all the republicans with name recognition have negative publicity. Everybody in America has already heard of huckabee and romney and they don’t want any part of them. Forget about a VP Newt for the same reason.
The point of the VP is to bring out the conservative base because that is what he needs to work on. The bloggers and activists will learn quickly that Sanford is their guy and they will support him.
McCain already has the name recognition and reputation as a moderate to appeal to the rest of the country. He cannot afford a VP that will turn off the conservative base but a conservative VP must be low key so that he doesn’t turn off the independents and moderates.
>The point of the VP is to bring out the conservative base <
Another failing grade in political science.
The point of the VP is to garner the most votes NATIONALLY in the General Election.