There’s a strange story at the L.A. Times’ Top Of The Ticket blog saying that Mitt Romney might re-enter the GOP race if McCain falters:
Josh Romney, one of former Gov. Mitt Romney’s five sons, says it’s “possible” his father may rejoin the race for the White House, as a vice presidential candidate or as the Republican Party’s standard-bearer if the campaign of Sen. John McCain falters.
The 60-year-old Romney, who “suspended” his campaign for the GOP nomination after a disappointing showing on Super Tuesday and a week later endorsed McCain, was taking a break from politics this weekend on a skiing vacation in Utah with his wife, Ann, according to his 32-year-old son.
The elder Romney, who was unable to assemble sufficient conservative support to thwart McCain, has made no public comment since the McCain camp was rocked …
… by a controversial article in the New York Times last week first revealed in December in a posting on the Drudge Report.
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Because he suspended rather than terminated his campaign, Romney still retains control of the nearly 300 delegates he’s already won. Another former governor, Mike Huckabee, remains in the race and is nearing Romney’s delegate totals, though few give him a realistic chance of catching McCain, with more than 900 delegates.
And neither does Romney have a realistic chance. Frankly, I think this is little more than policy wonk speculation.
February 27th, 2008 at 7:33 am
I ever think that Romney is the better choice of the true Republican
March 3rd, 2008 at 12:35 am
Last night I had a dream…I was at a rally for Mitt. When I awoke, I was so excited and wondered if it was real…until I read news updates online, and they didn’t include Mitt. How terribly disappointed I was all over again. Where is Mitt? How sad for America as i ponder the consequences.
March 5th, 2008 at 12:45 am
As I look at the candidates that are left in the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign, I weep. There is no one left to represent conservative America. The one candidate that brought so much of what we need in our next president, Mitt Romney, is no longer in the race. I have kept my Mitt Romney bumper sticker on my car and proudly wear my Mitt Romney for President T-shirt with the sliver of possibility that he may return to the race. If the possibility exists, I shall stand ready to pledge my support in any way I possibly can to make it happen.