Posted on 02/14/2008 2:47:40 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
ABC News' George Stephanopoulos and John Berman Report: Former Gov. Mitt Romney, R-Mass., today endorsed his former Republican rival Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. The endorsement took place this afternoon at Romney for President headquarters in Boston.
Romney asked his delegates to throw their support to McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.
"Even when the contest was close and our disagreements were debated, the caliber of the man was apparent," Romney said, standing with McCain for the announcement at his now-defunct campaign's headquarters in Boston. "As a party, we come together."
Accepting Romney's endorsement, McCain said despite a "hard campaign" now "we move forward together for the good of our party and the nation."
Once bitter rivals locked in an acrimonious Republican nomination fight, Romney abandoned his 2008 bid following a poor showing in the Super Tuesday contests this month. Romney had won the support of many in the conservative wing of the party, but failed to overtake McCain in either delegates or the number of state wins.
The former governor made his decision to endorse today in the interest of helping McCain gain the 1,191 delegates he needs to secure the party nomination and unite the party for the general election against the Democrats in November.
Romney campaign manager Beth Myers notified McCain campaign manager Rick Davis in a telephone call today of Romney's decision, and they immediately made arrangements for an announcement in Boston this afternoon since McCain was campaigning in Rhode Island today.
After McCain's townhall meeting near Providence this afternoon, the campaign is flying to Boston for the endorsement.
Romney and McCain will meet today before they both announce the formal endorsement at a press conference.
Great. Now let’s go defeat the Democrats.
Which ones? The ones on "our" side or the others?
Nobody will believe he's changed from being only a RINO of convenience into a Reagan conservative ever again.
Yep, especially since it's been the Breaking News sidebar all day prior to this.
And in return, the John McCain campaign will pay back Romney’s campaign debts, likely including loans he made to the campaign. ‘cause that’s who it always plays.
totally
Romney is a gentleman and a scholar. Good man.
Many of us never did to begin with.
Judged by these standards Reagan wasn’t a Reagan conservative either.
OK, it’s over for Hukcabee. Now all Texas Republicans can vote for Obama and knock the Hildabeast (and the Clinton crime family) out of the race once and for all.
I couldn’t believe folks bought into it this time.
I agree, Both of them must be defeated.
If anything, he helped himself in 2012.
McCain will be too old in 2012 , He will step down for Mitt then.
LOL
Romney has more money in his back pocket than the McCain campaign.
I will now hold my nose and vote for McCain.
This former suicide voter says
HUSSEIN Obama and his worldwide welfare plan must be stopped!!
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