We all saw it coming. Mitt Romney today officially endorsed the GOP nominee John McCain. They got together today in Boston, and Mitt Romney threw his support behind McCain. Romney also urged his delegates to vote for McCain at the GOP convention. This basically seals the deal for McCain. If McCain gets all of Romney's delegates it will put him very close to the amount that he has to get to clinch the nomination. At the news conference Romney and McCain acknowledged that they had differences on the issues, but at the same time they both stood for the common Republican values of lower taxes and smaller government.
Huckabee responded almost immediately and not surprisingly said that he will not drop out until McCain has the amount needed to win. Huckabee was still in third place 6 primaries after Romney dropped out. Huckabee didn't sound as confident as he has in the past, and I think he is beginning to realize that it is over for him.
There have been rumors that Romney has been offered a VP spot within the past week, and whether or not he will accept it is still in question. This is just a rumor, but it could possible be true. I think a McCain/Romney ticket would be strong, but I don't know if it will be strong enough to overcome the Obamamania that has swept the nation.
This is one of the first steps towards uniting the Republican party for a hard fight against the Democrats this November. I still don't agree with McCain on everything, and he is hard to get completely behind, but I believe he will be much better than either Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton. It appears that many people who said they would never support McCain are starting to come around and realize the negative implications of a potential Obama or Clinton presidency. I am one of those. It's time to rally around our nominee and not retreat from the terrorists.
Good job Romney. This was a very classy move, and it shows that he has the best interests of the country on his mind.
2 comments:
Definitely a good move on Romney's part, showed he has class and does love the country!
I think Obama is going to go down in flames as his true philosophies start coming out. I heard part of a speech today where his wife was saying things like, "Barack won't let you continue to be uninformed and uninvolved!" Gag me!! Talk about talking down--that won't win him votes. I think McCain/Romney could definitely beat Obama or Hillary.
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