February 07, 2008
Did talk radio force Romney's hand?
Today, Mitt Romney gracefully bowed out of the Republican primary race at CPAC. After reading some of his speech I have to wonder, did talk radio force his hand? Romney says in part,
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"I disagree with Senator McCain on a number of issues, as you know. But
I agree with him on doing whatever it takes to be successful in Iraq,
on finding and executing Osama bin Laden, and on eliminating Al Qaeda
and terror. 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."
I wonder if he is more worried about what others may do in his name, rather than what he may do in the race. There has been a lot of vitriol from a lot of prominent people for McCain, and if that got dragged out then no Republican would stand a chance come November. By exiting now, those people can come to grips with a McCain candidacy, and even if they are not pro-McCain, they can at least stop being anti-McCain. Romney has removed their reason for the attacks by bowing out of the race, and he has put the good of the party before his own quest for the presidency, giving it a chance to heal while the Democrats continue battling.
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