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McCain Should Say No to Mitt

Picking Romney as his running mate would create political drama, but it could cost McCain the election.

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MASSACHUSETTS WON'T BE MADE competitive by choosing Romney, and McCain doesn't need him to win Utah. The only state Romney has the potential to help in is Michigan, but there is no hard evidence to back up this speculation, certainly nothing strong enough to justify adding all of Romney's baggage to the ticket.

Romney's reputation as a flip-flopper would undermine McCain's "Straight Talk" brand, which is his greatest asset in a year when the public is sour on Republicans. It would also make it more difficult for the McCain campaign to continue to portray Obama as a politician who changes his positions with the wind.

And then, of course, there's the fact that those conflict-loving journalists will replay every disagreement Romney and McCain had during their often heated contest. Video clips of Romney attacking McCain for not understanding economics would provide particularly great fodder for Democratic TV ads.

Romney may be the dream vice-presidential candidate for reporters looking for political intrigue, but not for Republicans hoping to maintain control of the White House.

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Philip Klein is The American Spectator's Washington correspondent. You can follow him on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/Philipaklein

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