“That would be very unwise of McCain. IF McCain is fortunate enough to get the nomination he really needs to have Duncan Hunter as his running mate.”
IF McCain wins the nomination, which is the direction it is headed at THIS time (things can change). He isn’t going to pick Hunter. Duncan Hunter does bring anything to him voter wise. The reason he MAY go with Huckabee is because he will bring many voters with him. It would soften McCain in the eyes of values voters (Huckabee primary constituency) to have Mike as his VP.
When asked about his fellow GOP candidates, Huckabee said he though Hunter would make an excellent SecDef. That is probably the best utilization for Rep. Hunter.
I have seen a great many post things like McCain/Thompson or Thompson/McCain. I don’t see that ever happening. The men are good friends, but they are both Alpha Males. I cannot envision either of them subordinating themselves to another. Of all the GOP field (and I don’t include Paul because he is pure Libertarian not GOP), only Huckabee is the type by personality to be a VP.
Of course, McCain might not want Huckabee, but I can see the logic of the choice in regards to shoring up the base.