Hugh Hewitt Envisions Either a Romney or Pawlenty VP
To be more precise, he’s actually guessing it’s most likely Romney, but that it should for sure be one of those two.
In Hugh Hewitt post from yesterday, “ElectionProjection.com’s Map and the Veepstakes” he is drawing roughly the same conclusions that I did on Wednesday regarding the Electoral Map.
Hugh says it best so I will add no more:
The weak Obama states are: Colorado, Nevada, New Hampshire, and Ohio, which represent 38 electoral votes. Move those four states into McCain’s column, and he becomes the president.
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The vice presidential nominee most likely to impact those four states most likely to shift towards McCain from Obama is Mitt Romney, who won three of the four GOP contests in them.
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McCain can indeed win the presidency with an excellent campaign in the fall, the first major decision of which will be the veep selection. Since it is obvious that he truly wants to be president, and because the risk to the country is so large from his losing, I expect McCain will pick one of these two men and probably Romney on the Monday after the Democrats leave Denver.
He did say some very good things about Pawlenty, as well as talk about Michigan, but I left them out to avoid copying and pasting the whole blogpost, but it can be read here.
I guess I will add one thing, just the fact that Romney did raise the most money in Ohio of any candidate in either party.
~Nate Gunderson
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How soon do you think after the convention will he announce? Did you see Mitt on “The Week”. He was flawless and outshined Tom Daschle.
How soon do you think after the convention will he announce? Did you see Mitt on “The Week”. He was flawless and outshined Tom Daschle.
Mitt certainly was in good form. Tom wasn’t actually that bad either; he said all the right things. The only problem Tom has it the material he has to work with: Obama. Tom said all the right things but they just weren’t true.
Regarding the VP pick, I’m just not sure or when. I’d give Romney and Pawlenty about 45% chance each of getting it, though if I had to pick one I’d probably put my money on T-Paw.
I have no authority or insight into when he will announce, but Hewitt seems to think it will be the Monday after the Dem Convention.
Mitt certainly was in good form. Tom wasn’t actually that bad either; he said all the right things. The only problem Tom has it the material he has to work with: Obama. Tom said all the right things but they just weren’t true.
Regarding the VP pick, I’m just not sure or when. I’d give Romney and Pawlenty about 45% chance each of getting it, though if I had to pick one I’d probably put my money on T-Paw.
I have no authority or insight into when he will announce, but Hewitt seems to think it will be the Monday after the Dem Convention.
Pawlenty huh. He’s your prediction. I think you might be right. I can think of good reasons for Mitt to be and not to be the pick. Either way, nobody will ever be able to look back on this election and say Mitt wasn’t an absolute team player.
Pawlenty huh. He’s your prediction. I think you might be right. I can think of good reasons for Mitt to be and not to be the pick. Either way, nobody will ever be able to look back on this election and say Mitt wasn’t an absolute team player.
Because of the key states at play Mitt might be a great help. But, I think the Huckabites may have been successful in the big hub-bub they raised last week.
I will be satisfied with either of those two.
Because of the key states at play Mitt might be a great help. But, I think the Huckabites may have been successful in the big hub-bub they raised last week.
I will be satisfied with either of those two.