Mitt Romney’s brother, Scott, will co-chair Sen. John McCain’s Michigan campaign, according to the campaign’s regional communications director.
Continued -Further statewide leadership will be announced soon, Leah Yoon told Michigan Messenger. The announcement of Scott Romney’s role has heightened speculation that Mitt Romney is headed for the No. 2 slot on a McCain presidential ticket. On Monday Mitt Romney was in Farmington Hills, the heart of his support base during the Republican presidential primaries, to officially open the regional campaign office for his former rival.
Mitt Romney’s popularity in his home state of Michigan has fueled his appeal as a potential pick to be the Arizona senator’s running mate. Having his brother as the state’s campaign co-chair further solidifies the melding of the Massachusetts governor’s political operation here with that of McCain, whom Romney defeated in the Michigan primary in January.