A McCain-Romney ticket makes political sense for the GOP.
John McCain and Mitt Romney fought bitterly as presidential candidates and don’t seem to like each other very much.
But, to quote Vice President Dick Cheney in his recent interview with ABC’s Martha Raddatz: “So?”
A presidential nominee doesn’t need another best friend. He needs a ticket-balancer – and from the ridiculous to the sublime, his ex-rival fits the bill.
Romney has hair; McCain has much less; Romney is robotic; McCain is temperamental. Romney shifts positions with enthusiasm; McCain does it without any. Romney is a very wealthy man who invested $45 million of his own money in his presidential campaign; McCain is rich, but not that rich. He took out a $3 million line of credit to subsidize his campaign.
But seriously – and I mean it – Romney offers much to McCain’s presidential bid.
So says Joan Vennochi in the Boston Globe.
Among his assets to the ticket:
ENERGY: Romney is 61 – A decade younger than McCain. He’s a tireless campaigner, a good speaker, and strong debater. He dominated several of the showdowns between Republican contenders, and won their last debate in California.
CONSERVATIVES: Conservatives love him, they trust him more than McCain to be right wing on taxes and having Romney as veep would “put conservative pundits and talk show hosts behind it, with passion instead of resignation.”
STATE GRAB: Even if Massachusetts is more than a long shot, Romney might help McCain snatch New Hampshire from the Democrats. Romney could also be helpful in Michigan, the state where he was born and beat McCain; and in Nevada, which has a large Mormon population