The Republicans are More Divided than the Democrats

As the Democratic Party Convention begins, there has been a lot of talk of the great division between Obama and Clinton supporters. Republicans are obviously exploiting this as much as they can. However, the Democrats aren't the only party that is divided this convention season. It is common knowledge that John McCain never enjoyed considerable support from Evangelicals and staunch conservatives - the base of the Republican Party. Even though there is plenty of evidence that they have begun to warm to McCain, the base is still not energized by his candidacy. With the Democrats, the base is behind Barack Obama, its just some of the staunch Hilary Clinton supporters who are not warming to him.

My advice to McCain - put Mitt Romney on the ticket, the Conservatives love him and he has an impressive political record. Do not pick Joe Liberman - he's not a Republican, and he was Gore's running mate. The images of Liberman hugging Al Gore at the 2000 convention will make many Republicans shriek in horror at the thought of him being McCain's VP pick. Choosing Liberman will be political suicide, choosing Mitt Romney will help energize the Republican base.

McCain: "Washington is Broken"

A new McCain TV ad seems to be taking a page out of Mitt Romney's playbook. (Mitt Romney used the term "Washington is broken" during his primary campaigns). Could this be a sign that McCain will choose Romney as his VP running mate?
View the ad:


Mitt Romney during the New Hampshire primary:

John McCain - Mitt Romney

It is becoming apparent that Mitt Romney will be John McCain's running mate. This, in my opinion will be a wise choice for McCain. Romney is popular amongst conservatives, a group that hasn't exactly warmed up to McCain, and he polled well in many pre-super Tuesday primaries that John McCain did not do well in.
However, the biggest advantage Mitt Romney will give the McCain campaign is his impressive fundraising capabilities, which will allow the McCain campaign to close the fundrasing gap with Barack Obama. John McCain will make a big mistake if he does not choose Romney as his running mate. Choosing Romney will show unity in the Republican Party, since they both engaged in negative campaigning against eachother. Also picking Romney as his runing mate will give McCain's campaign some much needed news coverage prior to the Democratic Party Convention.