THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
HUFFINGTON 08.26.12
ERIC THAYER/THE NEW YORK TIMES/REDUX
Romney speaks
at a campaign
event at a coal
mine operated
by American
Energy
Corporation in
Ohio.
At the time, so many months
away from Election Day, Rhoades
was focused on the task at hand.
The Romney campaign was launching its attack on President Barack
Obama for his “you didn’t build
that” remark to the business community. At the time, most political
observers expected Romney to pick
Ohio Sen. Rob Portman or former
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty as
his running mate. Wisconsin Rep.
Paul Ryan’s name was barely being mentioned as a potential vice
presidential nominee.
But when I asked Rhoades in
July how Romney would govern if
elected, and what Romney might
do with the budget and entitlement
refor