March 27th, 2008 at 11:32 pm

McCain-Romney? GOP Dream Ticket Campains Together

in: Election 2008, John McCain, News, Opinion

GOP presumptive Nominee John McCain campaigned today in Utah and Colorado with none other than his former rival Mitt Romney. I call the hypothetical McCain-Romney ticket the GOP dream ticket because Romney would balance out McCain’s shortcomings.

McCain, from the Southwest, is a moderate with some economic Conservative and National Security credentials. Romney, from the Northeast, would bring administrative experience and social Conservative credentials to the ticket. McCain is a ripe 71 where Romney is a very young 61 years old. McCain is hurting for cash and Romney can raise money. McCain can beat either Democrat candidate, but so could Romney.

On the campaign trail today, McCain and Romney sat together on the airplane, ate lunch together, and spoke jovially to reporters dismissing any indications of any remaining animosity. There is precedent for former primary rivals to become successful running mates. Kennedy-Johnson, Reagan-Bush, and Clinton-Gore just to name a few. If you check, the lead on each of these tickets picked their running mate not because of personal relationships, but to increase their chances of winning through balancing the ticket. McCain-Romney would be a balanced ticket.

Some have floated names such as Duncan Hunter… Nope… Why? No balance. Both McCain and Hunter are from the Southwest. Some have mentioned Lindsey Graham. Again, no balance. Both are moderates. McCain needs to choose a social Conservative from the Northeast to balance the ticket. That means Romney.

But this is just my 1/50th of a dollar.

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    No true principled conservative would agree to be McCain’s running mate–or support or vote for him.

    PolitigalCO on March 28th, 2008