[Crucial]

Exactly. Why does Romney need another pro-immigration RINO to win? He can run alone at the top of the ticket later. He doesn't need you Mitt and you don't need him.

What you need is a solid conservative to unify the base. It doesn't have to be anybody flashy.

[Reaganite Republican]

“What you need is a solid conservative to unify the base. It doesn’t have to be anybody flashy. “

I dunno about ‘flashy’, but if you pick a Rob Portman we’ll get clobbered... Romney is boring enough, and does not sell conservative economics to independents as well

WE NEED A COMMUNICATOR... the main reason I want Rubio is precisely that because he is a very good one.