No "Mitt"

While John McCain announced this week that he has a "short-list" of vice presidential candidates, some 20 overall, Gallup has just released a poll of Republican voters who they think McCain should choose. While there is no clear-cut favorite or consensus, 18% of respondents said Mike Huckabee followed by Mitt Romney at 16%. Others on the list included Fred Thompson, Rudy Giuliani, and even Colin Powell. While it is stil too early in the process for McCain to select a running mate, a small but vocal group of social conservatives have said "no" to Mitt Romney based on his positions concerning abortion, gay rights, etc. While Huckabee does bring executive experience to the ticket and may sew-up the South for McCain, what McCain needs most is money and Romney is a sure thing. As McCain barnstorms the country over the next few months trying to unite the party it will be interesting to see whether social conservatives will get their way.