Well after months of assuming that Romney would be the nominee it has finally happened. The Republicans will presumably nominate Romney, barring some sort of giant implosion by Mitt. Now a couple of large questions loom with the general election coming like a slow moving train.
First who will Romney pick as a running mate? Will Romney pick someone to cover his flaws? (Apparently flaws right now appear to be the Female Vote, Latin voters, and relate-ability) Or does Romney do something to assure the Far Right of his credintials and pick a tea partytea party running mate? I honestly think he'll go with the Tea Party VP candidate, to unite the base, but who knows. I personally think this would be a mistake, as I think it would lose the moderates that Romney brings to the table.
Two, can Romney recover from his beating that he took in the primaries? Romney appears to have won out of brute strength, but does he have the ability to recover from a long and brutal series of primaries? (Earlier I theorized that along primary would be good for the Republican, but now I am not so sure) I think over time Romney can recover, especially his likability, but it will take work.
Three, does Romney have the time to set up an organization? The Obama camp never really wound down after 2008, and have had their structure basically in place since the last election. Romney won states by showing up, spending big, then moving on; while Obama has a full Grassroots team already in place that they continue to grow. I believe this will be his biggest problem, I am not sure that he has the time to set up a full grassroots organization by November.
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