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With projected victory in OH, TX, RI, and VT tonight John McCain is expected to become the official nominee by surpassing 1,191 delegates necessary to secure the nomination.

As soon as tomorrow, the AZ Senator is expected to be endorsed in person by Huckabee, President Bush, and the Republican National Committee. The White House has indicated that the President would also like to campaign on the trail with McCain. This raises an interesting question: how desirable the active support of Bush is to McCain considering his approval stands at little more than 30%?

To be sure the President could help with massive fundraising–which has been a weekness for McCain and other Republicans–and also help with the conservative base–which is also a weakness for McCain. That being said, so much Bush could only help so much for the moderate conservative who will need to appeal to independents in 2008 in the face of general Republican unpopularity. Time will tell how the campaign strikes the delacate balance.

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