Romney Still a Factor?

Mitt Romney won the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Presidential straw pole today despite dropping out of the race earlier this week. This highlights a couple important factors that remain in play, 1.) McCain still has much work to do in convincing conservatives that he is worthy of more than tepid support from here on, and 2.) Romney remains the standard bearer for Reagan conservativism. While Romney was willing to put the good of the Party above personal ambition by withdrawing early (some think too early) from the race, it remains to be seen whether Mr. McCain will do what is best, not only for the GOP, but the country by genuinely embracing Reagan conservatism in his campaign against the Democratic nominee. Naming Romney as his running mate before the convention would be a convincing indicator of his intentions and gesture of good will toward conserviative voters.