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have notice that no news media is critizing obama and asking him hard questions like others like cliton and the rest my concern as the others would be that we elect this guy then we find out he does not know anything just like the former lt. governer of maryland voiced his concern or is the media afrid because he is black and no one can touch him.

To you who voted for McCain: if he wins the Presidential elections do not whine about the failing economy or the war in Iraq. You had your chance to do something about it and you failed.
Go Mitt "08!

Romney will have 2 things left when the day is done – integrity and 100X the money of McAmnesty or Huckleberry. McCain will dump Huckster when he ceases to be useful to him. Congrats evangelicals, you just handed the nomination to a true blue democrat. I'm a lifelong republican and I will be out of the party when he hits 1,091. I'll vote Paul on the Libertarian ticket or I'll vote Obama, before I vote for a liar.

Mitt is a morman comon guys dont waste your breath here.. nobody even understands what a mornman is.. and yes it does not suprise me he took utah by 90% that is the biggest morman state in the us. the fact that such a clown can run for president is more of what concerns me...eddy go repubs... go strait back to your bank account and place your votes again for mccain... vote with your wallets againm like you did with bush... good thinking.... display the republican IQ with your vote.....

eddy

It is sad that so many of these comments are focused on schoolyard behavior like "My party is better than your party" type mentality and that it comes largely from the far right wing who will only accept someone who parrots every single view they have. Ever heard of compromise? Boy you must be big fun to be around.

It was the divisive behavior of the Bush administration that has put this country at each other's throats. It is precisely this kind of nonsense that has ripped this country apart and will continue to do so if we have someone who cannot cross the aisle and work with both parties in the White House. Do I really need to point out that it was the current Republican administration that took us from a well respected country and no deficit to our current dire financial straits with really poor international relations? Stop acting so superior. You are not. Time to learn to play well with others.

This is why ordinary people can't get in the game. If you don't have millions in the bank or deep pockets to fund you, forget it. The best candidate for the country shouldn't necessarily be the richest.

Maybe all candidates should be required to run on the same funds and let the chips fall where they may.

But investing $35 million dollars to gain a job that pays $400,000/year (or $3.2 million over 8 years) doesn't sound like wise return on investment to me. Sounds like ego instead. Are we sure he'd be prudent in investing our own money?

Remember, Ronald Reagan was just about Mitt's age when he started campaigning for president. it took him two or three times to do it, and look at the outcome. I think Romney's done in this election but should stay on just to pick away at McCain's lead. After a dem wins the White House and we fall into the inevitable recession, we'll look back at our choices today and think about what could have been done differently. I'd like to see Mitt work his magic in Michigan. I'd like to see him fix our economic woes. But given the inevitible backlash against the Bush Administration (nixonian?), the dems have all the fervor and momentum to win office just in time to make a bad situation worse (Carter). If Mitt can learn how to relax the uptight portions of his persona, he'd be able to win over more votes. Indeed, the political landscape both mirrors the past and stinks of the present. We have been avoiding a true recession since the 1970s. What expands must contract. Let a dem be Herbert Hoover.

Rep in MD you hit the nail in the head. McCain is the choice of the Democrats and stands no chance in November. The liberal media has been pushing for him from day one. The Demos and the Media will have a field day with McCain
on several fronts. His Age, his support of Bush on Iraq, but not the tax cuts and whatever else they can throw at him to swing the election to Obama or Clinton.
Romney has a better chance of winning in November, right now, unless the convention is deadlocked, it looks like it will be McVain. with Huckabee as his running mate.

Stop spending $$$ and concede for goodness sake!

I hope Mitt Romney is out. I know that religion had a big part to play but I believe for good reason. These people belive that the leaders of the mormon church are prophets and if anyone watched the PBS special done earlier last year you saw their "prophet" saying that they had three problems. I forget the third but feminists and educated people were two. Also that they can't question the prophets running the church. How scary is that especially since they are suppose to do everything the prophets say without question? If he is a good mormon then our country would be ruked by his church. I'm glad he suffered a huge blow although I had hoped that if he went far enough the truth about this religion would be brought to light.

Mitt seriously should withdraw at this point. He's trying to run as the "super conservative", but Huckabee is siphoning off his potential base. The Huckabee and McCain combination has to be one of the more recent examples of shrewd political alliances. It's a higher chance of a McCain Huckabee ticket than an Obama-Clinton one.

Double-standard:

–Evangelicals vote for Huckabee at or under 50% and are considered "unfair" and "bigoted" against a Mormon despite obviously spreading their vote out
–Mormons vote for Romney at or near 90% and are considered "objective" and not bigoted against an Evangelical.

A couple of thoughts...

1) A vote for Huckabee is a vote for Huckabee. What makes you think those voters who voted for Huckabee would have picked Romney as their 2nd choice? Romney's problem from the start was that he trashed his rivals in attack ads, then acted hurt when Huckabee/McCain hit back. Huckabee and McCain, whether they are wrong or right, cannot stand Romney... and as a result, I think a lot of their supporters can't stomach him either. As evidenced by the results in West Virginia, Huckabee supporters may very well have all gone to McCain in states like Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee... or at least a decent percentage of them. To continue to say that voting for Huckabee is taking votes away from Romney, it is just wrong! If you looked at the results yesterday across the country, Romney was in THIRD in almost every state! Huckabee would have the more legitimate argument that Romney is stealing votes from him!

2) The whole business about accusing McCain/Huckabee of a backroom WV deal is pathetic, especially coming from a campaign who 24 hours before stated that one of the two rules in politics is "no whining." I am by no means an expert... but if I was a McCain supporter in that room yesterday, and saw that my candidate had no shot to win... it would be a no brainer as to who I would go stand with. It is common sense!!!

3) "Conservatives" who say they refuse to vote for McCain or would vote for Hillary... Seriously... get a grip. You're actually willing to let Hillary pick the next 2-3 Supreme Court Justices? Doubt that. When you realize that McCain has a 100% pro-life voting record, you'll get over your "Next Reagan Wannabe who used to be pro-choice all the way till he was in his fifties" candidate real quick.

The Republican party is such a disaster right now because they courted the freaky Evangelicals. The Evangelical wing of the GOP felt it was their duty to tell people how to live their lives, what to do in the privacy of their own homes and exclude anyone who didn't fit their religious or social profile. Americans simply don't like to be told what to do by Big Brother. The Republican party will continue to hemorage until it gets back to its Libertarian roots. Small government, civil liberties, property rights and a balanced budget are the only thing that will attract new voters to the Republican party. Nixon, Ford and Barry Goldwater are rolling in their graves because they certainly know that GOP is reaping what it sowed.

YOUR CAMPAIGN IS IN THE TOILET MITT.

THE VOTERS CAN SEE THROUGH YOUR GLOSS TO THE FLIP, FLOP, FLIP, FLOP MAN BEHIND THE HAIR.

Dear Anti- Mormon tricksters. If it wasn't for you Mitt Romney might be our next President of the United States of America!
If you only knew that Mitt has a Testimony that Joseph Smith was a Prophet and that God told Joseph face to face in the "First Vision" that all of Christendom was an abomination in his sight, that they are ALL corrupt and in the employ of the Devil to blind the minds of mankind to the ONLY true way to Heaven (Mormonism,as taught in the Sacred Temple for 150+ years prior to 1990), you would vote for Elder Mitt Romney for President and come out of Christendom, become Mormons and live happily ever after!!!
This is a Fact, not Fiction.

It is a good thing that this phony suit has been shown the door. Now the question is... will he see his way out? And he can take his angry looking wife with him!

Romney is not my candidate, and is not about 60% of other republican's candidate either. For the republicans to have a chance in nov., we need someone who is moderate. There are too many brittle, right wing republicans who would rather take their ball home, cry to mommy, and lose instead of working with someone who mostly agrees with them, but doesn't kowtow to every single right winger out there.

I don't see McCain as president. I don't trust him. And Huckabee thinks too much of himself. Don't see how Mitt can pull it out but if there is even the slightess chance then by all means hang in there! Go Mitt!

I think whoever wins (Dem or Rep) in November should appoint Romney to a high-level economic advisory position. I don't trust the guy, but he can handle money pretty well.

Republicans will have learn the hard way. All you nay sayers about Mitt. Watch and learn from your mistake, people.

Republicans will have learn the hard way. I don't want Mitt out... if it comes to that I'm writing in Mitt!!! Huckabee or McCain will be slaughtered. Watch and learn from your mistake, people.

What ever happened to men of true character? Men which build strong communties by building on common beliefs instead of the "you're wrong, I'm right"! attitude. What happened to the example of our forefathers who established such a strong nation for "US" to be free but united in one cause. Their example is evident by the great nation that was established. It is called the "UNITED" States for a reason. Slowly and slowly this great country is going down hill by corrupt politicians who seek to get power & wealth, which will canker the nation. Politicians who only please the ears of the american people, but are not steady in their doings. Through a great deal of skepticism we must go through in order to choose the right candidate. How often do we actually see todays politicians in action?, how often do we see their true character?. We can't judge a politician according to their charm and smile while on camera or in public. What are they like behind the walls of their own homes? What are their true intentions? we certainly can't be a judge of what we don't really know. Majority of us only hear about them through television, news papers, or some elses opinion based on warped judgement. Who is the media in favor of? Are we really hearing the truth? How can the American people choose the right candidate? Who can we trust? what makes a nation is what happens behind the walls of our own homes. We must unite in one cause, rather than constanly attack, which is such a repulsive attitude which breaks the spirit of unity.

It would be politcal suicide for McCain on the republican side if he for some stupid reason picked Lieberman as his running mate.

CNN – WHY AM I IN MODERATION AGAIN?????

Super Tuesday confirmed it. Conservatism is dead. Long live moderates.

LETS TRY THIS AGAIN. I'VE BEEN IN MODERATION FOREVER!!!!

DAVE;

I will not rip apart anything you said about the state of our economy, but, our economy wouldn't be so bad if our current President hadn't launched a preemptive war against Iraq. Iraq at the time was not an imminent threat to us. Yes, I agree that Saddam needed to be dealt with but it could have been put on the back burner so we could have complete success in Afghanistan and maybe we could have captured or killed Osama Bin Laden since it has been 6+ years since 9/11. The war is only one contributor to our economic problems, there are many. Take our trade policies. Manufacturing job losses (many under Clinton) but manufacturing jobs have left in droves under Bush and both the Repub and Dem Congress. You see math doesn't lie, when you replace good/high paying jobs with low paying service sector jobs there is less Federal, SSA and Medicare taxes being paid into our government. People are earning less money. Now, to discuss the "ENTITLEMENT GENERATION". Hmmm, I don't know how old you are but I've been paying into SSA for 34 years. I do believe that I should get the benefits I have been promised since I have paid money into SSA for that long of a period of time. I also believe that your generation should reap the same benefits; in future dollars of course. You see if we still had manufacturing jobs paying a decent/living wage then we wouldn't have the ratio of 3-4 (or more) people paying in to support 1 persons benefits. I certainly wouldn't rely on privatizing SSA since both our generations are going to have problems retiring on 401(k)'s relying on the stock market. My question to our politicians is: If 401(k)'s are really that good, how come they don't have it, they have pensions paid for by you guessed it; the taxpayer! I don't think your beef should be with us Boomers. I think you should take a 2nd look at Corporate America. You see, to me, I think our CEO's are the entitlement crowd. Too many of them believe they are entitled to own $7000.00 plus shower curtains. They also receive Golden Parachutes whether they do a good job for the company or not. Even if they run the company into the ground.

To paraphrase the Beatles' song for Mitt: "Can't buy me a candidacy..."

