Will '2nd Sarah Palin' Ayotte be Romney's Vice President pick?

Washington, July 5 (ANI): New Hampshire senator Kelly Ayotte, who was seen accompanying Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney during the 4th of July parade, has been compared to a '2nd Sarah Palin' as she runs for the vice president's post.

Although, the pretty 44-year-old brunette has fueled a 'veepstakes' speculation, the young senator has earned a serious reputation as a former prosecutor and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and is believed to possess several requirements that are needed in a vice president.

Sarah Palin was the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election.

Dressed casually in a sleeveless button-down shirt and khaki shorts, Ayotte stopped with Romney for lemonade along the parade route and helped him work the crowd at the Wolfeboro, New Hampshire (N.H.) celebration.

According to the New York Daily News, the veepstakes speculation has largely focused on men, including Senator Rob Portman of Ohio and Marco Rubio of Florida, but Romney's decision to have Ayotte by his side on the Fourth of July raises speculation that she's rising higher on his short list.

Romney was spotted meeting with the head of his VP search, Beth Myers, and other top aides at his N.H. lakefront compound Tuesday.

Ayotte has reportedly broadened her national-security resume on the Armed Services Committee and is married to an Iraq war veteran.

A mother of two young kids, she is also expected help Romney to garner votebank among women. (ANI)