If advising McCain I would have told him to pick Romney, I now note Romney’s speech sucked. I still like him but it was flat.
I probably would not have picked Palin but the day they started saying it was her there was an emotional “Mrs Smith Goes To Washington” reaction. There still is.
There is nobody else that McCain could have picked that would have energized the base as much as Palin has. Now will that energy be enough to carry the ticket to a win in November remains to be seen, but at least for now, it has paid off, bigtime.
Having lost out twice, I think Romney can’t wait to get back to his normal, productive life.