[Mariner]

"Anyone with a bit of brains can get out the map and take a look at the states around Indiana and see why this is a excellent choice."

Illinois is directly adjacent to Indiana and will most certainly vote Dem.

Pence adds nothing to the ticket as far as votes go. Nothing.

[jjotto]

If VP could bring along his state, every VP candidate would be from Florida.

The enthusiasm for Palin still left McCain a million votes short of what Romney/Ryan would get four years later.

Pence may not add much, but he also doesn’t subtract much.

[Theodore R.]

And Pence is believed to have no recognition at all among Buckeyes.