re: #270 JustABill

If that happens, there would be a real good chance that Obama would take the south. If the evangelicals stay home, and the Afro-American vote comes out strong for for Obama, the Democrats might pick up enough votes in the south to carve out a majority, even if the Republicans perform well in the swing states.

The best solution in my mind is for Mitt to pick a SoCon VP early in the primary season(possibly Hucksterbee) and use that to insure a boring primary. The VP candidate would have to keep from saying anything too stupid and possibly moderate some of his positions. Someone like Hucksterbee could do that and still draw southern SoCons. By keeping quiet and talking about “local” decision making in education, you keep the focus of the race in the swing states on the top of the ticket, while the bottom of the ticket is hopefully enough to keep the south in the red.

Interesting. I can see the value of having a so-con in the VP slot, but NOT Huckleberry. For one thing, with his inflated ego, he would not accept second place. I also doubt Mitt would consider him, considering what a back-stabbing creep he was in ‘08. Sanford would have been a natural choice if he hadn’t blown up his career. But a Southerner on the ticket would be a very good idea.