McCain's Troubles; What Could Have Been for Romney

I have no doubt John McCain will sweep the Potomac primaries of MD, DC and VA tonight. The race appears close, but NoVA is where McCain should take a dominant lead and it apparently reports later than the rest of the state.

Two things seem clear from the results:
1) If Huckabee weren't in the race, Romney probably would have beat McCain for the nomination.
2) McCain really needs to reach out to conservatives (rather than Democrats) if he is to have any chance in November.

What's the least bad choice? Surprisingly, I think it might be McCain.