First, Mitt creeps everyone out, second it IS about him being a Mormon, they might as well worship flying monkeys. Come on people these Mormons are just as bizzare as Scientologists, in fact their space theories are very similar. Anyone who could be a Mormon cannot be trusted to live in the real world and the Romneys are mucky mucks in the "church'. I would have no problem voting for a Muslum, Christian, or Atheist, but I will not vote for a Mormon. Kinda nice to hear someone actually say it isn't it.

ROMNEY FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Prince Mitt's press secretary says on the video that the race is very fluid. Very true – and Prince Mitt is going right down the drain!

Exit polls show that McCain got the "high school educated" vote.

Mitt got the vote from those most highly educated.

Too bad there are so many stupid people in the world.

Now that it looks like McCain will win, I am switching over to the Dem side and pulling for Obama. If McCain wins it all, America, prepare for years of WAR!!!!!!

Please vote for Mitt Romney and preserve constitutional values.

To Johnny Lawless-

It does not surprise me nor scare me that Romney got 90% of Utah's vote. He saved the 2002 Winter Olympics from financial ruin which would have left the State holding the bag for over a billion dollars of total costs. He is a hero to them. And it is not all just because he is Mormon, which I'm sure you are trying to imply. The fact is that Ronald Regan got 90% of Utah in the general election when he was reelected, and Regan was not Mormon. Wyoming gave Romney 67%, and only 10% of the people there are Mormon. Most canidates did not go to either state.

What does scare me is the fact that so many people refuse to even consider Romney just because he is Mormon. Plenty of people consider Obama even though he is black, and Hillary even though she is a woman- a generation ago, neither would have stood a chance so we are progressing as a tolerant society. At least the Democrates can say they are progressing, but too many Republicans are as bigoted as ever. And that is why they will loose in November, no matter what the ticket looks like.

Funny....

John McCain wins big....
and the DOW drops 370 points.

Huckabee wins southern states...
and they get hit by killer twisters.

Maybe God is trying to tell us something.

One word: DELUSIONAL

Well, glad your mind and heart are doing good over this mess...Mitt was the only chance we had of getting this economy straightened out. So, looks like we'll be in for a very rough four years as none of the meatheads left have any expertise in this area. In the long run, it's only the American people that will loose out. Mitt, as you pointed out, will have no problem, he's pretty set financially. The rest of us, however, not so much. So, great job America! Way to show him!

I am so frustrated with people talking about Romney switching positions and changing his mind about things. Honestly, educate yourselves. I can tell you that I truly believe that on a personal level Romney has always been pro-life. The flip-flopping that everyone keeps bringing up is a result of the ability Mitt has to work with democrats and find a middle ground. He is intelligent enough to study all of the information and make an educated decision. His decisions are not solely based on what others tell him he should do. To me, it is a sign of a great man to admit that maybe what was a good idea then may not be a good idea now.
As far as the vote in Utah goes and the statements regarding Mormons only voting for Mitt etc... Mormons only make up 65%of Utah so exactly where did the other votes come from? Here's some reality for those that can stand it, those in Utah know that Mitt is a moral honest guy who literally saved the olympics. How much money did the man who so many of you are saying is obsessed with money get paid for it? $1.00, yes one dollar. Is it that America is so corrupt that we are more willing to vote for a man who has suggested we put all AIDS patients in isolation(huckabee), or who is known for violent outbursts and left his wife for a younger woman, than we are to a successful father of five who has been happily married for a long time. And no I do not live in Utah, and I am ashamed to say that I am a republican because I am truly disappointed in my party.

The fat lady is about to start singing.

I've been very naive to think America would actually want someone who is successful and smart in the white house.

MITT did us a HUGE favor by seeking to serve this country as President. We need a WINNER in the white house. Not a lying, angry old man who cheated on his disabled wife and married a young wealthy heiress. What kinds of morals are those!?? And certainly not a squirrel-frying, bigoted, fake, either. Of course, neither of them can beat the Dems anyway.

I'm sick that American can't see we're losing our best hope. The best man by far. MITT!

mitt thinks if he slaps enough sheep in the face with 50.00 bills they will fold and fawn over him...its over for the christian cultists and the right wingers who are like little kids who lost in jax...
mccain is pro life
mccain is strong on defense
mccain is a legitimate fiscal conservative
mccain is a man of character and ethics
and he isnt conservative enuff for rush ""4f boil on butt""limbaugh?
he isnt conservative enuff for (m)anne coulter who should be concentrating on finishing up the sex change instead of bashing legitimate heroes.
mitt is a fraud who didnt make his own money,people forget his dad tried to get this job 50 years ago...mitt ??he is a lot of different things to a lot of different people but presidential wannabes shouldnt lie about watching their daddy walk with martin luther king as mitt did,he shouldnt tell people he is an avid hunter despite never actually hunting and did you see him in front of the black crowd the other day??too many black people got close to him so he shouts""who let the dogs out"" and then he barks ""woof woof""??what a moron..

When did conservatives become outright flaming idiots? I always thought they were smart, pragmatic folks. So when a couple knuckleheaded conservatives on this board (Beth from Arkansas and Robert from Alabama to name a couple) say they'll sit home in Nov. and NOT vote if McCain is the GOP nominee, the GOP will deserve what it gets when Billary nominates three (yes, count them conservatives, THREE) Supreme Court Justices. The first one being Bill Clinton.

So if you are a true, smart, pragmatic conservative, you will vote for anyone on the GOP ticket just so Billary or Obama Bin Laden don't get in office a F up this great country of ours. You think the term "distribution of wealth" is just a catch-phrase? Wait until these two jokers get a chance at turning America into a European subsidiary. Just sit at home in Nov. and feel all good about you and your stupid F-ing "conservative principles" while the Court goes Hyper-left and the country goes Socialist. Nice job you idiots!!

Get out and vote GOP!!!!! Or suffer the consequences!!!!!

It’s unfortunate that so many Americans vote based on identity rather than the issues. Reading the comments here, I see that most of you have identified with the candidates based on their religion, race, sex, and personality. Huckabee is a great person, but is not a leader. McCain will be the candidate that gets the US involved in a nuclear war; I can say that with confidence, just look at his dedication to military and temper, a recipe for disaster. The democrats are encouraging a lazy America, where I could get fired from my job, get paid under-the-table, and be better off than when I was working and paying taxes legitimately. Romney has the skills and experience to advance our economy, make the US more favorable in the world view, and provide much needed reform to education and healthcare. It’s time we stop being so short sided, and take a look into these candidates and realize that electing the right president, first by nominating the right candidates, is the most important decision we could ever make. The US will be a completely different place in 4 years based on the Candidate we elect, so take a real good look at what you’re vote is going towards.

lol just drop out already mitt. sorry republicans you guys already have your nominee. Romney is finished...

The small vocal sect of Republicans hell-bent on recreating the politcal lanscape of the 1980's unfortunately can't see why the majority of Conservative-Republicans have voted in support of McCain.

The only reason the conservative talking heads and right wing puppet masters want Romney instead of McCain is because they know they can manipulate Romney. He'll be George W Bush 2.0 Wow that's scary to write or even think about. Romney is yet another rich, legacy case who feels entitled to the Presidency, doesn't relate to the common person and one who the Republican party would love to run as a "Washington outsider". Which really is good for a laugh because Romney's father was a US governor and ran for President. What sort of outsider does that make Mitt, who was a US governor himself? It all sounds too familiar and well a majority of us would agree the 1st time around the GOP used this storyline/candidate it resulted in a nightmare. Romney will say and do whatever he thinks people want to hear and judging from the election results poor Mitt has proved himself pretty out of touch. His message is insincere and his motives selfish. Romney has had a chance to make his case. NO ONE IS BUYING IT! Finishing 3rd in the Republican primary process is like finishing 5th overall b/c both Democratic candidates have received more votes this year than any of the Republicans. Goodbye Mr. Romney, hello President Obama!

The reason Mitt had 90% of the vote in Utah is not simply because he's Mormon. 1) Utah is a very conservative state and Mitt is the conservative candidate. 2) He did wonders for the olympics in Utah. 3) Because there are so many Mormons in Utah, they were not biased against him because of his religion. If more of America was comfortable with Mormons, then more conservatives would have looked past Mitt's religion and seen that he was the strongest candidate.

Romney took 90% of Utah for obvious reasons: A) It's Mormon Land, B) He saved the Olympics and C) it has a population of 10. Romney got knocked out by the same kind of punches he threw. There was no one any more shrewd on the GOP side than Romney. He called McCain's misquotes 'dirty tricks' but he was just as tenacious and established the negative style early. He teed off Huckabee with his attacks and is now whinning about an alliance.

Romney was the closest candidate to Bush in the GOP and I'm glad he's been wounded by the same political sword he wielded. He's contrived, calculative, and disingenuous.

Good night and good luck!!!1

I did the math. Whatever happens, as of today, Mitt has the support of over 3,400,000 people. McCain can't shut us all up nor can he "convert" us. He has a personal vendetta with Romney and as a Romney supporter, that means he has a personal vendetta against me. I hope Romney can get another debate with McCain and Huckabee. I would love to see McCain blow his stack. It's just a matter of time. If you all saw a glimmer of angst during any of the Republican debates, just want to see what happens against one of the Democrats. McCain's campaign will implode. I can't wait.

I said in another thread that Romney reminded everyone of "their least favorite neighbor's irritating yappy little dog." He has also been portrayed as a "by-the-numbers" conservative; the way he went down his list in the CA debate with McCain is evidence enough of that, IMHO.

The guy just has an entirely too unfortunate persona. No matter what you think of his politics (and I don't think much of them, myself), does this man seem "presidential" to you?

And don't give me any of that "what we really need is a businessman/outsider" BS ... if the U.S. is unlucky enough to end up with a President Romney, you will see one of two things happening: Either it will be "business as usual" (with Romney making as many deals as anyone else, to get things done), or it will be partisan gridlock, if he sticks to his rhetoric of being unwilling to cooperate with the other party. I guess there is a third possibility: He will be exposed as all talk. Actually that seems like more than a possibility.

It is time for Romney to step aside. Surely he knows that he cannot win the election for the Replublicans.

McLiarBee and crew usurped away American Republican's DEMOCRACY....our votes have become meaningless in the face of the McLiarBee Crew's demented attempts at a communist/socialist/totalitarian style vote in West Virginia and throughout America...taking people's votes and their dignity away from them. You betrayed the treasured AMERICAN principle of DEMOCRACY in West Virginia you McliarBees. You are as UNAMERICAN as Ahmadinijad, or Hugo Chavez, or Fidel Castro, or Vladimir Putin. You CORRUPTED OUR DEMOCRACY. YOU rendered the votes of THE PEOPLE of West Virginia NULL and VOID you communist/totalitarian phreaks! And you worked as accomplices to the same ends throughout all the state's primaries. Somehow you think because you can "legally" get away with it, that it's "okay"? NOT BY A LONG SHOT. WE, the AMERICAN PEOPLE want OUR VOTES to COUNT. WE, the AMERICAN PEOPLE will not simply "forgive/forget" and "go along" after you win by deceit and fraud and vote for you just to beat a Democrat. YOU, Jonny McLiarBee are a Democrat...BOTH of you...Donkeys in elephant suits. Corrupt as heck. Both of you. Consider this republican a FORMER Republican. I'm voting for WHOEVER runs against you in November Democrat or not. At least a Democrat HONEST enough to run as a Democract is FAR more honest than a Democrat running as a Republican like you two bigots, McLiarBee et al...you're gonna lose in a landslide in November...NOT because of Democrats voting Democrat...but because of REPUBLICANS voting democrat or not at all (not at all is your best option, but most of us think you need to be taught a lesson in humility AND honesty McliarBee).

ANYBODY BUT MCLIARBEE IN 08!!!! WOOOO HOOOOO!!!!

