Massachusetts voters would be less likely to support Republican John McCain for president if he chooses former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney as his vice presidential running mate, according to a new poll.
Massachusetts, of course, is a solidly Democratic state that’s not part of the GOP strategy to keep control of the White House.
And Romney has been talked about as a potential running mate who might help McCain’s support among party conservatives.
Even so, a veep is generally expected to boost support for a presidential candidate in a state where the running mate has held elected office.
The new Suffolk University poll found only 33 percent of Massachusetts voters would be more likely to support McCain with Romney on the ticket. Forty one percent said they would be less likely to vote for the Arizona senator with their former governor as his running mate. Twenty four percent said it would make no difference.
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The survey of 400 registered voters conducted July 31 through Aug. 3 had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.9 percent.
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