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Monday, March 3, 2008
Perdue or Romney for VP?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
While awaiting the possible end for Hillary in Ohio and Texas — she says not, but who believes it? — attention turns to John McCain and the suggestion attributed to Karl Rove that he pick Mitt Romney as his vice presidential running mate.
Rove and other GOP leaders — including, I can say with good authority the true-blue fiscal conservative Joe McCutchen of Ellijay, whose voice is often heard on conservative call-in shows — have advised McCain to pick Romney. The Rove position is according to Washington columnist Robert Novak.
McCutchen argues that picking Romney would solidify McCain’s support among small businessmen — and it would, no doubt, strengthen confidence in McCain’s ability to deal with the economy. The appeal to GOP bigwigs, opines Novak, is that he’d be able to raise cash for McCain and would attract conservatives inclined to wander off the reservation come November.
On the vice presidential question, what would you advise the two of them — McCain and Romney — to do here? Romney certainly has far more appeal with conservatives than does Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, another rumored candidate.
Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue is mentioned now and then as a possible McCain running mate? Does he have any appeal to you — and would he help McCain nationally?
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