GO JOHN MCCAIN!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyone heard the rumor that Kennedy will be Obama's VP? The candidates should have to say who they are considering as it would make a huge difference for the voters.

GDBYE MITT!

Back to selling used car parts on late night infomercials where you belong.

yayyyy i am the first one to post comment.
everyone please save all your breath, Mccain will win, because he have a good heart. if you want to vote, make sure you vote for Mccain and be happy with it. Thanks

Mighty Mitt is the only candidate for the Republicans!!

ROMNEY KNOWS WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT!!!!

McCain is a lying piece of crap and Huckabee is an arrogant jerk! I have been a life long Republican but, if McCain or Huckabee gets the nomination, I will either vote for Obama or just sit this one out!

The “winner takes all delegates” isn’t working. The Republican party need to fix it. They are not finding out what the party really wants. Romney & McCain would be neck & neck just like the Demarcates if the delegates were divided up according to votes.

He spent 35 million of his own money so he can be president. How is he gonna try to recuperate that amount. Bye Bye Romney, we don't need another Haliburton.

patty don't,

You like someone with money – to lose???? is that a reason not to vote for someone???only poor people know what is best for the country??????? duh!!!!!!!!!!!

Some of you people are just STUPID!

If he spent 35 million of his own money wouldn't he be trying to recuperate that as a president. Bye Bye Romney, we don't want another Haliburton.

It'd be interesting to know how much anti-Mormonism played a role in the results. If it was even a single factor in people not voting for Romney, this country has serious problems. Saying, "America just isn't ready for a Mormon president" is sugar-coated bigotry. The disgusting thing is that both McCain and Huckabee turned a blind eye to that vile type of discrimination for their own self-interest. Wouldn't men of real character stand up against bigotry in all forms? America deserves better than McCain or Huckabee. It would also be interesting to analyze the number of negative media portrayals of each candidate. Romney seemed to take the brunt of the spin. For one, flip-flopping implies that he changed position then changed back. That's a misleading label because he changed his position on one issue and in one direction–despite always being personally pro-life, he changed from politically pro-choice to politically pro-life. He did not change on any other issue. Any media outlet that made a bigger story out of it than that should be ashamed of itself and has lost journalistic integrity. Most "news" outlets today are little better than tabloids.

I voted for MITT ROMNEY..... mostly because I know that McCain and Huckabee cannot beat the DEMS. Both the DEM's are considered minorities, if we put a old scary man, who thinks he is entiitled to the Presidency (John) and has no clear solution to the economy, or a white SOUTHERN evangelical priest (mike) against the WAVE of Obama or the experience of Hillary. Republicans lose for sure. I will vote for a DEM before I would let those guys win!!!!! They are sacrificing the election, by blocking MITT , and it is pretty obvious it is out of religious bigotry. The bias against MITT is so glaringly obvious. Why don't they just have an ad that says "BLOCK the MORMON!!! "even if he can save the country!!!! i guess the delegates want us to lose to OBAMA. Religious Descrimination is alive and well in AMERICA..... just a throw back to the MOBS that were ordered by the US government to murder, rape, and drive the mormons out of FAR WEST, MO. One of several dirty little secrets of the USA that everyone seems to ignore...

Republicans are shooting themselves in the heart!!! It is over. McCain will not win against a Dem, only MItt would - !!! Republicans get out of denial and mormon haters, you are part of the american problem.

Mitt is the GOP's only hope for a conservative President. If my choice is McCain or Clinton, I'm not voting in November. I'm not choosing between two liberals. That would be stupid.

We need Romney to stay in and keep spending his campaign cash: it helps the economy!

Stimbot,

Yea that evil capitalist (like Romney) is the one who is building companies and employing people. If it wasnt for people like him who take risks in business you would not have a job unless of course you work for the governement that is so ineficient and wastful that they have mortgaged our grandchildrens future. We need a person from the outside to fix this problem. Do you really think a career politician like McCain and Huckabigot can do it. You need a person who really knows the ecomomy to fix it.
Dont worry about those wealthy business types, because by the time McCAin is done with us after fours years, (because he wont live long enough for a second term anyways) taxes will be so high no businesses will be left in this country and we will all be without jobs and paying all our money to the Nanny governement who will take care of all of us including the millions of illegal aliens to whom McCain will grant complete amnesty.

You need to actually get educated on our current situation instead of spending your time watching American Idol and waiting McCain, Hucky and the Democrats to come fix your problems.

Time for you to get out Huckleberry. you won plenty in the south but that was all you're good for. the jig is up. unless, of course you are just staying in for spite. what??? you, the big Christian has a spiteful and deceitful heart. say it ain't so!!! admit to your neo-con ways.

Stimbot,

Yea that evil capitalist (like Romney) is the one who is building companies and employing people. If it wasnt for people like him who take risks in business you would not have a job unless of course you work for the governement that is so ineficient and wastful that they have mortgaged our grandchildrens future. We need a person from the outside to fix this problem. Do you really think a career politician like McCain and Huckabigot can do it. You need a person who really knows the ecomomy to fix it.
Dont worry about those wealthy business types, because by the time McCAin is done with us after fours years, (because he wont live long enough for a second term anyways) taxes will be so high no businesses will be left in this country and we will all be without jobs and paying all our money to the Nanny governement who will take care of all of us including the millions of illegal aliens to whom McCain will grant complete amnesty.

You need to actually get educated on our current situation instead of spending your time watching American Idol and waiting McCain, Hucky and the Democrats to come fix your problems.

Hey, I love it when people pour their own money into their own campaign. The more the better, especially when it's being poured into a doomed campaign by a smarmy used car salesman and Bush clone whose "firm convictions" on any given issue are slightly less reliable than a weathervane. Go Mitt! Go far far away...

The best thing that could happen to the Republican Party would be for all the mindless, narrow minded wingnuts to take their toys and go home. They stifle any type of creative thinking and they are ideological robots. Extreme rightwingers, get some education and develop some critical thinking skills for heaven's sake! You are acting like a bunch of Trotskyites (if any of you know what those are!) purging any heretic who deviates from the Party line.

The intellectual infants who worship Rush Limbaugh and who have probably never read a book in their lives have ruined the party. Now, if the Democrats could purge their loonies as well America could get back on track.
The wins last night for John McCain are step in the right direction. Romney Robots, instead of childishly screaming about who is not "Conservative" enough, why don't you ask yourselves why so many voters rejected you. (Oh, I know, they are all stupid, and you are so smart.) Good Grief.
Go John McCain! Bring ideological moderation and flexibility back to the Republican Party!

Momentito!

Are the Romney supporters who kept saying religion should not be a factor the same people who voted overwhelmingly for him in Nevada and Utah because of the Mormon connection? One can't have it both ways!

If you think Romney is a (newly-converted-in-order-to-win) conservative, perhaps you should check out McCain's very conservative and consistent record. Perhaps you should also look at respecting your elders, after all, Reagan was, what?, 69 when he took office. You all still seem to like him a lot.

I'm always amazed at people who swear at the media for trying to peddle influence if they feel their candidate is getting a raw deal but who are absolutely led by the nose by people like Limbaugh, Dobson, et al. Could you possibly attempt to examine records and think for yourselves, or is that asking too much.

And, speaking of whinig! A lot of this "If I don't get my way, I'll take my marbles and go home" is appearing all over the conversations concerning both Democrats and Republicans. If this is what being a responsible citizen means to you, staying home and not voting, then your opinion with regard to politics is not very valuable.

The people have spoken. Romney is an arrogant rich kid, as exhibited during the debate when he sat back, rolled his eyes, and generally interupted everyone else whose turn it was to speak. News Flash Romney, most people who vote don't share your "entitled" attitude and couldn't begin to fund a presidential campain with daddy's money. Romney take your money your father made, and the money you made being a CORPORATE RAIDER, and pay your maids, butlers and other servants more money. You ARE NOT OUR PRESIDENT! You are a spoiled rotted brat who thinks you can buy or lie your way into anything you desire. We, the normal people (yeah those, the ones you don't know) are NOT going to vote for you and it was those people, (yeah the people who actually work for a living) who took care of Geogia. It wasn't McCain, it was the PEOPLE standing up and saying we are no longer willing to be ruled by the rich spoiled elete. You aren't conservative, you are bought and paid for and in this election for the title. Pfttt.... no thanks.

Farewell to the arrogant rich jerk...

CiCi

I'm a christian, vietnam vet and registered conservative republican and I don't like Mccain. Mainly he's arrogant . Has a lousy temper is economically brain dead and since the vc whacked his nutts has become a spineless lost old man, quick to cast off the base and to willing to bend over to Kennedy, Reid and the rest of his democratic cronies. vote gop for local, state and both houses of congress, cross lines and vote for Hillary. As long as the dems are kept from a super majority in congress. I'm not too worried about the supreme court because they rarely overturn state supreme courts anyhow.

I hope he stays in. If Mcain gets the republician nomination it will be the first time in my voting life that the party will not get my vote.I will vote for the independent ticket.

I can't believe the only electable conservative in this race, Romney, was not supported by conservatives! What is America thinking! On the brink of economic meltdown, the family falling apart left and right. Romney has far more ability to address these real-world issues because he gets it. McCain only sees his own military service.

Super Tuesday was a huge disappointment. Only the states that know Romney personally voted for him! McCain is so left it it difficult to see Republicans voting for him. And what is up with Huckabee? Was he dividing conservative votes just to undermine Romney?

I realize that I can't stop the labeling, false accusations, and plain bigotry found in most of the comments above. I only ask that you focus on what is truly important to You, the U.S.A. and the World in the next 4 to 8 years. In fact, pick 5 top issues.

Then honestly talk to your friends, neighbors and co-workers about your favorite candidate and his/her approach to your top issues. The sum of your individual efforts will contribute to the 2008 election process and keep our democracy strong.

Here, Here to the comments made by "Kevin of Orlando", above.

I think that we are finally starting to see what this election is all about. First of all, the networks are determined to trivialize Mike Huckabee. Even though he won several states last night, he is virtually ignored in the media. The reason is money. Look at how much money Romney has spent in order to have a slight lead over Huckabee. He is the one who needs to bow out and turn his support over to Huckabee. McCain is not conservative, regardless of what he claims, and shouldn't be the Republican candidate. We need a strong, conservative candidate to contrast the extreme liberalism of Obama and Hillary. We need people to financially and politically to support Mike Huckabee.

Another thought... I did some quick analysis, and if the GOP tallied their delegates like the Dems do – no winner take alls, all proportional – Romney would actually have teh lead, with 528 delegates vs. McCain's 489. So, the public majority is by NO MEANS clearly in McCain's favor.

For all those who are in favor of supporting McCain in November should he win the nomination simply because he has an R next to his name you simply don't get it. If you are a true conservative and you plan on voting for McCain you are the problem. If we as conservatives vote for McCain we enable liberals within the party to move our party to the right and therefore move us away from the fundamental principles that conservatives espouse and upon which this country was founded. I will vote for Hillary even though this makes me sick because if I vote for McCain I am ultimately inviting moderates and liberals into the party which then alters my most basic principles.

Why would anyone vote for Romney. He's a full fledged liar and master flip-flopper. He makes John Kerry look like the rock of gilbrator.

On another note: Keep up the good work conservative radio talk show hosts. You'll successfully destroy what's left of the Republican party trying to find Ronald Reagan reincarnated while dragging McCain through the mud.

