Thanks for the link.
Romney got more popular votes in the primaries and won more state primaries. He was in second place when he withdrew.
Huckabee stayed in a month longer and picked up more delegates in that time.
The surprising thing is how quickly it was over. After Huckabee left, only Paul and Keyes stayed in.
Not much of a fight. Of course, they may have been campaigning for over a year by the time of the first primaries.
Here’s the real story: So-called conservatives dropped out of the 2008 race and mostly endorsed McCain instead of another conservative.
Early candidates Tom Tancredo, Sam Brownback and Jim Gilmore endorsed McCain before the primaries started. Rudy Giuliani and Fred Thompson were out before January was over and endorsed McCain.
Duncan Hunter was the only early conservative who endorsed a (somewhat) conservative, Huckabee.