Will Huckabee or Romney win any more states? And when will they drop out?

[Mr. Morden]

Barring death or a major scandal erupting, McCain has a lock on the GOP nomination at this point.

So predict: How much longer will Huckabee and Romney go before dropping out?  And will they win any more states?

[Mr. Morden]

My guess right now is that they're both just waiting things out a few days to see how things shake out.  If neither of them wins any of the caucuses or primaries within the next week, they'll drop out.  I can't see them going through an entire month or more of "Why is the person still running?" stories in the media.  It'll be like with Edwards: they'll fool is into thinking that they're in for the long haul, and then suddenly drop out.

[Mr. Morden]

Huckabee will never get enough delegates to force a brokered convention, which is what he'd need in order to get the VP slot.  Honestly, I don't see Huckabee staying in the race much longer either.  Maybe until Saturday, to see if he wins LA, or Tuesday, to see if he wins VA.  But he'll probably lose both, and then drop out.

[Mr. Morden]

Yeah, I agree.  Huck would be a disaster as a running mate.  That's why, as I said, it would only happen if there's a brokered convention, and McCain needs Huckabee delegates in order to get the nomination.  But since a brokered convention won't happen, Huck as McCain's running mate won't happen either.