Since when does spending one's own money equate to buying the White House? I would rather Mitt Romney spend his own money than know that the special interest groups are buying their way into the White House. Are we really so foolish to think all that money comes with no strings? I do not think Romney will get the nomination,but thus far,he seems to be the best candidate. If people could get past the issue of him being a Mormon (I am not a Mormon) he might stand a better chance. I would like to see somebody actually tackle the issue of the economy of this country -I am not impressed with McCain or Huckabee when it comes to the ecomony. Unfortunately, people seem so disillusioned with the Republican Party that either candidate the Democrats put forth will likely win the White House. It's not a good feeling casting a vote for who you think will cause the least damage and not for the person you feel most benefits what this country needs. Thanks and have a nice day.

As a true conservative, I am ashamed and torn. I do and will continue to support Gov. Romney I am ashamed that a southern baptist preacher would put down another's religion. I'm baptist and don't agree with Romney's religion but I'm not the one who should judge him for that is up to God. The attacks on his faith is unforgivable. As a Christian that is something that should never be done we are not the one's given the ability to judge.
James Dodson yesterday said he would not support Sen. McCain. That must mean nothing. I had until the past week had Mike Huckabee as my second choice. He is no longer a choice. I will either not vote in November or vote Democrat. What is happening is an attack on a man's religion, there's only one person who can do it.

All you Mitt-haters....

Face it. You dislike him because he's RICH, SUCCESSFUL, HANDSOME, WHOLESOME and has a perfect family. The candidates (and the blogs) oooooozzzzze with envy. And bigotry.

What's wrong with people? We should be begging to get such quality in the white house!

AMERICA...you aren't worthy of MITT!!! He's much too good for you.

My first choice was Romney but if he is not the GOP candiate of choice, then I will be voting for Clinton. She has experience and we already know that she can get the job done.

See ya Romney!

Thanks for the memories.

(Don't forget your hair gel and flip-flops.)

Mitt, it looks like you didn't get a good return on your investment. I wouldn't trust you to manage any money, let a lone the economy.

You are the biggest flip-flopper I have ever seen. If you guys want to see something funny go to youtube.com and watch the Ted Kennedy/Mitt Romney senate race debate. Mitt Romney sounds more liberal than Ted Kennedy.

Mitt you need to realize that you cant just wake up every morning and look at a poll to decide your policies. That will not get you the nomination.

John Edwards is the man!

It is obvious that race, religion and gender play a major role in selecting a candidate. We are all part of a human race that refuses to admit that subliminal bias is part of our culture and intergrated in our upbringing Only the very young kids are truly inocent

Na na na na....na na na na....hey, hey, hey...GOOD BYE!

He would be wise to call it a race. He's already blown $35M of his own money, and it's pretty clear he has no chance after last night.

Get real Romney supporters. Your guy isn't going to make it. Time for a backup plan.

The DEMS want McCain to get the GOP nomination because he is the better target for them to win the Presidency..no matter if CLINTON or OBAMA win the nomination.

Believe me, the DEMS will rip McCain apart in the General Election.

And they said that the Democrats will lose the election because of the bickering...Why hasn't anyone mentioned that Ron Paul needs to drop out of the race? He's the scariest of them all...and anyone who wants his support is scary too...

To Bill Hunter: You cited the popular vote but not how much each candidate spent per vote. You say Mike Huckabee has 2.4 million votes, but he has has spent less than $7 million total. Mitt Romney has 4.1 million votes, but has spent $86 million total. That comes to about $3 per vote for Huckabee, and about $21 per vote for Romney.

Hang in there Mitt. There are still several states waiting to cast you delegates. Washington State this weekend will for sure. Stick it out a bit longer. You are our ONLY hope if the GOP is ever to be saved.

Why doesn't Huckabee drop out instead? Last I looked, he's in third place and can't garnish support beyond the south.

These election results answer one critical question: Do conservative Christians hate non-Christians or liberals more?

The clear answer, they hate non-Christians more. Sorry Mitt, but you hitched your cart to a wagon of bigots. It will never matter what your policy positions are. What a bummer, dude.

And please, can you stop referencing Ronald Reagan every other sentence? The guy is dead. Leave him alone. He is not endorsing you. If he was alive, he probably would not endorse you (see above).

You guys are all scared of Mitt...get to know him...he's a great guy!

GO MIKE HUCKABEE! Mitt Romney thought he could buy the presidency, but the people still vote their consciences and know a fake when they see one.

The Republicans John McCain and Mike Huckabee have proven, that predjudices against people of certain faiths is alive and well in America. Mitt Romney is CLEARLY more qualified for ALL aspects of the needs of Americans!! And is the only one that could get us out of both the problems of our economy as well as handle the mess up of Bush and the war. But Romney is clearly being blocked based soley on his religious beliefs – shame on you New York and Arnold Schewarzeneggar !!! For perpetuating this bigotry!!!!!!

First off i think romney still has a chance. If he doesnt win this time he will next time. Mccain is a idiot all he talks about is national security national security after national security. And then there is Mike huckabee thats so jealous of mitt romney . All mike huckabee is doing is trying to slow romney down bless huckabees heart. I wont ever support huckabee or mccain.

Folks we can pretty much guess which way the rest of the States are going to go in the GOP. It's all going to come down to Texas: Can MCCain woo over enough conservatives to win here, or will Romney and/or Huchabee and/or Paul do well? Face it, if McCain wins in Texas, it's all over.

GOOD BYE MITT!!!

Good bye to Mittflop I say. Anyone who would spend 35 million plus for a job that only pays 400k a year can't be trusted.

Here is the problem. Huckabee has no shot a winning. He is down over 100 delegates to Romney. If anyone has a shot at beating McCain it would be Romney. Huckabee is just playing a spoiler and handing over the election to McCain.

Also McCain has no integrity. What he did in West Virginia (called and had his delegates vote for Huckabee to deprive Romney from winning the state) is the type of shady character that will end up in office. McCain is a career politician that will not produce much change in office.

McCain was also involved in the "Keating Five scandal" in the 80's. Is that the type of character we Americans want in office? Someone who is involved in scandals and is there to benefit himself? Not me. If Mitt doesn’t get the bid for the Republicans, I’ll be force to vote for Obama. At least he is true to his party.

Unlike McCain.

I wish people would stop talking about the $35 million topic. At least that money was Mitt's. McCain had to borrow $175k from his wife for his senate campaign! Talk about a kept man!

MITT STAY IN AND WEAR OUT OLD MAN MCCAN'T, HE DOESN'T HAVE THE MONEY, YOU DO, PRESS ON AND STAND TALL, IF THESE MORONS IN THIS BLOG DON'T WANT YOU, THEN YOU ARE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT!!!

ROMNEY!

Some voters out there who THINK they are voting for HUCKABEE – ARE NOT.

Huckabee has no chance in winning the nomination – A vote for Huckabee IS a vote for McCAIN...whether you want to believe that or not.

The HUCKABEE voters DID IN FACT take away votes for MITT ROMNEY.

SUCH A SHAME.....

McCain is not the right candidate to represent Rebublicans. The Republican Party virtually does not support McCain. More DEMS voted for McCain than Republicans!

WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE!

I was listening to NPR this morning, and here is one major REASON for which someone noted that they voted for Hillary:

Only Hillary is able to clean Washington of the lobbyists.

Well, this speaks volumes about the educational level of the Hillary voters!!! These are the SAME groups of people who keep saying that all Obama talks about is "change" with no specifics. Although they have, hopefully, watched Obama beat Clinton in a debate that focused on ISSUES, not experience they still do not get it!!!

Wake up American, do not drive the Independents and Moderate Republicans BACK to the camp of the Republicans by making Hillary the nominee!!! Wise up, educate yourself, purge yourself of racial/gender lines, and think about the VIRTUES of this nation. This is about changing the directions of Washington, the old-politics, the nation, and the WORLD. Unfortunately, the Clintons had had their turn and they blew it. They left the White House in total disgrace and should take RESPONSIBILITY for GWB being president for 8 years!!!!

Mitt Romney needs to win more than two thirds of all the remaining delegates to be the Republican nominee. Given the recent history and that three candidates remain, the probability of this is miniscule. Even if he could win enough delegates to prevent John McCain from winning before the convention, he would lose at the convention because McCain and Mike Huckabee would team up to defeat him.

His friends should now counsel him to stop wasting money. He has already spent $86 million on the most expensive political failure in American history. To throw good money after bad would not be much of a testimony to his business acumen.

ROMNEY is FAKE !!!

Give it up, Mitt!

McCain is too old, Romney blows with the wind and bows to the might El Rushbo (why is Mitt so afraid of that blowhard) and Huckabee is a likeable hillbilly. This is the best the repubs have to offer? Say hello to President Obama.

Johnny Lawless, it's not surprising that Romney took such a huge percentage of Utah considering the large Mormon population there.

I just wish Romney would drop out of the race and go be a used car salesman. That position fits very well with Romney's slimy "I'll tell folks anything they want to hear" tactics.

Re: "McCain is not a true conservative", "McCain is a liberal"

Nonsense. McCain has a 83% rating from the American Conservative Union. It's Romney who's not a true conservative – when he ran for the Senate against Kennedy Romney said he was an independent during the Reagan-Bush years. Not only that, Romney went on to say that he didn't want a return to Reagan-Bush.

And let's not forget that was for abortion rights before he was against them.

Re: "Romney has the support of the majority of evangelical leaders, party leaders, and the party."

Really? Because it sure doesn't seem like it. The only part of the country where he's winning is in the West. Doesn't sound like he has broad appeal from where I'm sitting.

Romney got the 90 percent Mormons in Utah because Utah is Mormon. Thats whats in Utah you dummies.
So many people jealous of his success. Must be a lot of losers out there that want to lay back and be suck off the tax payer losers. At least he earned it and isn't out begging for it from others and not spending their own millions like the Clintons.
Watch the stock market crash and your 401 funds disapear (thats to you working people) if the dems get in.
With age comes wisdom. All these young people which generation was spoiled by their mommies can have all the inspiration they want but guess what kids.....inspiration and hope dosen't create jobs or pay the bills. Thats right, you can always go home and live off mommy.
By the way, which party got us into WW2, Korea and Vietnam??? Yes, the schools are failing. No wonder they don't know history.
Vote for the economy which with out we have nothing including freebies from the govt. And for a strong national defense to protect us against the crazies of the world.
Vote for Romney and if you have to hold your nose and vote for McCain in the general. Don't cut off your nose to spite your face. Also try to find out who they would put in the cabinet. VP, sec of state, etc.

Alot of people are voting for obama just because he is a african-american but i refuse to do that because the ignorace o the people dont see his points of views on the war on Iraq, illegal immigration, health care, and the radicals of islam which alot of people of the U.S.A are asleep on that issue one day they are going to fliter in this great nation and attack it with in and its going to be worse 100 times worse than 911, i belive that John Mcain and Hillary Clinton are the ones that are going to take care of the job and because im a liberal im going to vote for Hillary Clinton

Johnny Lawless, why does it scare you that Mitt took 90% of Utah?

Chris Sorge, THANK YOU!!!

Ben Dover (lame name), I think you should re-evaluate your statement about Mitt putting so much money into his campaigning. He's a business man and I'm sure knows much more about business than you! Shouldn't it be somewhat comforting that a man would invest so much of his own hard owned money into becoming YOUR leader? He wants to become President in order to help our nations money situation and is willing to do what it takes to make you see that he is the man for the job. Yes I see his money could have very well gone to other things, and maybe a lot of it has? Have you thought about that? Have you thought about how much money he would be able to generate in our economy and get us out of debt? It takes sacrifice to achieve greatness. Yes, Huckabee has spent a tenth of what Romney has, but look where he's winning. And could he honestly do anything to create more money flow for our economy? I'm not so sure? I'm from Arkansas and I can VERY clearly say that I WILL NEVER VOTE FOR HUCKABEE!

Robert, Tuscaloosa AL, I'm very much with you in saying that if McCain or Huckabee win the nomination, I'm afraid this year I'll be home in November as well.

