December 2, 2008 7:18:12 PM CST
(Newser) – Mitt Romney won’t share a ticket with John McCain, but the former Massachusetts governor’s political future is still rosy, the Boston Herald reports. “He’s a very viable candidate,” one expert said, whether for a Cabinet post in a McCain administration—Treasury or Commerce, perhaps—or another run for president in 2012. But all agree he won’t be welcome in Massachusetts again.
“I can’t imagine he has a political future here after making Massachusetts a punch line in his campaign," said one UMass expert. More likely is a run for office in Romney’s home state of Utah, where he is immensely popular, not least because of his role in the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics. “Not getting the VP slot is not going to be a major setback,” a political scientist said.
Source Boston Herald
Nov 25, 08 2:24 PM CST Sarah Palin will lend her star power to Saxby Chambliss in his Senate runoff battle against Democrat Jim Martin, Politico reports. Palin will appear with Chambliss at rallies across Georgia the day before the Dec. 2 runoff, capping a GOP full-court press that has seen Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney and John McCain drop by to try to keep Chambliss’ seat in Republican hands. More »
Nov 10, 08 11:31 AM CST Likely candidates for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination are playing it cool, but their feet tell a different story, Jonathan Martin writes for Politico. Mike Huckabee, for example, says 2012 is “way too far away” to think about, but his book tour has lots of stops in Iowa and South Carolina, aboard a campaign-style bus with his face on it. More »
Nov 6, 08 1:22 PM CST With the election over, what's more fun than calling out all those whose predictions were off—way off. Der Spiegel lists some highlights:
Oct 29, 08 11:46 AM CDT A “who’s who of conservative leaders” will meet in Virginia next Wednesday to plot their movement’s future, and the top item on their agenda will be Sarah Palin. Win or lose, many see Palin as the new face of the Republican party, the New York Times reports. Despite all the criticisms, Palin remains a star among conservatives, who are eying her for a 2012 run if McCain loses. More »
Oct 27, 08 3:15 PM CDT Given the damage Sarah Palin has done to John McCain’s chances, Steve Kornacki, in the New York Observer, joins Republicans in wondering about the also-rans. Tom Ridge, Joe Lieberman, and Mitt Romney were unpalatable, either personally to the candidate or politically to the party. The first two would have drawn “middle-of-the road voters whose support he has steadily lost this fall— thanks in no small part to Palin.” More »
He’s a very viable candidate. Wall Street investment types always have a strong role in the Republican Party. And his enormous wealth is a virtue. - Julian Zelizer, Princeton University
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