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.
I see the quote below is what he said, thanks.
-—He told CNN he respects McCain and “would certainly vote for him before I would vote for Hillary or Obama.”
There are several versions of this story on FR.
Most here think Huck was positioning for VP slot with his remarks.
Always several versions :) It’s been one crazy primary season for sure. My personal thoughts are that Clinton will slaughter McCain, and Hussein Obama would get enough cues from his elders to even pull out a win over McCain.
would get = could get
Then we have to stop it. Believe me, there is going to be just as big, if not more angry response, each time they try. They think, after we beat them the last time, and so much thanks to Hannity and company because they were the ones who gave us the leadership and the means to stop them - that we are going to be sleeping the next time. But we are not going to be sleeping, and McCain taking the nomination changes NOTHING in this regards.
He looks bad and I did not stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night.
If so, we tell the party that we tried it their way and lost. If we want to win we need a genuine conservative. No more McCains or Giulianis.
LOL
Well, hopefully, he won’t make things worse by adding Governor Suntan to the ticket.
Shouldn't you know his record?
Five new links…
THE PAMPERED POLITICIAN - John McCain Keating 5 and other things. FR Nov. '99
MORE GUN CONTROL: McCAIN-LIEBERMAN FR April '01
McCain calls Jeffords' switch lesson for GOP FR May '01
McCain Antics Weary Arizonans in G.O.P. FR June '01
McCain may leave Republican Party to fight Bush in 2004 FR July '01
Tom Delay On Faux "McCain Has Done More To Hurt The Party" VIDEO
How Bill Kristol ditched conservatism. Great Escape (Gave floundering McCain 2000 campaign a direction.)
McCain may leave Republican Party to fight Bush in 2004
His staff set up policy think-tanks and other groups to lay the ideological foundations for another third-party challenge in the Bull Moose style.
My family for 3 generations or more called Florida home. It sure has changed from what I knew. (I say this writing from Tennessee) This election mays me almost happy that my Dad is no longer here to see what we are coming to. It would have torn his career Navy heart. (He despised McCain.)
The only VP choice worse than Crist would be Romney. He’s a chameleon that takes on the values of whatever is before him.
I know he’s going to lose, was wondering if he knows that.
I have this very strange feeling that we’ve exerted ourselves over this primary for the past 10 months or so for absolutely nothing; we’re each and every one back where we started. You’re right, we have no say whatsoever in the choice of candidate.
Bush, Clinton, Bush, Clinton.....Bush? As in Jeb’s son, George P.
It really looks like Mexico calls the shots.
There are too many chiefs and all us indians have been overpaying them for years. (throw in departmental corruption and Fla's looking as unhealthy as McCain).
If anyone hasn't yet realized this, they're being willfully blind.
I have avoided the Republicans here in TN since FRed dropped out...
I was concerned that RINO Robin Smith had got them all to back RINO Romney in FRed’s place...
Lamar is speaking at the Lincoln Day Dinner this weekend, but I’m not going...
Who knows what he will say ????
McCain must know he’s going to lose. He’s not sweating this campaign. Why? Cuz he knows the outcome and imo, it’s not about party or whatever. It’s about the poppy Bush’s NWO. They like Hitlery. Jeb likes Hitlery.
Great. Another faux conservative in sheeple’s clothing, supporting McCain.....
I’m adding him to the always expanding list (President Bush, Fred Thompson, etc.)
Huckabee has already stated he would vote for McCain.
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No he did not say that
he said that he would back whomever was the GOP nominee...
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