Posted on 02/14/2008 2:47:40 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
ABC News' George Stephanopoulos and John Berman Report: Former Gov. Mitt Romney, R-Mass., today endorsed his former Republican rival Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. The endorsement took place this afternoon at Romney for President headquarters in Boston.
Romney asked his delegates to throw their support to McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.
"Even when the contest was close and our disagreements were debated, the caliber of the man was apparent," Romney said, standing with McCain for the announcement at his now-defunct campaign's headquarters in Boston. "As a party, we come together."
Accepting Romney's endorsement, McCain said despite a "hard campaign" now "we move forward together for the good of our party and the nation."
Once bitter rivals locked in an acrimonious Republican nomination fight, Romney abandoned his 2008 bid following a poor showing in the Super Tuesday contests this month. Romney had won the support of many in the conservative wing of the party, but failed to overtake McCain in either delegates or the number of state wins.
The former governor made his decision to endorse today in the interest of helping McCain gain the 1,191 delegates he needs to secure the party nomination and unite the party for the general election against the Democrats in November.
Romney campaign manager Beth Myers notified McCain campaign manager Rick Davis in a telephone call today of Romney's decision, and they immediately made arrangements for an announcement in Boston this afternoon since McCain was campaigning in Rhode Island today.
After McCain's townhall meeting near Providence this afternoon, the campaign is flying to Boston for the endorsement.
Romney and McCain will meet today before they both announce the formal endorsement at a press conference.
But, to think a couple thousand people here represent the nation is silly. The reality is that in no competitive primary did Romney ever get a majority of conservative or Republican votes.
I've said the same thing. That is why our first choices had as much chance of being elected as Ron Paul.
virtually everyone here preferred a more conservative candidate.
When those choices were not available, 75% of the FR voters chose Romney. I presume that because the majority here on FR didn't agree with you, that we are all just stupid and should bow to your superior knowledge of what is good for us.
“I believe Obama will be a far more dangerous general election opponent (and would likely be a worse President) than Hillary.
If anyone hasn’t yet realized this, they’re being willfully blind.”
Our only hope is that President Obama is SOOOO awful that he gets rolled and is out in 4 years.
A FENCE on the southern border is what I demand and nobody will deliver it.
Rick Santorum isn’t Arlen Spectator, that’s what.
Rudy McRomney endorses Rudy McRomney. No surprise there.
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BRAVO, sir.
“Rick Santorum not sold on McCain here’s why:
http://newsmax.com/insidecover/Santorum_Still_Wary_of_Mc/2008/02/14/72701.html “
Thanks for that!
YOU WILL SEE THE LIGHT MY BROTHER
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