across Florida with six events planned for the day. As the race remains too close to call, Romney is banking his hopes here on polling data that shows the economy is the most important issue to voters.
"Are we gonna have a president who understands the economy right down to the center of his core, it's in his DNA like me, or not?" Romney said as the crowd cheered.
"Are we going to get the job done and are we going to win the primary tomorrow?"
The partisan audience here sure sounded confident.