Mitt Romney has taken himself out of the race for the White House. After faltering heavily on ‘Super Tuesday’ Romney exited the race which all but seals the Republican nomination for John McCain.
“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 told 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,” Romney said.
Romney, a devout member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, was a fine candidate. However, I personally felt he was not quite ready to be the President. Maybe in four years his turn will come.
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February 8th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
I must admit I really didn’t like Romney - though with me being a Democrat supporter that was hardly surprising.
I think the race will be particularly interesting if Hillary Clinton (who I’m supporting) wins the Democratic nomination, because then there would be Clinton, who is a left-center candidate, and McCain, who is right-center, rather than proper left and proper right, as would have happened between Obama and McCain.