End of the Road for Mitt Romney?
*Update: It’s official. Romney has dropped out. Here is the text of the speech which included his withdrawal from the race.
Thanks to Hot Air we now have the video available:
Link: sevenload.com
May I say, done with class and for all the right reasons. While many on the left might accuse the Governor of using scare tactics with his talk of terrorism, I have always viewed National Security priority one.
We must win in Iraq, not surrender and Romney seems to have a complete grasp of that issue.
*Update (2): Could we see an endorsement of Senator McCain this evening by the Governor?
It would seem to be so if this report from Breitbart is accurate:
Written by SueWASHINGTON (AP) - John McCain effectively sealed the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday as chief rival Mitt Romney suspended his faltering presidential campaign.
“If I fight on in my campaign, all the way to the convention, I would forestall the launch of a national campaign and make it more likely that Senator Clinton or Obama would win. And in this time of war, I simply cannot let my campaign, be a part of aiding a surrender to terror,” Romney will say at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington.
“This is not an easy decision for me. I hate to lose. My family, my friends and our supporters… many of you right here in this room… have given a great deal to get me where I have a shot at becoming President. If this were only about me, I would go on. But I entered this race because I love America, and because I love America, I feel I must now stand aside, for our party and for our country,” Romney said.
~J~ Says:
February 7th, 2008 at 4:42 pmVisit ~J~
This man has jumped miles in my esteem for him. If Huckabee had gotten out he would have won a lot of the primaries still coming up. Now let’s unite our party and win in November. We have to or we will be living in the United Socialist States of America.
Sue Says:
February 7th, 2008 at 5:39 pmVisit Sue
Let’s hope that Huckabee decides sooner rather than later to follow suit and allow the party to really solidify behind a candidate.