Mitt Romney announced in a joint news conference in Boston today that he was endorsing John McCain for President:
(CNN) — Former Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney announced Thursday that he is backing Sen. John McCain in his bid for the Oval Office.
“I am honored today to give my full support to Sen. McCain,” Romney said in a joint news conference with Sen. McCain by his side.
“This is a man capable of leading our country in this dangerous hour.”
Romney said he had no doubt McCain should be the next president of the United States.
After his announcement, Romney introduced McCain as a true American hero.
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Romney will “release” his delegates to McCain, meaning he will encourage them to get behind McCain’s candidacy, the source said.
Romney had collected 286 delegates before he suspended his campaign two weeks ago.
Those delegates would give McCain 1,013 total delegates, 78 short of securing the nomination.
There is, of course, no guarantee that all of Romney’s delegates will go for McCain but it’s fairly certain that the vast majority of them will.
