McCain Needs Huckabee as VP

Message to John McCain - You need Mike Huckabee as your running mate if you want any chance of winning. I know that I, along with many others, will not feel very motivated to vote for you if someone like Huckabee is not on the ticket.

The reason? Because you do not motivate the vast majority of socially conservative Christians in the party. That's simply a fact. And you will not win the election without shoring up as much of this population as you can.

If you can have the socially conservative Christian base passionate about your candidacy, imagine the huge church population that will spread your support like wildfire. That's what helped George W. Bush, and that's what was helping Huckabee fire up all that support he had.

So John McCain - let me assure you that if you pick some average Republican wonk like Charlie Crist or Mitt Romney, you will lose this election handily. You need someone who is down to earth and comes from very humble beginnings with a great story to tell and very Christian conservative credentials.

Mike Huckabee is the only logical solution. If he is not on the ticket, this election becomes very hard for me to get passionate about. McCain is a very average guy with very little charisma. If he picks someone similar, then he is doomed this November.