Boehner to Romney: Portman should be your running mate

House Speaker John Boehner said Thursday that he would like Ohio Sen. Rob Portman to be Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s running mate.

Asked for his thoughts on the so-called veepstakes during an interview on Fox News, Boehner admitted: “I’m partial to Rob Portman.”

Boehner said that his fellow Ohioan, who served as director of the Office of Management and Budget in the George W. Bush administration, is “a long-time friend.”

He added that Portman “knows his way around Washington,” and would be “a great asset for Governor Romney.”

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