He’s one of our last hopes. McCain can either reach out to Conservatives and pick Sanford, or he can shank us in the gut and go with liberal Slick Willard.
Here’s the problem. The only candidate I see bringing dough to the campaign is Romney. Sanford may be a conservative (he is in fact) but other than that incidental fact I don’t see a tailor made group propelled to groundswell with cash behind him. (If I may presume) - will voters such as yourself give money with Sanford - probably. But the grand percentage won’t be that great. Even with Romney we already have a ready-made base of ex-Romney donors many of which will be willing to fully back the ticket. There are millions and millions and millions alone in Utah waiting to be tapped in such a ticket (and I don’t mean to sound opportunist). Whatever else one may say I think it’s fair to say Romney is at least an above average debater and a tough campaigner. He would be an asset on the trail. And I stress that it wouldn’t be about him because as VP he will be charged with a campaign against Obama primarily, and secondarily backing up McCain’s message. Romney’s past becomes small potatoes in the campaign. Respectfully, that’s my take.