Posted on 02/25/2008 4:17:40 AM PST by CutePuppy
Breaking News: Mitt Romney to rejoin GOP race?
Josh Romney, one of former Gov. Mitt Romney's five sons, says it's "possible" his father may rejoin the race for the White House, either as a vice presidential candidate or seek to become the Republican Party's standard bearer if the campaign of Sen. John McCain falters.
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McCain and the lobbyist have unequivocally denied the charges and numerous conservatives, once hesitant to support the more moderate senator, have flocked to his support, at least against the liberal Times.
However, subsequent published reports have contradicted some of McCain's denials of meetings with corporate executives while he chaired the Senate Commerce Committee and if further revelations occured, it could raise questions about the Arizonan's viability as the GOP nominee.
Because he suspended rather than terminated his campaign, Romney still retains control of the nearly 300 delegates he's already won. Another former governor, Mike Huckabee, remains in the race and is nearing Romney's delegate totals, though few give him a realistic chance of catching McCain with more than 900 delegates.
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Such a move could provide a possible rallying point for conservatives, who awaited a perfect conservative candidate and held back from supporting Romney all during 2007 while the campaigns of other conservatives including Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback and Fred Thompson collapsed.
By the time they began drifting toward Romney, McCain, whose campaign also collapsed earlier in 2007, had assembled a string of wins in New Hampshire, South Carolina and Florida and went on to win California and build a seemingly insurmountable delegate lead.
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Bump.
bkmark
Too bad Fred or Duncan don’t rejoin the race.
Jumping out of a race and back in really works, just as Ross Perot.
It would be nice to have something to be excited about, wouldn’t it.
“unlikely, but possible.”
liberals reporting on the GOP.
Yes, sadly, epic fail :-)
He would be a fool to do it.
Even Obama has picked up on one of Mitts biggest weaknesses.
Mandated Healthcare
Ping!
Hoorah, another RINO on the ticket. That’s all we need.
move along folks, nothing here
It’s going to take an awful big stumble for McCain to lose the nomination at this point, no matter what is posted on Free Republic.
Also, "unlikely but possible".
Well, I voted for him in Virginia!
This is junk. Claims Romney retains control of his delegates. That isn’t so. He endorsed Mc Cain and released all his delegates. Even called them asking that they support Mc Cain. Mc Cain is now within 200 delegates of the number he needs. Should get them March 4th.
This was to cheat their advertisers and the USPS.
Whatever they may say about John McCain, even if we know its true, or could be true, or "oh pshaw, just a 72 year old guy getting some", do not trust the LA Times.
No way. To stop his campaign, endorse Mccain, and then return to the fray would be crazy.
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