One question, Mr Romney. Would you still like Mr. Huckabee to step away from this 2 man race?

I would vote for Romney but the core issue for me is trust. I don't trust him. There is something inside of me that is very uncomfortable with him plus I am sick and tired of CEO's and big business running the White House. I am a Republican but a very frustrated Republican at that. I am a social conservative. McCain supports stem cell research which I oppose, Romney was pro-choice and turned pro-life, Huckabee has been pro-life. McCain compromises and sees where the polls are – he doesn't have a core set of principles (imo). Romney has a ton of money and keeps spending it to try to get in the White House. Huckabee has been on a shoe string budget had to focus on where he was strongest so he couldn't spend a ton of money on the big states (NY,CA, etc).

If Karl Rove returns as an interloper, I shall have to pull out my Rovian Language Parser:

#1) Every statement must have at least one negative adjective

#2) If no negative adjective is present, put one in

#3) If multiple negative adjectives exist, add another negative adjective

#4) If speaking privately or in a restricted audience, disregard rules 1 and 2

For the critics accusing Mitt of trying to "buy" the election – I think a person putting up their own money has a bit more integrity in my book than, let's say, two guys that form a "Survivor-like" alliance to take out the competition. How about a guy who has stabbed his own party in the back on numerous occasions – that's a "uniter"? I'd rather have a person that is flexible enough to change his opinion over a couple of old thugs that think it's their turn at bat because they've been in line the longest.

I couldn't tell you a single thing that Obama or Clinton has achieved while in office but I'd rather go into the unknown and see what they can do in the drivers seat than let that angry little cheat take the helm.

I voted for Mitt on Tuesday and I came away feeling good about it, even though he lost my state – good luck to the rest of you trying to wash the McCain-stain off of your hands, especially you sell-outs in West Virginia - but what am I saying, we're the party of "values"

Willard "Mitt" Romney would have been forced to drop out long ago if he did not have the luxury of finanacing his own campaign. Time to fess up. The American people have tasted your 180 turn on issues and have spit them out. You are no conservative in my book. BTW maybe he can go run the Olympics in China. They'll probably need some help anyway.

Romney is the only multifaceted accomplished one on either side. He built up a highly successful business (or two), governed a state that went by the name of Taxachusettes (and so it's not called that anymore), and rescued the Olympics from incompetence and corruption. And so the mainstream media can't stand him because he doesn't think all this is just some empty game they can make fun of at their cocktail parties. They invent a line like "flip-flop" and know that if they repeat it hundreds of times then people will pick it up like the mimics we are. And they build up McCain and Huckabee, knowing that if either of them is nominated they will be trashed in turn when they face the favored Democrats. Come on Republicans! See through this. Don't you get just a bit concerned when you want to nominate the guy favored by the New York Times editorial page?? Do you think Sulzberger wants a successful Republican candidate?

Mitt is the only change the GOP has to win in November. The McCain-Huckaby alliance is divisive and will lose to either Obama or Clinton. Mitt's personal investment is his own decision; just wish we (in Texas) had a chance to impact this race! Good for Utah. They know him best from the Olympics.

Hang in ther Mitt!!!! We, the people, support you!!!!! WE, that DON'T WANT HIGH TAXES, CUT-AND-RUN FOREIGN POLICY, BIG GOVERNMENT, AMNISTY, OR KENNEDY LIBERALISM INFILTRATING OUR GOVERNMENT! McCain and Huck can play dirty, especially Huck, but the Americn People can see through his tactics and hopefully press hard on to get Romney in the Race so we true Republicans and Conservatives can beat the Democrats in November!

Tell him to save his money....or better yet, set up a major fund to help those poor folks devastated by the tornadoes across the South. His legacy will live longer for this good deed than his bid for the Presidency.

Romney would have been better off taking that 35 million and helping a lot of hungry people and those that are losing their homes. The votes gained from these gestures would have easily outstripped what he has pulled in by now and would have made a real statement. At this point, he is nothing more than a very rich stuffed-shirt that simply doesn't understand that most of us live paycheck-to-paycheck, if we have one at all. We have to constantly fight to survive in this mess of a government with taxation coming at us from every level on top of just buying food and shelter. It's time someone stood up for US, not themselves. Is there anyone out there at all? They sure aren't in the picture right now.

Mitt...keep going man! Don't give up on us now man. We can do this!

Hickabee, come on man, give it a rest....call it quits....go back to the South and have a tea party with Mitt Jager, or whatever the name of that redheaded ugly guy you hang out with...you know, the one that does kung fu on t.v. or something...that's right, Chuck Norris.

Hickabee, just move over and let Mitt finish it off w/ McCain...you are muddying the water for some of the close-minded evangelicals.

Mitt – Just stop the bleeding; save the money, quit the race and go home. You seem are too imperfect and too dishonest. Do you really believe you can bring back ALL the jobs we lost in Michigan? Common, be little honest....stop trying to please everyone; learn to be practical and do not say YES to everything to attract votes...

The Media would have you believe Romney is toast, but he's gathered more Delegates than Huckabee. Romney should stay the course. Mc Cain's true arrogance will most likely show up under campaign pressure and he may lose his cool (again) in a bad way. Mc Cain is Ted Kennedy's GOP hopeful to go against Ted's new buddy, Obama. Why's that? Four out of six candidates are from the Washington beltway and part of the problem. All they do is play the same old game, churning out the age old claim that if we elect them, they will bring positive Change. History proves otherwise.

Mitt is Toast. Thanks for playing. Don't forget to pick up your lovely parting gifts: scorn, doubt, and marginalization.

Here's a novel idea I haven't heard yet... Mitt drops out and backs Mike Huckabee. In return, Mitt gets the promise of a VP position when Huck wins. Then, Mitt could serve as VP for 4 or 8 years, and be in a great position to run run for President "with experience". VP ain't so bad (right now, I think Huck is aspiring for just that. smart play..). This will also allow Mitt to play a bit of McCain's own dirty tricks against him (if he really believes McCain and Huck are doing deals behind closed doors, he can turn the tables). As much as Mitt dislikes McCain, and says McCapin is bad for the country, I'm sure he would love to take McCapin down. And everyone knows Huck truly wants the presidential nomination, and could likely get it, yet he lacks the necessary funding. Huck can out debate / speak any of the candidates in either party; he's a natural. Debating is like breathing to the guy. Mitt and Huck together could make this happen. Mitt would need to admit that Huck is the more viable presidential candidate (not sure Mitt's ego could take this), which was proven it lastnight. If Mitt and Huck quit splitting the conservative vote, I think they could get folks to come together and kick McCain's rear-end. Between Huck's ability to debate / speak to the issues, and Romney's financial help, they could bury John McCain. I KNOW there are a lot of folks who would like to see that!

Romney was whopped last night, that one hurt. I want him to stay in, I respect his conservatism. But we welcome all of you to the Obama Camp in protest.

I love the anti-McCain vote.

If you paid attention, Romney won every non-pure democratic state not in the south. He still has Ohio, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. I like his chances there. Republicans need to fight a little bit more.

GO BAMA.

I'm not a Romney supporter but I think he should quit and save his money. He isn't going to win this.

"When could you ever "buy" an election, Patty Don't? No amount of advertising is going make me vote for someone I don't like. Excessive advertising only irritates me. Do you think americans are dumb enough to vote for the guy with the most money?" – Big Geek (guy earlier)

Yes i do

Mitt – keep on "keepin' on"! There's no comparison between you and McCain: you're decisive, he's indecisive!; you're presidential, he's any thing but presidential. And as far as Huckabee goes, to make is short and simple, who wants a president with a hill-billy sounding name!

Dave;

I won't rip apart anything you said about the state of our economy, but our economy wouldn't be where it's at if our current administration hadn't gone to war in Iraq. Iraq was not an imminent threat to us at the time and I do believe that Saddam needed to be dealt with but not then. We should've gone in full force into Afghanistan taking care of that problem and maybe even capturing or killing Bin Laden. Also, due to our trade policies, manufacturing jobs leave this country (and many left under Clinton) but the jobs have left in droves under Bush and both the Repub and Dem Congresses. When good paying jobs are replaced with low paying service sector jobs there are less federal, ssa and medicare taxes being paid in. On wages that are $8 – $10 an hour versus $20 or more an hour. Do the math. Now, to discuss the entitlement generation. Hmmm, I don't know how old you are but I have been paying into SSA for 34 yrs. I do believe that I should get the benefits I have been promised, since I have paid money into it for that long a period of time. I think if we still had manufactoring jobs paying a decent/living wage then we wouldn't have the ration of 3-4 (or more) people paying in just to support 1 persons benefits. I don't think your beef should be with us Boomers. I think you should take a second look at Corporate America. You see, to me, I think our CEO's are the entitlement crowd. They believe they are entitled to own $7000.00 shower curtains plus receive Golden Parachutes whether they do a good job for the company or not.

As a social conservative, I believe that the only thing worse than a liberal Democrat is a bigoted Republican (Huckabee) and a phony conservative (McCain).

I will therefore support the Dems this upcoming election and hope for the best in '12.

35 million...

I love the comments about Romney being fiscally conservative when he's proven himself to be a spendthrift who tosses good money after bad to eek out a small percentage of votes. If he's as reckless with his own spending what would he do spending the government's and the people's money?

Romney's in a tough situation. On the one hand, if McCain increases his momentum he might get a majority of delegates before the convention and he's just wasted his money and chance of a Cabinet position in a McCain presidency. On the other, if he doesn't and Romney stays in the race he has a very good chance in a brokered convention when those at-large delegates come into play, particularly if he gets Huckabee on his side. A lot of the establishment GOP that makes up those unpledged delegates don't care for either Romney or McCain so it's sort of a coin toss which way this one will go.

Goobye to the elites! Goodbye to Romney! The GOP is the People's Party. The Wall Street, hedge fund, country clubers like Rush Limbaugh can go join their buddies supporting the Democrats. You so-called conservatives who confuse a social movement with a screwed-up economic philosophy have more in common with your Hollywood, NYC, and DC friends than you do with us. Leave the Republican Party to those of us that are patriotic, support our military, fear God and earn our living with hard work.

NOTHING made me happier than seeing Mitty do so poorly in my home state of California. Mitt has proven that he is an empty suit, all too willing to be filled by the whims of whichever group he was speaking too.

MITT IS TRYING TO PROVE THAT HE KNOWS HOW TO FIX THE ECONOMY, ALL HE HAS TO DO IS STAY IN THE RACE AND CONTINUE SPENDING MILLIONS OF $$$, WHAT A GUY, STIMULATE THE ECONOMY OUT OF HIS OWN POCKET. WHAT A MORON. GIVE THE MONEY TO HUCK AND WISH HIM LUCK

Maybe the Office of the President isn't for sale this year? Peroit tried. Bloomberg wisely thought twice.

Luke- if you take some time to do your research, you will find that Romney has changed position on just about every major issue from when he was governor. And I am not talking about referring to liberal sources here. This is not an issue that has risen recently, its a label that he carried from the onset of the campaigning.

Unfortunately, Super Tuesday only confirmed my fear that idiots in large numbers cannot be underestimated. I find it very interesting that every one of the Republican candidates with significant influence (with the exception of Ron Paul) has at one point formed an alliance to undermine the best candidate, the only candidate with the strength to stand alone and win, Romney. McCain can't and won't win in November. Even if he could he has no intension of changing Washington. Just wants to stay there as a career politician, pay back all his creditors, and give honor to himself. Huck is too busy loving himself, and like Giuliani and Thompson, busy squabbling for the crumbs off of McCain's table.
This county is in danger of it's own self.

I support Romney. I will not vote for McCain. That leaves me either not voting or voting democrat. Haven't done that in years.

Don't like to see him "waste" any more money since McCain and Huckabee are in bed together to defeat him.

