Press reports appear to suggest the Fmr. Gov Mitt Romney who’s well funded campaign ended last week will now be endorsing the frontrunner Arizona Sr. John McCain.
This is significant in two important respects if it does happen: firstly it will help McCain reach across the "aisle" in the GOP to the Conservative right as Romney who touted himself as the "conservative's conservative" will give McCain's candidacy real credibility with the right wing of the GOP and would mean that his place as nominee would be practically ensured as it would knock the wind out of Huckabee's sails who has successfully been seen since Romney's departure as the conservative choice in the GOP fight and it appears that Romney will free his delegates whilst calling on them to support McCain giving him around the number of delegates needed to win. Secondly, this would be significant as it could lead to a McCain-Romney ticket rather than a McCain-Huckabee one which did seem quite possible recently. Such a ticket would be important as it could mean an end to the moderate-conservative split in the Republican Party that would be electorally disastrous and could challenge the very survival of the "Big Tent" party that has existed since the days of Lincoln. Indeed such a ticket could be a very appealing one to the electorate at large with McCain's foreign policy expertise and Romney's business success making him a respected voice on the economy.
For the Democrats they are aware that such a ticket could be devastating to their chances while their two frontrunners slog it out in a race that could go all the way to the convention, they know how dangerous the GOP can be at even the worst of times and if Republicans can unite behind these two men it could be another Republican inhabitant in the West Wing. However, at the time of writing this is still speculation and the GOP is at a crossroads on where to go next. As always keep your eyes on the race and expect the unexpected.
-Adam
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