Filed under: 2008 elections, Mitt Romney — Alan Stewart Carl on February 7, 2008 @ 7:19 pm CET
Mitt Romney is done. He’s suspended his campaign for the good of the party so Republicans can focus on stopping the Democrats.
I saw his speech. One of the best speeches I’ve seen from a Republican in a long while. He could be an asset to John McCain if the senator can suffer the former governor campaigning for him down the road.
I haven’t been a Romney supporter but it takes a man of character to consider the greater picture and not just his own ego. Obviously the hard numbers were against him, but a lot of people wanted him to continue the fight. He isn’t and that’s good news for the Republicans in the long run.
I suspect, if McCain wins Virginia and Maryland next Tuesday, Huckabee will step aside too. The Republicans will have several months to cool off passions and rally behind McCain before the convention.
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1 C Stanley
February 7, 2008 @ 7:27 pm CETWord is that he’s actually going to endorse McCain tonight too. With the swiftness of this progression, I’m wondering if a shotgun wedding is in the making- perhaps it will be McCain/Romney?
2 casualobserver
February 7, 2008 @ 7:34 pm CETNot a bad thought, cs…………youthful, articulate, relatively clean except to some of the socons and brings along the ficons. McCain could do a lot worse.
3 C Stanley
February 7, 2008 @ 7:40 pm CETYes, it would be a great ticket- I just didn’t think it could happen after the bitterness of the campaign, but indications so far are that the hatchet is being buried.
I’ve had reservations about Romney’s authenticity but there’s no doubt he brings expertise on economics to the table, and of course this move would help heal the party rifts.
4 C Stanley
February 7, 2008 @ 7:42 pm CETI should add- I also agree completely about the qualities you mentioned, co- Romney’s a much better debater and communicator than McCain is, and he’s young and energetic- all deficits that McCain needs to fill.
5 Bob
February 7, 2008 @ 7:46 pm CETI at first thought he wouldnt be a good choice of VP because of not being liked in the south and thinking he only had support in blue states or cities which overlaps with McCain. But after seeing his success in the Mountain and Plains states I think he would be a good choice added with his youth and economic strengths. Just have to hope socons don’t stay home.
As Christine said early the 2008 election for the GOP is about hold steady, keeping the states they have won. Romney can help hold Mountain States, the big one being Colorado, and Plains States. With Huckabee you get the South and some states like Iowa, Missouri and Pennsylvania (maybe).
6 Romney drops out, to endorse McCain in Baltimore tonight?
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7 Texan Lady
February 7, 2008 @ 8:48 pm CETI hope Romney doesn’t lower himself to accept a VP role if offered. McCain will never listen to him or allow him to have the good influence. He might as well work on conservative issues for the next four years and bail us out in 2012. The best value with Romney as VP is if McCain dies and at last we would have a conservative as president. I’m very sad I didn’t get the chance to vote for Romney.
8 Rudi666
February 7, 2008 @ 9:06 pm CETTexas Lady - LOL Maybe you should just whack the "old geezer" yourself.
Mittens is older than Hillary and about the same age as Clenis and PretzelBoy.
George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946)
William Jefferson Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III[1] on August 19, 1946)
Willard Mitt Romney (born March 12, 1947 in Detroit, Michigan)
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (born October 26, 1947)
Charles Joseph "Charlie" Crist, Jr. (born July 24, 1956)
Michael Richard "Mike" Pence (born June 7, 1959)
Timothy James (Tim) Pawlenty (born November 27, 1960)
Jeffry "Jeff" Flake (born December 31, 1962)
Maybe one of these young guns should be considered.
9 Winghunter
February 7, 2008 @ 9:31 pm CETThe "greater picture" doesn’t apply in this case at all, can’t imagine what you’re using as a measure….AND there isn’t that much "cooling off" at the North Pole.
John "Juan" McCainhttp://juanmccain.blogspot.com/
10 Jason
February 7, 2008 @ 10:07 pm CETI hereby make the prediction that no one named "Flake" will ever appear on the ballot for a major party for President or Vice-President of the United States.
11 Winghunter
February 7, 2008 @ 10:56 pm CET"Maybe one of these young guns should be considered."
Wisdom comes with age sometimes then, why should we abandon any hope of real wisdom??
No, lets not and say we didn’t think about it.
12 gem
February 7, 2008 @ 10:56 pm CETJason–you are the "flake".
13 C Stanley
February 7, 2008 @ 11:08 pm CETLOL, Jason- I had the same thought. Can you just imagine how McCain’s opponents would react to campaign signs that read: McCain-Flake?!?!?!
14 Tully
February 7, 2008 @ 11:31 pm CETLOL
"I had Huckleberry Flakes for breakfast!"
15 Rudi666
February 7, 2008 @ 11:37 pm CETLaugh all you want, but most here salivated over someone called Mitt. To call Mitt and Hillary young is a stretch. It’s these young guns in the Republican party trying to attack the run away spending. Stick with the DeLay crowd…
16 Tom
February 9, 2008 @ 7:39 am CETnice article. I would be surprised if Romney endorse McCain. they don’t like each other. and most conservatives don’t like McCain.
his record indicates that he’s not a conservative. Moderates have given him the advantage. he only won because conservative votes
split between Romney and Huckabee. Huckabee should have done the honorable thing and realize that he can’t win and left the race before super Tuesday so the best candidate in Romney can get the nomination. I don’t care what the polls show. I still think Romney is the best shot Republican has to beating the Dems in the general election. McCain may be a media darling now because media is setting him up for a defeat against the liberals, but media will turn against him when general election comes. he needs the conservative vote and he knows it. If every conservatives in this country can realize what’s really happening, they should wake up and speak up that McCain does not represent our core values and must step aside, Romney still has his delegates and he can beat Huckabee among conservatives.