Neither will win and McCain certainly will not unite the party.

Huckabee is in it hoping someone picks him up for VP. I suspect he and McCain have put their heads together to minimalize Mitt. If McCain gets the nod from the Republicans, I'm voting Democrat for the first time, I will not vote for another 8 years of Bush disguised as McCain.

It might be to our advantage to change the system and elect the President for one term of 6 years. We wouldn't have to go thru this crap every four years. The last two years of the Presidential term is mostly lame duck anyway. 6 years is long enough to accomplish what needs to be done. No re-election, period. Just a thought.

From Portugal, Europe, if i could, i vote for Mitt!
Its a clear Man, great image! And a lider for the future!
Keep on Going Mitt

I think what all of Romney's wins, throughout the US – in MA, MN, and MI (hometown advantage), and UT, MT, WY, CO, ND, NV, and AK (high prevelance of Mormons) – tell us is that Americans are voting out of fear of Mormons. In areas with a high prevelance of LDS/Mormon people, more people voted for Romney. Why? Not because all of the LDS members voted for Romney – most of these states, other than UT, are NOT predominantly Mormon. But, because people who interact with members of the LDS church on a regular basis understand that they are normal, Christian individuals.

Unfortunately, I think Mitt was hurt by his religion in the end. Shame, really, but I would rather someone hate me for my religion that something else that I could change. It just shows that our country has a long way to go before we get past bigotry.

Hey lets face the facts. This is politics and Mitt is no different than all the other that have run before him. When they run at the national level they must align their beliefs with what they think the whole country wants to hear not just their state. And he like everyone else running, they will say anything they think will get them elected.

I would love to see how the electorate voted based on IQ... that's one statistic they always leave out. I would bet that Romeny brings in over 50% at 120+ probably 60 – 70% at 130+.... unfortunatly the inteligent don't get to choose who runs Washington.

Sorry Huck, this is still a two man race. It's clearly McCain and Romney. Please return to the pulpit because your record shows that that's about all your good at.

As a Mormon, I agree wholeheartedly with Patty. It is as wrong to vote FOR a person just because of his religion, as it is to vote AGAINST him for that reason. However, Utah has long been the reddest of red states, and Romney is a hero there, not only for being a Mormon, but also for saving their olympics. His politics would have won Utah even if he weren't Mormon. Lots of non-LDS voters chose him yesterday too, because even though they don't share the predominant religion, they share the overwhelmingly predominant conservatism. That's what scares me about Utah, and makes me glad I don't live there. Thankfully, Obama carried the Democratic primary there, but he got 70,000 votes while Romney got 255,000. Scary.

It looks like a

Clinton vs McCain/Huckabee Race.

LadieS and Gentlemen, I would say.

UNLEASH CARL ROVE!!!!!!!!

What has our country come too if these comments are an example of our people, our moral standards!
Is it better for some people to lose their jobs than the whole company closes and everyone is out of a job? Do you people think about this or do you simply live off of hate.
Romney is using his money. Whose money are the others using? Deals are being made!
I first supported McCain. I've seen now how he is low down and dishonest. He will still look you square in the eyes!
Huckabee is a religious bigot. Ask him if he's ever talked against Mormons. Will he tell you the truth or evade (cover up) the answer! Showing / giving an ad to the press but professes he didn't "run" it!
I'm not saying Romney perfect.
I will write in "Romney" before I would ever vote for McCain or Huckabee.

You absolute geniuses that watch MSNBC and listen to NPR love to say the he is trying to buy the election and then totally leave out the FACT that it his MONEY and not some LOBBYIST MONEY like your queen.

A northern Governor YES oh brilliant ones, needs to spend to gain name recognition and get his message out, that's politics 101.

Al of the others but Huckleberry had name recognition ALREADY, so duh.

Huckleberry is only a small factor because of he bible thumping crowd hat will vote for him because he is "not a Mormon, you know".

Your misguided loyalty to the bought and paid for queen is dumb as you would rather have someone who WILL be BEHOLDEN to the lobbyists all the while you ridicule someone who is spending their OWN money for a cause that HE believes in.

Has then queen stated that she will not accept a salary as President (as she could afford to if she wanted to donate it to the "poor folks")?

How about as Senator????

Romney never took a dime as Governor and is on record he will do the same as President, he puts his money where his ideals are.

If Hillary had done that it would have been story ONE, page ONE and she would have been heralded as a leader of the people.

Vote for faux Republican McCain, he will get crushed in the general as soon as the media completes the dismantling of the Conservative base and then starts REPORTING on the KEATING FIVE, the FACT that he cheated on his crippled first wife and then left her for a newer model, his "updating" his stances on a myriad of issues, but only Romney is the flip-flopper etc, etc, etc...

Huckleberry is getting good press as being part and parcel to the faux Republican Party and as VP his wild ideas will again START being exposed by the media.

Congratulations for fooling the dolts because as soon as Romney gained traction they built up McCain as Romney has little if ANY dirt that can be dug up and McCain has so much dirt it will be made into mud nicely.

You can't sling mud on Romney, so Clinton would have had to use actual ideas and not tears and smears, but her against McCain; they both are dirty and slimy as all hell.

The dumbing down of some/most of our electorate continuers and we can thank the Clinton's and George W.

Huckabee will be responsible for the Democratic win this November if he doesn’t drop out of the race. Huckabee has no chance of winning the nomination himself, but appears insistent on drawing votes away from Romney because of his religious bigotry.

I hope the conservative base will wake up before it’s too late. McCain cannot be the nominee. he has sided with the liberals way too many times. he cannot be trusted to represent conservatives. He pretends to be a conservative but his voting records suggests he’s not. Such a hypocrit to accuse Romney of flip flopping. only a liberal would stoop that low; saying anything to get elected. And I’m shocked that McCain has been endorsed by so many people I respected and thought were conservatives. they are stabbing the Republican conservative base in the back. Huckabee and Paul just don’t have enough support and can’t win so please get out of the race. Romney is the best man for the job. He shares our conservative values. He’s the closest to being a Reagan conservative. Please Please Republicans wake up! it’s a win win situation for liberals if McCain gets the nomination. they will control everything. our country has to have checks and balance. Please fight for what you stand for. Get out the vote!
vote Romney!!!

LOVE IT!!!! The GOP is going down in flames and the hatemongers are responsible. Ever think that there are a lot of people out there who HATE Rush the durg addict, and Ann the Hag???? When they start talking out against McCain...he wins!! All the HATERS here are giving me such a warm feeling!!!

After what will soon be 8 years of conservative Taliban lite I can’t imagine why anyone in this country would want more. The Republican Party has nothing to offer our future except a lot of gizmo plays and gimmick lines. McCain, Romney or Huckabee – - none of them have anything to crow about. All three have supported the huge mess created by George W. Bush...

I am one of many who will not vote for McCain if he becomes the party leader and candidate for President. To be honest I'm just about as scared of having him as President as I am Hillary Clinton! Us conservatives need to rally around Romney if we truly desire to preserve our conservitism in government, especially in the White House. He can still win.

They've all being run again Hillary and forgot to run against themselves.

Mitt Rmoney should quit now....
It's obvious people are not buying what he is selling...

Romney and McCain are definitely spoilers for Mike Huckabee demonstrated by their expense per vote received.

"A political party cannot be all things to all people. It must represent certain fundamental beliefs which must not be compromised to political expediency or simply to swell its numbers.” Ronald Reagan

Any of you who think that some "back door deal" or "underhandedness" went down in West Virginia obviously don't understand how Caucuses run. It didn't make any sense either way for McCain's people to choose Romney as they saw him as their toughest competitor, nor Ron Paul's people to choose Romney as they relate more to Huckabee's views. So stop complaining about a process you don't understand, get educated about our political system and as Romney states there is no room for "Whining" in an election.

Concerning the "back-room deal" many are alleging occurred between McCain and Huckabee:

What happened was a strategic move by one campaign–McCain's–when they called their representatives in the WV caucuses and told them to vote for Huckabee rather than let Romney win. (I'm not approving this move, I'm just trying to describe accurately what happened. In baseball, you walk a hitter rather than let him hit a home run. In football, you throw the ball out-of-bounds rather than get sacked.)

"Back-room" suggests it was done behind closed doors–but it was done out in the open!

"Deal" implies McCain said to Huckabee, "Do something for me and I'll give you my votes." There's no evidence of that.

I think what occurred actually shows that McCain's people thought they were throwing away very little (WV has only 13 delegates) to someone they thought had no chance. Don't you think they were surprised to wake up this morning to see that Huckabee has almost as many delegates as Romney?

The updated delegate counts show McCain with 613, Romney with 269, and Huckabee with 190 (Ron Paul with 10 just to make the Truthers happy). McCain has more delegates than all the other candidates combined. All you people crying that Romney was robbed need to take a reality check. If Huckabee were removed and all his votes had gone to Romney McCain would still be in the lead. Even if you give Mitt WV McCain would still be in the lead.

I waited, I listened to the candidates debate, I researched. I chose Mitt Romney because I believe he is the best candidate for the issues we face. The economy being the most important, followed closesly by the war (and the effect it's having on the economy and will con't to have) and the medical care crisis followed by illegal immigration ( it's effect and the con't effect it will have on medical care).

All McCain can ever seem to say is " I'm a war hero" . Great I respect that, but what will that do for the United States as we face these crushing isssues.

I am disgusted by the venomous rhetoric being spewed within the republican party.

I will not vote for McCain– I will not be a blind party follower.

Keep going Romney! McCain is not the man we need in the White House.

CMS, CA wrote:

I love people talking about intelligence when they can't even write correctly. ie. "They are no match the Clinton's intelligence."

You mean e.g., not ie., Einstein...

A man uses his personal fortune to run for President and some call that unfair politics. He won't take the money for the position, or even for what he did with the Olympics, and yet some see something sinister in that. He lays off some employees in order to save the jobs of many more employees, unless the company goes belly up, and yet people twist that record around. He is the only candidate who has been married one time, has been faithful his whole life, and has raised an incredible family, all in the Mormon faith, and yet some bigots are critical of that.

I am pro-life, except in the cases of rape, incest, and the life of the mother being at risk and then I am pro-choice. Oops, I must be a flip-flopper. I am for the right to carry a gun, but believe strongly in certain bans on automatic weapons. Oops, I must have flip-flopped there. I am for treating illegals fairly but see something interesting in the word "illegal" and don't feel that we reward people for doing illegal things, even when they are fleeing "no hope" situations. There are millions of others trying to come here legally. Oops, I must be a flip-flopper again. I am for a man getting the delegates when he wins the election, but, oops, the man in third place (McCain) decided to give his votes to the HUCKSTER and so the actual winner ends up losing the delegates. Oops, I must have flipped my opinion there.

I am for the man who sticks to his values, not the man that looks back 36 years to time as a POW and war hero and then 6 terms in Congress. What work has he had? Arguing politics, or siding with Democrats on liberal issues? I am for the man who doesn't insinuate anger towards wealth as the reason he is losing. I know Huckabee would use his wealth if he had it. I am for Romney because he is the one who can establish the policy that will bring us out of recession. If we vote for anyone else, we'd better hook the seat belts and hold on because we are in for a wild ride over the next four years.

ROMNEY 08 – Don't give up! Win one for the GIPPER! Sorry about that if you don't understand.

This is the best development to come out of Super Tuesday and a sound rejection of the Presidential politics of the last eight years!

Romney is a fiscal conservative who knows how to make money but little else. He appeals to people like my self-absorbed brother who votes with his wallet in plastic Orange County, CA.

Rush is a Band!

Sorry, that should read "primary voters and state delegate count".

