Posted by
Crispian on Wednesday, February 06, 2008 1:35:06 AM
I'm beaming with pride. My
Missouri prediction appears to have panned
out. Though I made a bet for McCain to win California by 5%-10% on
CNN I had come to expect Romney to win the state.
I
am agreement with Bill Kristol that Romney will drop out by Thursday.
Huckabee has little choice but to stay in the race at least through the
next run of elections on February 9th. If he drops out now, he will be
revealed as a bit of a fraudulent candidate (see West Virginia) that
served only to push Romney out.
Huckabee cannot be McCain's
running mate. McCain seriously needs to regain his party's confidence
by choosing a solidly conservative candidate. Huckabee will make a
great Secretary of the Interior. Giuliani will be Attorney General, of
course. For purposes of reconciliation, I can even see Romney taking a
role in the government.
It is important that Huckabee plays
through the last set, Romney retires graciously, and the talk show
hosts make amends to ensure good turn-out on election day.