Romney Suspending Campaign

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By Jill Kuraitis, 2-07-08

CNN is reporting that Mitt Romney will suspend his presidential campaign today.

A suspension is defined differently by each political party. Republicans leave suspension rules to the state parties. Romney may or may not be eligible to re-enter the race at a later date, depending on each state’s rules.

Romney had won 270 delegates in the Super Tuesday caucuses and primaries, compared with John McCain’s 680. Romney picked up only 175 delegates on Super Tuesday, compared with at least 504 for McCain and 141 for former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, according to CNN estimates.

Romney is expected to announce his decision Thursday afternoon at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, three Republican sources told CNN.

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Comments

By Kitt, 2-07-08

What happens to the delegates Romney 'accumulated'?

By flounder, 2-07-08

"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 Sens. Clinton or [Barack] Obama would win. And in this time of war, I simply cannot let my campaign, be a part of aiding a surrender to terror."
"Surrender to terror"? Way to go out in style.
Before this he talked about the existential war against the Islamic caliphate.
None of his kids, all under 42 years of age and eligible for miltary service, have yet to take his warnings of the US being destroyed by the Islamic hordes seriously. Why should we?

By flounder, 2-07-08

I should note that Romney said the reason that none of his sons were fighting his existential war was that they were serving the country by getting him elected. Now that they are no longer serving the country by getting their father elected, I expect they will be joining their patriot brothers in defending us from the caliphate.

By JByrd, 2-07-08

Maybe Mitt can get a recount for president of the LDS now. Then he can talk to God and get it straight from The Man! This Monson guy that they named is not even an American! Or maybe the Supremes can intervene...

By Dean, 2-07-08

John McCain will have the nomination now and hopefully he will select Hackabee as vice running mate to beat Hillary or Obama in 2008. Perhaps the political system is working afterall and the most qualified will win with John McCain for 2008. If some don't understand the major issues such as national security and terrorism we face I won't elaborate.

By flounder, 2-08-08

I agree Dean. We need someone who is serious about national security and not a flip-flopper and deciever.
It starts with not letting McCain get away with his revisionist history. McCain was saying the war was going awesome far into 2006 despite the reality on the ground. Then he stuck his finger in the wind and decided he wasn't a "stay the course" guy. Of course our media doesn't have the memory to call him on his fantasy, so it is up to us, the concerned citizens to alert the public to this charlatan.
Plus his hundred years war creates terrorists faster than we can kill them. Seems a pretty silly way to fight terrorism to me.

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