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Andrew Adams reporting
So what is the benefit of Mitt Romney's endorsement of John McCain? It's hard to say.
Perhaps it's payback against Mike Huckabee? "I think Huckabee is not enough of a factor for that to really enter into Romney's thinking," said Kirk Jowers, of the Hinckley Institute of Politics.
Posturing for the vice presidency? "Romney is, I think, easily a top five for McCain, but it's hard to get much beyond that," Jowers said.
Jowers says being a running mate doesn't help Romney if a Democrat wins. "In that case, Romney would probably [be] better off being a good soldier than building up his own independent profile," he said.
Jowers says one thing it should do is guarantee Utah is a red state in November.