Isn't it funny how the blogs from staunch 'conservative' Romney supporters are the the ones that rely on name-calling and generally being nasty, sore losers. That my friends is what the conservative base has become, )sad to say because I'm probably one of them). And it's for this reason that voters are not supporting the base or the candidate. It's killing me how poor Mitt is being picked on by McCain and Huckabee, yet the nasty tone of the primaries started with Romney pre-Iowa.
Yes, the Republican party ain't what she used to be, and that's probably a good thing.

As far as becoming President of the United States of American, Romney HAS NO FUTURE!!!! He is so insecure until all he has done has been to run down McCain (while I'm not even a Republican, much less for John McCain!), Clinton, Obama, the list goes on!!! He is an arrogant fool. He can forget ever becoming President because that shall never be! Furthermore, there will not even be a Republican elected as President in 2008, simply because of "what"(not "who") we have sitting in the White House as I write. Americans are sick and tired of incompetence and ignorance referable to the next President!

This election is a huge victory for a growing tide of Americans. It started as a whisper in the heartland and it grew to a chorus last night. I'm talking about Mike Huckalberry. TOGETHER WE CAN!

Total primary and state delegate count to date:

McCain: 9.56 million
Romney: 8.05 million
Huckabee: 4.71 million

Why should Romney drop out. Huckabee is the odd one out. Romney should stick around. McCain will blow his top a time or two and then the party will rethink nominating him.

Anyone know why none of Romney's five sons have served in the military? McCain's two sons are in the Marines and one of them is currently in Iraq.

How can someone with hundreds of millions of dollars relate to the problems most Americans face these days?

Romney should consider his future. He needs to drop out. The former Mormon missionary spoiler cost Governor Huckabee at least two states last night (Oklahoma and Missouri). He is a liberal in conservative clothes and the voters understand that, even if Hannity and Limbaugh, and the evangelical leaders, do not. It is a shame that conservatives did not rally around Governor Huckabee long ago as the principled candidate that he is. And evangelical voters should be ashamed of voting for Romney! He is a very recent convert on all the social issues.

I don't think alot of people have given Romney the credit he deserves. I think the media is at falt for the state of this campaine they can't find the line between there own Ideas and real news. If not Mitt I vote obama.

Romney needs to stop whining that people are stealing his votes. If he was really the candidate of choice then he would have supporters voting for him no matter what.
Also, how stupid is it to stay home from voting just because you may not support the candidates. That is the most un-American thing one can do: refuse to play a role in the political process just because you do not agree with everything that someone says that he or she will do or because your candidate did not receive the nomination. Be a responsible citizen and vote.
Finally, to all you conservatives who say that McCain is so liberal that you would vote for Hillary or Obama is he gets the nomination, think about that for a second. Someone who holds Republican and conservative values on some ideas is not as liberal as either Clinton or Obama. Just because he does not agree with all of your standards does not make him a "backstabbing liberal". It is stupid to put an actual liberal in office if you are claiming to support and promote the Republican or conservative stance. Go read any voter guide or research the issues yourself and you will see that McCain is not as liberal as any Democrat running in this election.

Republicans are completely delusional! McCain is about as far from liberal as one can get. The only reason McCain supports amnesty is for the cheap labor for his big business buddies not because he has some sense of trying to do right by these people as the Democrats do.

He's pro-war-not liberal.
He's pro-big business-not liberal.
He's anti-choice-not liberal.
He's against spending on social programs-not liberal.

The only thing close to liberal he has ever done was drafting the campaign finance law with Russ Feingold, but his role in that was to water it down and make sure corporations still have the most power when it comes to our government.

He seems so perfectly conservative. As someone who lived in MA under Romney, I have to say you are deluding yourselves even more if you really think this guy is socially conservative. I am not saying he isn't hypocritical enough not to tow the line once in office, but his bona fides are lacking...not that I would call him liberal.

Looking at dollars spent per delegate won the clear winner above all others is Huckabee. Frugality in victory is what this country needs. Romney can use as much of his vast fortune as he wants and in so doing is showing how he would run this country. We can't afford his tactics for four years. I agree with him on one point. It should be a two man race. If Romney bails (as he should) his delegatesa should go to Huckabee. Then we'd have a horse race to the convention without worrying the winner depleting the national treasury. Do the math. Vote frugal, vote wise vote high moral values, vote Huckabee.

How can anyone feel good about the colusion between smiling Huckabee and grinning McCain as they try and squeeze out Mitt Romney. Romney offers all of us a REAL FRESH START! McCain is part of the problem – deeply part of it! Huckabee will never make a difference. But clearly, given the chance – Mitt Romney would rock the very foundations of political institutions in Washington that has put us where we are today. Romeny tells it like it is – like no one else – about entitlement program reform and illegal immigration. We All Need To Wake Up!

I guess he is willing to waist more of his fortune to a lost cause. He is done! Even Huckabee beat him, and that is scary!!!!

Patty,

You can go to the exit poll and you will find something very alarming. 95% of Mormons voted for Romney in Nevada, 94% voted for him in Utah and even in Arizona, a state Romney lost, Romney received 88% of Mormon votes.
With all the racial tension and arguements between Clinton and Obama on the eve before South Carolina, Obama received less than 80% of the blacks vote. This just shows you that the Mormon is an extremely monolithic voting bloc.

Republican! Conservative! White! Woman!
I will vote for Obama in November!
I will not vote for McCain!

Sad! Sad! Day!

How many Romney supporters would vote for Obama if it was between Obama and McCain? I know I would vote for Obama. At least he is harmless.

Ding Dong the witch is dead! The real Christians of the US have spoken and you are out Mr. Romney. Go back to you witches council and decide how to rule over the nation of Utah where you belong.

Gov. Huckabee, praise you and praise Jesus. Remember that we put you in office and we want you to do as you promised and eradicate the non-Christians from the earth even if it take 100 wars! Jesus is supreme!

Since Mitt won Nevada, I think it's appropriate to advise him to double-down with another 35 million dollars from his personal fortune.

Spend it all because you can't take it with you...

My prediction. Republicans have the time now to unite for November. Democrats are terribly fractured. If Hillary wins, blacks will sit home in November. If BO wins, white voters will support Michael Bloomberg is he runs as an independent. If not, white voters will support John McCain, Vietnam hero, who is a moderate with views white voters will support. I am a democrat and this is how I will vote in November. While I have spoken here of blacks and whites, I believe Asian Americans will support Bloomberg or McCain. Latinos, I fear, will feel disenfranchised by a Hillary loss and disinterested in the November election.

All the conservatives keep talking about this "conservative base." Well where are they and how come they aren't voting for Mitt????

I say he should stay til March 4th. Then if still behind, get out> Maybe Huckabee can pull through..

Maybe not, I think it's time to accept that Obama will be our next president...

It's never too late to take the republic back.. Don't give up, continue to rally support for a true conservative, MITT ROMNEY. We need someone with the skills and ability to run this great nation and John McCain does not have those skills. He is dedicated to making "nice" with the democrats and their liberal views. Choose someone who will stand up to the democrats and has the knowledge and energy to stop them.

Mitt is our countries only hope to clean up and fix all the messes that have been made by the current administration. Also, he is our only chance to beat a democrat this election. No matter how bad I hate the democratic candidates, there is no way in hell I would vote for McCain or Huckabee (even though he has no chance), and there is no way in hell either of the two could beat a democrat. McCain is too much like Bush – not well spoken, thinks the war is a good thing, etc. – and Huckabee is an idiot who thinks running the country is like running a church. The only reason Mitt isn't running away with this is because people are afraid of his religion. Get over it people, his religion doesn't matter, he is a good moral candidate. Come on Mitt, you can do it!! He's our only hope.

Mitt is history. McCain will get the nomination and then "Swift Boat " the
Democrats in the national election.

I am sorry... but I don't see how anyone could support a candidate that wears holy protective underwear.

mitt you cannot buy the seat. save your money we are headed for a depression.

now is the time to bow out,

Hang in there Mitt. Everybody thought the Patriots had it in the bag too. We all know how that turned out.

Might as well see it to the end, Romney. the Huckster will, too. this GOP field just sucked this election. well, the establishment candidates did, not Dr. Paul since he is not a bought-off, CFR bum-kisser like the others. McCain is scary as POTUS. we'll be at war with Iran.

I wonder what Jesus would do.

Mitt 'Flipflopper' Romney is such a LOSER!
I hope he drops out today, I'm tired of seeing his bad hair dye job on TV.
Buh bye Mittens!!

Mitt Romney = Michael Huffington

Keep spending, Mitt. If nothing else, you can set the new record for $$ blown on a losing campaign.

35 million later he has been in the top few in every state. Mitt won over 10 states and they are all over America. McCain won a bunch of states that are going to go to the Dems. The reality is America does not want change. They want Senators, with their 15% approval rating to follow one of their leaders and keep things the way they have been. Mitt would bring true change with his ability to implement change. The man has been successful in the non-profit, government and business sectors. His list of success is much larger then any of these Senators and this is why he has been under attack since day one. Huck can be happy that he put McCain in power. Crisp from FL will be the VP.

Marikay writes...

Mitt needs to mention what McCain did to him in W. Virginia in every speech he makes.<<<

You guys are hilarious. That's typical of what happens at a brokered convention. If the roles were reversed Willard would have done the exact same thing. Besides, after Mitt's "quit your whining" statement it would look pretty silly for him to start doing it himself, dontcha think? By the way...that's good advice for you too.

In response to Lawless' comment about Romney getting 90% of the vote in Utah, yes, that scares me also. And it supports my long-held beliefs that: 1) there needs to be an absolutely strict separation between church and state, 2)belief in any supernatural being causes many more problems than it solves, 3)any political candidate who talks about his/her "faith" can't be taken seriously as a contender for what should be a strictly secular position, and 4)any person who votes for someone based on his/her supposed "faith" is not thinking clearly.

The Republicans had better rally around a candidate because the American people will be just too happy to keep the same policies in place for another four years - who wants to replace war, recesssion and corruption with the alternative? No way! Republicans in '08.

Sorry for Mitt. I will vote for Hillary ( and others right wingers) before McCain. So McCain can hang it up too.

I voted for McCain, but It's nonsense to say that Romney was trying to 'buy the election' because he spent $35 million of his own money. Right. As if McCain and Huckabee wouldn't have spent their own money if they had had Romney's brains and talent (and willingness to work hard) in making it. Not mentioned is that Romney, until very recently, was also getting more money from contributors than any other candidate.

It is time for Romney to bow out. He couldn't win a single southern state and in the end may be taking away votes from Huckabee (how funny is that). I would like to see if Huckabee can make a run against McCain during the final contests, something he will not be able to do if Romney stays in it.

Romney is done, time to leave.

I encourage Romney to go on, spend nearly his entire fortune, lose, and then experience what life is like for the rest of America. Companies like Bain aren't hiring takeover/head chopper barons anymore, so maybe he'll have to "retrain" and "compete" with others on the "playing field." I'm sure his economic genius would be appreciated.

I know of 35 MILLION reasons ($$$$$) why it's time to regroup and reinvest in a different location. Good try. He is a great family man without a doubt, and a good American.

David writes...

Why are you liberals so ill-informed? The polls CLEARLY show that McCain polls substantially better than either Romney or Huckabee against the Dems. He is actually polled to beat Clinton in the majority of those souces. He is within only a percentage or two of Obama in the majority of these polls and has a slim margin over Obama in the remaining few.<<<<

For the same reason all Mitten's Kittens are still saying he has a chance....denial.

One more thing... McCain and Huckabee certainly played dirty political tricks to win with some sort of backroom deal. Huckabee wants to be the Vice President. Not to worry though. Time is on Obama's side now and McCain and Huckabee won't be facing Hillary. The'll be facing Obama. The more people get to know him the more they like him. Can you say "Obama Landslide Victory" in November?

