IMO...A vote is one’s own, a vote spoken of before cast is an endorsement.
Why discuss it unless the idea is to sway others?
It wasn't the Alabama Gov who started the discussing. Can you guess who? ...It was a CONg Wicky backer and of course it was Rickky:
"A Republican congressman said on the "Rick and Bubba" radio show Tuesday morning that Bentley had voted for Santorum.
Santorum's campaign quickly posted the news on Twitter, along with a photo of Santorum and the governor. It then sent out a statement detailing the governor's vote.
But Bentley's office responded with a statement saying his vote was not an official endorsement. "
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/13/alabama-governor-says-hes-voting-for-santorum-not-endorsing-him/