NPR: Reuters: Mitt Romney to Suspend Campaign

Reuters: Mitt Romney to Suspend Campaign

Filed under: Election 2008, News

News that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is dropping out of the race just crossed the wires at BPP World Headquarters:

BC-USA-POLITICS/ROMNEY (URGENT)
Romney to suspend campaign for US president -CNN
WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Mitt Romney will suspend his
campaign for the Republican nomination for U.S. president, CNN
said on Thursday, citing three party sources.
(Reporting by Philip Barbara)

CNN's article says Romney will make an announcement today at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C. (We'll cable the speech on our Twitter feed.)

After winning in Massachusetts, Alaska, North Dakota, Utah, Minnesota, Colorado and Montana in Feb. 5's Super Tuesday voting, Romney told supporters his campaign was "gonna keep on battling. We're gonna go all the way to the convention." But John McCain's victories in delegate-rich states -- NPR's delegate tally shows him leading with 707 to Romney's 294 and Mike Huckabee's 195 -- established a clear front runner for the Republican nomination.

Here's Romney, addressing his supporters on Super Tuesday:

Laura Conaway

12:20 PM ET | 02- 7-2008 | permalink

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"Europe is facing a demographic disaster. That is the inevitable product of weakened faith in the Creator, failed families, disrespect for the sanctity of human life and eroded morality."

For someone who has been criticized over his religion, I thought this was yet another cheap shot taking a shot at people who don't practice religion. I don't get the difference.

I've spent two months in the past two years and Europe, and I found people who had tons of respect for human rights and values but weren't necessarily base on religion. I strongly disagree and I think he is just playing to constituents who have never left the country.

Sent by Mike, Indianapolis | 1:28 AM ET | 02-08-2008

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