I don’t usually agree much with Sabato, but he’s right here, even if for the wrong reasons.
Vice-Presidents rarely become presidents, so why waste a good conservative by sending him/her to a dead-end, powerless job?
I would pick a candidate that could bring in a strategic state if possible.
Save all our top conservatives for cabinet positions, for gubernatorial and congressional positions and for a possible future presidential run. Don’t waste one as a VP.
You think Romney will be so successful that his VP will accede to the presidency? Not going to happen. Only Reagan did that in the modern era, and Bush only lasted one term.
Now, if there is a conservative who can also deliver a battleground state, I’ll change my tune. Got one?
LLS