Mitt Romney Has Announced He’s Out
FROM ABC NEWS – Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romneyhas suspended his Republican presidential campaign, effectively allowing John McCain to seal the Republican nomination. The move comes two days after McCain prevailed in most of the Super Tuesday states, moving closer to the numbers he needs to win the nomination.
“If I fight on in my campaign, all the way to the convention, I would forestall the launch of a national campaign and make it more likely that Senator Clinton or (Barack) Obama would win. And in this time of war, I simply cannot let my campaign, be a part of aiding a surrender to terror,” Romney planned to say in a speech to the conference, according to the Associated Press.
“This is not an easy decision for me. I hate to lose. My family, my friends and our supporters … many of you right here in this room … have given a great deal to get me where I have a shot at becoming president. If this were only about me, I would go on. But I entered this race because I love America, and because I love America, I feel I must now stand aside, for our party and for our country,” Romney planned to say, reports the AP.
Despite pouring millions of his own fortune into his campaign, The former governor won only a handful of Super Tuesday primaries and caucuses this week.
Romney won victories in Colorado, Utah, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana and Massachusetts this week.
But it was Arizona Senator John McCain who secured his status as the clear GOP front-runner Tuesday, winning California, New York, Illinois, Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Oklahoma, New Jersey and the classic bellwether state of Missouri, which has an excellent record for predicting political winners.
Spurred by evangelical conservatives, former Gov. Mike Huckabee did better this week than expected, winning a surprise victory in West Virginia, winning Alabama, Tennessee Georgia, and his home state of Arkansas.
Romney also trails far behind McCain in the number of delegates to the party’s convention this September
