After , supporters of are alleging a cease-fire agreement between former Massachusetts Gov. and Texas Rep. .
The British press is even Romney may have offered Paul the vice-presidential slot.
Romney and Paul have certainly warmed to each other on the campaign trail. noted so earlier this month:
Despite deep differences on a range of issues, Romney and Paul became friends in 2008, the last time both ran for president. So did their wives, Ann Romney and Carol Paul. The former Massachusetts governor compliments the Texas congressman during debates, praising Paul鈥檚 religious faith during聽the last one, in Jacksonville, Fla. Immediately afterward, as is often the case, the Pauls and the Romneys gravitated toward one another to say hello.
The Post also notes, friendship aside, signs of a symbiotic relationship:
for Paul, an opportunity to gain a seat at the table if his long-shot bid for the presidency fails; for Romney, a chance to gain support from one of the most vibrant subgroups within the Republican Party.
Rick Santorum鈥檚 team noted this following his debate performance last night. Progressive politics blog writes 鈥淪antorum鈥檚 chief strategist, John Brabender, got into the action as well.鈥�
鈥淐learly there is a tag-team strategy between Ron Paul and Mitt Romney,鈥� Brabender told reporters. 鈥淭here鈥檝e been 20 debates, right? Why don鈥檛 you go back and see how many times Ron Paul has ever criticized anything Mitt Romney has done.鈥� Rick Perry, acting as a surrogate for Newt Gingrich, also聽took note聽of the Paul/Romney team up in an interview with conservative talk show host Laura Ingraham on Thursday, describing it as a 鈥溾�榩artnership鈥� that he found 鈥渋nteresting.鈥�
TPM has previously remarked that Ron Paul鈥檚 hard-hitting negative ads, like the clip from the Paul camp below pillorying Santorum, never attack Romney. In a post titled 鈥�,鈥� TPM writes:
The ad hits the same themes Romney has been trying to stress in his own attacks on Santorum, mainly his support for earmarks and Bush-era spending items like Medicare Part D that have become toxic on the right in the Tea Party era.聽
In possibly related news, Ron Paul鈥檚 son Sen. Rand Paul 鈥渋t would be an honor to be considered鈥� himself.
