Mitt Romney’s VP pick a historic challenge

Published August 11, 2012 10:27pm ET



In picking a House Member as his running mate, Mitt Romney hopes to buck more than 80 years of history.

It has been that long since a Member was elected vice president directly from the House – and back then the Member in question was Speaker. In the decades since, only two have been nominated by major parties.

Read more at Roll Call.