[Ingtar]

Less Liberal states selected someone else, usually Huckabee, as the first choice among Conservative voters. The fact that you had to use the exit poll from California might be a clue to what many think of Romney.

The funny thing about the exit polls that I read was that the second choice of the great majority of Huckabee voters in the primaries was McCain. I don’t think it was Huckabee that put McCain in. Rather, and this pains me greatly to say it, Thompson’s entry put McCain into the winner’s seat. I supported Thompson as the best choice, but he allowed himself to be painted as pro-abortion and lazy.

In the interest of full disclosure, I switched to Huckabee after Thompson. He was more Conservative than either McCain or Romney, but that is not saying much. He did have a good history in neighboring Arkansas, and with FR, in spite of some of the goofiness he spouted in the campaign.

[sandbox]

Many commentators keep repeating that the VP pick for either party can either be a “do no harm” pick or have marginal positive impact on the Pres. candidate. Because that’t the way it has always been. But maybe this year is different. Because of McCain’s age, the public may come to look at Romney as almost a Deputy President. Romney may actually help McCain a whole lot. And McCain should pick him now!

[Plutarch]

Less Liberal states selected someone else, usually Huckabee, as the first choice among Conservative voters.

Says you. Says the exit polls, in three additional disparate competitive states, all less liberal than California, Romney was the choice of the very conservatives. Same would be true in Nevada as well. Even in SC, Romney's support was greater the more conservative the voters.

Hundreds of thousands of ballot wielding very conservative GOP Primary voters >>> Ill-informed FR Romney-loathing cranks.

The fact that you had to use the exit poll from California might be a clue to what many think of Romney.

The fact that you point out erroneously that I had to use an exit poll from California, might be a clue that you don't know what you're talking about.