on the rule of law. so let s talk about some of the names that have been discussed as potential candidates here. we ve heard about a dozen potential names. three have really floated to the top, ketanji brown jackson, 51 years old. already through the vetting process to be confirmed in her current role and clerked for justice breyer, in fact. also california supreme court justice leondra kruger. now 45. was the youngest person to be appointed to california s supreme court. she clerked for justice stephens. and south carolina u.s. district court judge michelle childs. we know she has the backing of house majority whip james clyburn, a key biden ally, as well as republican senator lindsey graham. do you already have a clear person in mind of who you want the president to pick? look, i want to be respectful of the process. i have no doubt that whoever president biden ultimatedly selects is going to be somebody that is more than qualified and
talking and the people who are talking like me don t know. the reason i think santorum probably won t be on the ticket is that first of all, he can t bring pennsylvania. i think it is highly unlikely he would be able to give romney pennsylvania. he lost a senate seat in 2006 by 1 7%age points. 1 7%age points. coalition santorum had in the primaries while potent, will probably almost all move to romney as a matter of course for the general election. it is not that they love romney. it is that they have a common adversary in barack obama. barack obama is the best unifying force for the republican party. jon: i know you ve been looking into the crystal ball and you do see in there some tiers of potential names. let s take a look at the tier that i guess rose to the top of the crystal ball, rob portman from ohio, marco rubio, the senator from florida, bobby jindal, the
reporter: that s absolutely true. it s maybe the ego of washington. senators have worked with a number of presidents over the years, they get to know them personally and they say hey, i can do that, i can do it just as well or maybe they watch the debates and they see these candidates up there, and they say, i m at least as good. i could handle myself at least as well. so it s possible. i think it would be very tough for senator thune at this point. i don t know what his con state unit see would be. jenna: it s interesting to see these names come in and come out, it s like a hokey poke key came that everyone is playing. we put a poll on our website, 14 potential names, among them donald trump and sarah palin who our viewers would like to see jump in. the top poller right now is governor rick perry. you say perry is in, is that right? reporter: it certainly sounds like it. you know, i listened to his speech last night, read a copy of it. let me tell you something, that