Democrat Bob Springmeyer (hint: He's running for governor) told the Deseret News his chances to defeat immensely popular Gov. Jon Huntsman will be wiped out if Republican presidential candidate John McCain chooses Mitt Romney as his running mate.

If McCain picks Romney for the ticket, I can go fishing for the rest of the campaign.

Yes, as any political observer could tell you, beloved Mitt's ballot coattails would turn what promises to be a landslide defeat for Bob into a honkin' tsunami/maelstrom-sized licking.

In other words, Bob: The lunkers are calling your name and that bow tie would make a terrific lure.