McCain: Romney’s ‘unfavorables are high;’ Santorum’s run is ‘irrelevant’

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) discusses yesterday’s primaries, including his thoughts on Mitt Romney focusing on the general election campaign.

He also weighs in on potential VP picks, including ‘impressive’ Marco Rubio, Mitch Daniels, Bobby Jindal and Chris Christie.

McCain says, “Mitt Romney has already pivoted to the general election campaign, that whether Rick Santorum stays in or not, it’s now basically irrelevant, and Mitt has a lot of ground to make up. It’s been a very nasty primary. His unfavorables are high. I’m confident that he will do very well. But the fact is that every day that goes by without being in the general election campaign mode is a day lost. He realizes that and I think you’re going to see — already you’re seeing the opening shots in a very spirited campaign.”

Starting Point with Soledad O’Brien airs weekday mornings from 7-9am ET on CNN.