I really doubt Romney needs to appeal to the base as badly as people think. All polls show him picking up the South easily. What he lacks with the base in the Rust Belt he can make up with independents tenfold, as long as he makes a qualified, exciting veep pick. That pick is Condi.
I think a Condi pick would also help Romney in Virginia with moderate blacks. At the very leasy, a Condi pick wouldn't hurt Romney.
What? No, a Condi pick would destroy Romney's chances. It'd give Obama a chance to legitimately bring up the Bush administration.
