Romney aide denies decision on VP has been made

Mitt Romney's campaign denied on Monday a report in The New York Times that the presumptive Republican nominee had chosen a running mate.

"No decision's been made on VP," Romney adviser Eric Fehrnstrom told reporters Monday in Louisiana.

The Times article cited friends close to Romney who said they believed he had made a decision and could announce his pick as early as this week. The Romney campaign has been teasing the selection in recent fundraising emails to supporters, and speculation has flurried as potential running mates have attended fundraisers and campaign events with the expected nominee.

But Fehrnstrom flatly denied that a decision had been made.

The senior Romney adviser also said Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal — considered a potential candidate — had met with Romney ahead of a fundraiser Monday, but the pair did not discuss the vice presidential hunt.

"Education was one of the topics they covered but they did not discuss VP," Fehrnstrom said.

Some speculate that the candidate will want to make his decision sooner rather than later; the choice would give the campaign the ability to shift away from unfavorable headlines regarding Romney's tenure at Bain Capital, and a vice presidential surrogate could be important for Romney to have stumping in the United States during his planned international trip later this month.

Still, the only definite news Romney has given is that his selection will be made before the Republican convention in Tampa.

"Sometime soon, I will be choosing a vice presidential candidate to join our winning ticket," Romney said in a fundraising ask this weekend.

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