Choosing Newt or Palin for VP would get rid of the Mr Nice guy image...Just turn them loose on Biden.
The only way I would vote for Romney is if he chose Newt for VP. (I’d vote for Palin, too, but there’s not chance in the world that he’ll pick her, especially with the new person who is directing his campaign.)
Romney really has no chance of winning because he’s just not different enough from Obama and has a long track record of the same things: Romneycare, the father of “gay marriage” in MA, etc. Only people who really despise Obama will vote for him, and unfortunately, not enough people in the US really despise Obama.
That said, if his campaign actually started challenging Obama on his lies and misdirection, it might capture the interest of a few people. And if he got a bulldog like Newt to do the work for him, that would certainly help. Although no matter what, the problem is that we are still left with an unlikeable, liberal, wealthy loser in the Kerry mold at the top of the ticket.