Detectable Shifts [Mccain VP]

NEW OPTIONS Last week, in the aftermath of Sen. John McCain's remarks that he might consider a pro-abortion vice presidential nominee for the bottom of his ticket, the Republican nominee's campaign polled identified conservative voters on their perceptions of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal. "There has been very weak support from conservatives for Romney for months now, but faced with the prospect of a pro-choice vice president, Romney's numbers improved," says an adviser to the campaign with ties to Romney. "Pawlenty's and Jindal's numbers didn't improve as much." The problem for Romney: both Pawlenty's and Jindal's support among conservatives was far better than Romney's before the option of a pro-choice nominee came into play. In fact, both Pawlenty and... [read full story]