Romney may suspend campaign

[Wraith]

GOP sources: Romney to suspend campaign

From John King
CNN

(CNN) -- Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will suspend his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, GOP sources tell CNN.
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A candidate may "suspend" his or her campaign rather than dropping out, and technically remain a candidate. In this case, he or she is entitled to keep any statewide pledged delegates as well as their district-level delegates.

Candidates who officially drop out must forfeit statewide delegates.http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/07/romney.campaign/index.html

*Edit* Looks like this was also mentioned in the Presidential Poll (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43763&page=11#201) thread.

[Zanzibar]

Yup. (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/romney)

Here's my favorite quote:

"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 will say at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington.

It's already begun! So much for campaigning on the issues.

[IrishWhiskey]

"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 will say at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington.Are you fucking kidding me.....

"At a time of war I cannot delay a national campaign because my opponents might win, which would be surrendering in the War on Terror".


Like I said previously in the Super Tuesday thread, this is a guy whose personal fortune bleeds every day he's campaigning. That is entirely why he suspended it. But I suppose that when Mitt Romney loses money, AL-QAEDA WINS.

[Flatpicker]

So he "suspends" his campaign, and withholds delegates that could put McCain over the top and forestalls the launch of a National campaign anyway.

The guy has brass ones, that's for certain.

[Kalar]

I really thought that he was really building up to jump the Republican Party and come at it in a independent bid or run in another party, ex; Constitution Party. Who knows maybe after a week or two he will. Maybe he'll do it after/if Michael Bloomberg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Bloomberg) hops in the race. Who knows.

[Sandman]

According to CBS's totals Romney's delegates wouldn't push McCain over the top. He'd still be over 200 short. There is really no need for Romney's delegates though, I don't think Huckabee has a chance.

[Deadend]

Damn, I was hoping Romney could goad McCain into going ballistic and cause McCain to be consided bad. Which considering what the Republicans have... uhh... Angry Guy, Asshole, and Religious Zealot Asshole. Which is which, totally up to you!

It would be kind of amusing to see McCain and Clinton go at it, they both have mean sides and can hold a grudge.

I still think Romney is a total dick and would make a bad leader of the free world.

[NationalKato]

"At a time of war I cannot delay a national campaign because my opponents might win, which would be surrendering in the War on Terror".


It's the economy, stupid.