Some reports out today seem to indicate that Mitt Romney isn’t putting his money where his mouth is when it comes to competing in the Super Tuesday states:
WASHINGTON – In a major boost for John McCain, Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney signaled Wednesday he’s not ready to finance a costly campaign in the states holding primaries and caucuses next week.
Several officials said that on the heels of a defeat in Tuesday’s Florida primary, Romney’s campaign was not attempting to purchase television advertising time in any of the 21 states on the calendar for Feb. 5.
Instead, the former Massachusetts governor’s current plans call for campaigning in California and other primary states, said the officials, who had knowledge of the internal discussions. There would be organizational efforts primarily for caucus states.
Effectively, this means conceding states like New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania to McCain, which doesn’t seem like the kind of knock-out that Romney needs to score on Tuesday if he’s going to make the argument that he still has a chance to win this thing.
