Here's Herman Cain's endorsement of Mitt Romney.
Herman Cain drops Newt Gingrich, ready to back Mitt Romney
By MJ LEE | 4/10/12 11:47 AM EDT
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0412/74986.html
This is obviously bad news for those of us who would like to see a unified anti-Romney front. Does anyone have good information on whether Perry and Palin are still backing Gingrich, and how Bachmann is leaning?
We can expect they'll all say they'll back the eventual Republican nominee; to say anything else at this point is political suicide. What counts is what they're saying about pre-convention endorsements. If we get chaos at the convention, we may see national political figures decide to back someone else or withhold their endorsement — just like Mitt Romney's own father did when Goldwater won the nomination — but it's too early to expect things like that today.
I've been on the phone and email most of today with some key “influencers” who, now that Santorum has dropped out, are on the fence about supporting Gingrich or Romney, and doing in-person politicking as well. Let's just say this has been a really bad day for me and a lot of other people I know, and I'm not happy with what I'm hearing.
By focusing on politics for the last week or so, I'm doing some pretty serious damage to my business since I really should be doing other things, but I'm doing it because I truly believe a Romney nomination is a disaster for America. I do not want to say in November, if Obama wins re-election, that I might have been able to make a few more phone calls or answer a few more questions in April and May, but didn't do so when I still had a chance to do something, however small, in my own little sphere of influence and contacts, to stop Romney's nomination.
The stakes really are that high if Romney is the nominee.
As I said to a certain pro-life lawyer today, with Romney the best we can expect is to see more nominees like David Souter or Sandra Day O'Connor. Granted, that's better than Kagan and Sotomayor, but a bad Supreme Court nominee can cause damage for decades down the road.
“Anita and I wish Rick and Karen and the entire Santorum family heartfelt congratulations for a tireless and hard-fought campaign. We know the toll the process takes on the candidates and their families, as well as the honor of being in the arena fighting to keep America great and strong. We are keeping their precious Bella in our prayers and we wish Rick, Karen and their family the best in their future together.”
“Governor Perry will strongly endorse and work for the Republican nominee, since our priority must be to replace President Obama and his destructive policies. As a former U.S. military officer and a proud Aggie, Rick Perry puts a premium on loyalty and therefore today remains Newt Gingrich backer.”
http://blog.chron.com/texaspolitics/2012/04/perry-will-work-for-gop-nominee/