Allen is too much like Bush. I think the country wants someone different. Maybe someone without a famous dad who is named George. McCain is hated by way too many conservatives even though he is conservative on paper. Even if neither Romney or Giuliani win, they should at least be considered for VP. I don't want to listen to another 8 years of Halliburton whines from the lefties about the new VP.
Well I don't knock Allen , he is a good Conservative . I just don't think he can take a punch ,so to speak, and he comes off as a bit "stuffy" . He's a good Senator though .
I am granting Romney a hefty amount of wiggle room though , having governed one of the bluest states, and having governed fairly Conservatively given the politics of that state . I truly believe that as he goes national, he will come into line with red state ideals . That doesn't mean that he's not principled by any means , look where he is Governing and compare it to a majority red state nation . It makes sense if he has done some things that stink of Mass politics , if he pushes Mass ideals at the rest of us , he will fail (and rightly so) .
If Romney doesn't pass the gun rights test, he will not get my primary vote , but I will allow him to "get it right" for the national level because he will be a very effective candidate and legislator . He is also one of the few who can beat Hillary .We need to give him time to see where he stands on these national issues .