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As his name recognition elevates, Rubio’s autobiography, “An American Son,” hits the bookshelves. In his memoir, Rubio discusses his family’s relationship with the Mormon Church, in which the Rubio’s briefly were involved during his childhood before they returned to Catholicism.

Meanwhile, as for Mitt Romney, he says he receives many tips from the public about who he should pick as VP while working the “advice line,” more commonly known as the rope line.

“You know I get a lot of that. I didn’t get any of it today on the rope line today in Iowa, but in Wisconsin, I get a lot of people saying Paul Ryan oughta be your VP. When I’m in Ohio, I get Rob Portman. I get a very biased audience depending on the state I’m in which should not be surprising,” Romney told reporters Monday.

Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan’s name has also been bandied about in the Romney campaign.

On Monday, Ryan joined Romney in his congressional hometown of Janesville, Wisc., the latest VP contender to campaign with the presumptive GOP nominee on his five-day bus tour.

Ryan’s appearance with Romney fueled chatter in the small Wisconsin town about his chances of appearing on the GOP ticket this fall.

Also on the Republican Vice Presidential short list….New Hampshire Senator Kelly Ayotte, in a possible effort to steer women voters Romney’s way.

Both Ayotte and Rubio plan to attend an event at the Waldorf Astoria Tuesday for Restore Our Future, a super PAC supporting Romney, in New York City.

The event is part fundraiser and part strategy as well as polling briefing.

By law, the presumptive nominee’s campaign cannot coordinate with the super PAC, but those lines have become blurred during the election cycle. Early this year according to the Wall Street Journal, Romney aides notified campaign staff that Romney campaign officials and surrogates could help Restore Our Future raise money.

Whether it’s Ayotte, Rubio or Ryan stumping for Romney, Christie reiterates that if his friend calls and his Vice Presidential pitch is interesting, he'll consider the offer.