Miichael Bane!
or is that too obvious an attempt to suck up?
Actuailly, in the unlikely event he got the nod (given the RINO's at the top of the GOP list), he should go for Ron Paul.
Mr Paul would bring in the strict constitutionalist crowd, a big chunk of the anti-war crowd, the anti-IRS crowd, and I can't think of any anti-Thompson "lone-nut" that would want to put Mr. Paul in office.