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.
Your point is?
It seems like they’re trying to completely bankrupt the country. Hell bent on doing so. Well, Bush 43 postponed handout trip to Africa over FISA so he’s in DC.
“If we want to win we need a genuine conservative.”
True.
Hey EV...I almost thought of posting a vanity, but decided it was too much trouble (lol). It occured to me earlier that there are 2 candidates who have had zero or near zero representation here at FR since the race began for Republicans. Do you know which two I’m thinking of? I’m now trying to figure out what it means, if anything.
McCain’s buddy Trent Lott was pushing him on Fox a couple nights ago. Funny, I was thinking the two of them were ready to push the fairness doctrine through. And talk radio was a ‘threat’. Wow, how about for Freedom & Liberty! (sarc)
“they’re”
Excellent! That’s what sets us apart. We realize the threat regardless of party! Look what compassionate conservatism brought (sigh).
So, where do we go from here? nowhere I’m supposin’.
Do what you can. Watch the news, or stay active if you already are. To a large degree La Enchiladita was correct in her above comments. It’s mostly out of our hands at this point.
ping for mention
That he was deemed the best of what remained in a flawed field is hardly reason to hope he runs in 2012.
http://newsmax.com/insidecover/Santorum_Still_Wary_of_Mc/2008/02/14/72701.html
The McCain meltdown :)
2008 so far is a bad dream that just gets worse.
Bush supports McCain...and vetos the ban on torture bill by the Senate. I’m thinking McCain was a co-sponsor of that bill. Even Bush knows better (eeeek).
GET USED TO IT< pull up a chair, get some popcorn, it’s going to be a bumpy ride.
Those that are not fully aware of or don’t care about McCain’s malfeasance are happy to “close ranks”
THose that warned the GOP time and again not to vote for a liberal are not going to do so.
No, Fred was the idiot who got us McCain. WHen Fred got in McCain was tanking. A further split of the conservative vote and McCain waltzed in for doing nothing more than existing.
I won’t be supporting McCain, period.
Nah, unless they both had a health crisis at the same moment, a new VP would be appointed before Pelosi took charge.
One other difference is that Ford narrowly beat Reagan on the first ballot at the convention...of course Reagan didn’t endorse his rival earlier when he still had a chance of winning the nomination for himself.
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