U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey says it's 'very unlikely' he will be Mitt Romney's running mate

'I think it is very unlikely,' Toomey said of his chances as vice president. Vote in the NEWS POLL.

Express-Times Photo | PHILLIP MOLNARPat Toomey, R-Pa., speaks with Chris Martin IV, chairman of C.F. Martin & Co, today.

U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey said he has no plans to join Mitt Romney on the GOP ticket in an interview with The Express-Times' editorial board this afternoon.

The Republican junior senator said he had spoken with Romney, but not about being vice president.

"I think it is very unlikely," he said of his chances of being the running mate. "We've got a deep bench. We've got a lot of people that would bring a lot to a national ticket."

Toomey, of Upper Milford Township, has been targeted as an ideal running mate by conservative groups since at least November.

The senator was back in the Lehigh Valley to visit C.F. Martin & Co. in Nazareth this morning. He was given a brief tour of the guitar maker's museum and factory. 

Toomey has served in the senate since January. Previously, he had represented the Lehigh Valley as a congressman for three terms.