With everyone now speculating that McCain is close to naming Mitt Romney as his veep, Jonathan Cohn of TNR raises an interesting point at The Plank:
If this housing gaffe sticks and John McCain has a hard time shaking the economic elitist level, it's hard to imagine him picking Mitt Romney as running mate. According to documents that Romney released during his presidential run, he is worth between $190 and $250 million, making him the wealthiest presidential candidate to run this election cycle.
Since the McCains' net worth is still estimated at "only" around $40 million or so, they're practically on food stamps compared to Romney, who at least earned his fortune, albeit by taking over companies, rather than marrying into it. But it sure seems like a GOP ticket with a combined net worth of nearly $300 million feeds nicely into the out-of-touch narrative.
And yes, the Romneys appear to own at last count four homes.
