The eventual GOP nominee, wrote Hewitt, should pick Romney for just one term, using his fundraising power and credibility to beat Clinton. By serving just one term, Romney wouldn’t be a political threat to the president he serves and it would create loyalty from potential successors.

The influential Hewitt, heard in 120 markets, wrote that the eventual nominee “ought to ask Romney to serve as their VP for their first term, and only their first term — thus borrowing the 2012 GOP nominee’s immense credibility, fundraising lists and organizational expertise for a first term — and yet assuring the loyalty of all would-be successors through the selection of VP Romney’s replacement in the summer of 2020.”