I reluctantly agree. Fred’s best course now is to endorse Mitt, and get some pledges out of him for it. If Fred had endorsed Mitt before SC, Mitt would have won easily. If Fred endorses Mitt in FL, he’ll win there.
Otherwise, we may wind up with McInsane or the Huckster.
In SC, Fred's votes plus Mitt's votes was still short of McCain's votes. And an endorsement is no guarantee that all supporters follow that endorsement.
It won't happen. Mitt has much superior organizion and finances than either of those two. Plus the Hucksters was severely hurt by not winning in SC. It will come down to McCain vs Romney. And I think McCain is taking public financing or am I wrong on this?