This election clearly exposes voters illitracy and riotous emotion that blind reality.Gender, race, charisma, smooth talk, eloquency, likability conservatism are canker warms that degrade the fabric of our political process and becloud our view of awful reality; what a shame. Our nation political destiny any hope?My name is Sam and I approve this message

Ben wrote –

"Time to quit, Mitt. Huck has a chance to take down McCain if you get out now. You have none."

JMO, but I really don't think Huckabee can beat McCain at this point. He'd pretty much have to win the majority of everything that is left and while I think he'll do well in the south and possibly the mid-Atlantic I don't think he can win in the west and in the north. I do however, think that Huckabee maybe a very wise choice for McCain as a running mate so that he can get conservative voters back into the fold.

"Wrongly" has only himself tp blame: instead of reaching out and at trying to act civil, he has alientated and openly insulted his political rivals....Huckabee is staying in the race just to make sure Romney loses!

Going forward, the only financial support for Romney's campaign will come from his own pocket. That in itself is a sign that he hasn't the backing he needs to win. He would be stupid to continue in a losing, uphill battle without a cash cow. Romney definitely appeals to the folks he identifies as "the" base, but he seems to have miscalculated that his base is NOT "the" base required to win.

Romney has used up all of his flip flop cards in his deck in his hopes to win the nomination. His last one back firing horribly for stating that it was a two man race urging Huckabee followers to go with him. The people, not the media or the polls stood there ground yesturday with there vote for Huckabee and it now is showing that the people are seeing who really is the conservative candidate. Romney's antics, his do whatever and say whatever tactics to win us over arent working and it was seen last night and will continue to in the future votes. People need to seek within themselves who would best hold the postion as our leader to battle against the dem's. Huckabee is the most feared by those on that side, as Bill Clinton said speaking on who has what it takes. Huckabee's experience/10.5 years as a gov., his character in being genuine and authentic compared to others as seen in the last debate at the Reagan Center, his conduct with his rivals not to engage in tit for tat arguments as seen by Mccain and Romney when our country is in dire need for help and his communication skills that are easy to read and understand far out wiegh Mccain. It just goes to show that money cant buy everthing, Mr. Romney....

Thanks Bill Hunter,

That is a very telling set of numbers. Most of the McCain states, if not all, will vote Democrat in the general. When McCain is the nominee, the Republicans will get their clocks cleaned. To bad!!!

I love reading comments about how Romney was the last conservative candidate, or the only one with a clue about the economy, because you obviously only watch the news.

which doesnt talk about Ron Paul, the only candidate with different views from the others.

He will protect our borders, remove all the illegals, abolish wasteful government entitlement programs and departments, and tie our currency to a real standard.

this will most likely be a very uncomfortable huddle. this team has to be left scratching its head wondering what it is they actually have to do to win. mr. romney is a bussinessman and unless he is allowing his pride to rule his decisions, he must be looking at this endeavor with a more critical eye. at some point, the price for this venture will just not put him in the black when the total tally is written. mr. romney has to be doing some real hard soul searching on this day. does he concede defeat, or does he hold tough and fight another day? his prospects are hope that things can turn around and thus soldier on or call it a day and hope that no permanent damage has been dealt to his reputation.

First of all, can't he just go away now? I am so sick and tired of Romney and his whining and his flip flopping and his just overall bad attitude.

Secondly ...

Johnny Lawless wrote -

"Does it scare anyone else that Romney took 90% of Utah? No other candidate took such a high percentage of any state."

Not really ... Romney has a residence there and he was Head of the Organizing Committee for the 2002 SLC Winter Olympic Games ... plus he's Mormon. I expected him to win out there and win big. As long as he doesn't win big anywhere else I could care less. Besides, in the overall scheme of things I doubt Utah will have a very big effect in the end.

Regardless of what Romney decides to do – will the Ron Paul supporters please just go away now?

All that needs to happen is for Huckabee to drop out of this race he lost a long time ago... And we'll see the true results of which republican Candidate the Americans want.!!!

MITT, if you don't get in now, we'll be waiting for you to show up for us in another 4 years....WE BELIEVE IN YOUR ABILITY TO LEAD this country with honesty, integrity, a trustworthy individual like yourself...hands down to the competition. It's no wonder the country swayed to McCain & Huckabee...it tells me tmany in our country are not ready for the QUALITIES you carry as a leader who truly loves this country first and not themselves like the others portray.

Sadly, this will be the first time I see many in our party will stay home in November or vote for Clinton or Obama, before they vote for the bigotry in McCain & Huckabee.

Stand tall Mitt!! WE ARE ON YOUR SIDE!

Richie Rich said last night that America and the economy would be far better off with a business person in the White House. Hmmm...that's what the Republicans said when they touted George W. Bush. And that's gotten us where? Does this guy ever listen to what comes out of his mouth?

Mitt, the serial flip-flopper and pandering, needs to find another vocation: What about selling yachts? He certainly looks like a yacht salesman.

Romeny by far has most of the conservative votes.... but with McCain and Huckabee working together its fooling the outcome of the race.. McCain gets votes just for his name and military title. Why dont the republican parties actually listen to the debates see who needs to be in the white house... its ridiculous. Romeny is the only one who will win against a Dem. McCain and Huckabee are shooting themselves in the foot working together.

Quit Mitt! It's not the year to hitch your wagon to tired conservative horses ready for the glue factory!

McCain = 100 years in Iraq = War is the solution = Draft = I cannot in good conscience vote for him. And I used to list him as my second choice. The more I listen to him, watch him, the more I realize that he feigning a Republican party affiliation and that is not enough reason to get behind him. I hope Romney drops out. He's been through enough.

The liberal mainstream media propped up the two worst candidates. They fought against the best one. As a whole, our party is a bunch of suckers, we deserve to watch a Democratic victory this year.

Jane wrote -
"McCain and Huckabee played dirty political tricks to win. They have no chance to be our president, just another old Bob Dole. They are no match the Clinton's intelligence. Clinton will send them to the cleaners."

I love people talking about intelligence when they can't even write correctly. ie. "They are no match the Clinton's intelligence."

I am glad that someone still embodies the American Spirit. Never Quit, and Never Die. I am proud of you. I served in the military and I would go to fight for you any day of the week and twice on Sunday. Take Care and God Bless.

I voted for Barack Obama but I agree that America still has a long way to go in terms of religious and racial tolerance. Say what you want but Romney should have done much better. I am not LDS but I think America still doesn't understand the Mormon faith and quite frankly I feel that it is sad. I've lived her in Utah for five years now and have never personally run into any problems with any Mormons. My wife and I were attracted to the area because of the community values in general. It's a good place to live.

We all need to be judging others by their character and not their religion, race, or gender. That's why I voted for Obama. I don't care if he was green with yellow polka dots. The man inspires me at a time when we really need change here in America. Certainly McCain or Huckabee don't offer that. Sorry Mitt but if I was you I would cut my losses and get out now. You have nothing to be ashamed of even though I don't agree with your ideas.

Congratulations America, you win the prize, ClintobaMchuck. Choose any one of 'em, same thing, America goes down the tubes. McCain looks like an idiot, sounds like an idiot, talks like an idiot, acts like an idiot. Must be an idiot. Huckabee looks like a crook, sounds like a crook, talks like a crook, acts like a crook. Must be a crook. Romney looks intelligent, sounds intelligent, talks and acts intelligently. Must be intelligent. Americans will never go for that. Makes too much sense. Americans act like idiots, sound like idiots, talk like idiots, love crooks, Nixon and the Clintons among their favorites. Americans must be crooked idiots, or idiotic crooks. There are both varieties out there, I'm sure. They'll vote for a crooked idiot, Democrat, or Republican, that's certain. BTW, when McCain, the idiot, gets the nomination, look for his running mate to be Huckabee, the crook. They cut a deal, for sure. Between media trashing and McHuckaduck bashing, Romney had no chance from the start, but he has certainly fought the good fight against impossible odds.

I am sick and tired of hearing about how Mitt is trying to BUY the nomination with his money.

Just think, if he wasn't using his own money, who's money would he be using????

Ask Hillary and McCain and Obama where their money came from! They will be beholden to those large donars!!!

Who will Mitt be beholden to?? NO ONE!!

So he's using his own money so that he isn't having to pull favors for ANYONE!!

Isn't that what we, as voters WANT???

GEEZE!!

Ben writes...

Time to quit, Mitt. Huck has a chance to take down McCain if you get out now. You have none.<<<

Well huck had a great night but it's probably being overstated. When it's all said and done he will probably have around 220 delegates to McCain's 740 or thereabouts. With only 1,073 delegates remaining that means Huck would have to score 90% of them. Romney would need 83% and McCain 37% of those remaining delegates. Huck had a great night but it wasn't nearly enough. The reality is that this is over.

Mitt.. please stay in to keep Huckabee from making a comeback. We don't need anymore faith-based politics!

Why is a more moderate Republican pulling ahead? Because people are sick of neo-con (except when it comes to spending money, yikes) fundamentalist holier-than-thou George Bush. The pendulum is finally swinging the other way.

Why don't you Jesus Freaks go back to church and leave this country alone.

Hang it up, Mittens! It's time to continue being a bored millionaire again...the U.S. just isn't ready for the likes of you yet.

Look on the bright side. Mitt created his very own $35 million economic stimulus package. On the other hand, I took great pleasure in watching Mitt come in 2nd or even THIRD in contest after contest. I think the Germans call that Schadenfreude - taking joy from the misfortunes of others.

The math is simple- John wins- now the exit strategy matters for both "Huck" and Mitt- Huck odviosuly thinks he is VP material- bad move for John as I see it but why else has he satyed in?- Mitt on the other hand cannot be a VP this time- he has to think in terms of a 4 year and 8 year strategy- 4 if the Dems win the White House and 8 if the Rep. win- does he want to run again?- if so then all this matters if this is his one try then stay with it and see what happnes- $$$ is not his problem at the margins we are talking about

Note to Johnny Lawless: You'd have to live in Utah to understand people queueing up in droves to vote for this guy. Devout Mormon and family man, "rescued" the 2002 Olympics from scandal, blah blah blah, conservative (well, at least THIS time around) - all the right buzzwords that the "faithful" out here in the "land of Zion" need to hear. I'm proud to say I DIDN'T vote for him.
I'm happy to bid a fond farewell to Romney, with his flip-flopping, pandering, chameleon-like politics, saying whatever he needed to say to get votes. Seems his morals and "family values" haven't netted him what he believes he deserved. He'll come back, though......and I wouldn't be surprised if he has a different look, different message, different strategy. Flip.....flop.
So long, Willard. Here's your hat, what's your hurry?

To everyone who is thinking about sitting the national election out because they are disgusted with the Republicans:

I'm certain there are some third-party candidates who would love your vote. Maybe consider looking for one who matches up with your ideals? Sitting out the election does nothing whatsoever. Voting for some TRUE change (i.e. not GOP or Dem) makes a difference.

With the big parties, voting blocs count. With the small parties, EVERY vote counts. I'd love to see any one of these smaller parties get 5% of the national this Nov, and get the national recognition they deserve so there is a different voice heard other than "Big Government Left" and "Big Government Right".

D – You are so right, especially CNN’s Wolf Blitzer. For some time has played down Hillary’s wins and gave enthusiastic reporting for Obama. And speaking of Wolf Blitzer has anyone else sensed he talks down to the audience. He constantly repeats himself and what and interviewee has answered as if only understood or was it because he isn’t sure of what he or the interviewee is saying. I now turn to the other CNN when ever he is on. As for last nights reporting; thank goodness for the quick channel change button on the remote. I hope CNN will never have him cover another debate.

I see many of you who are against Romney are using quotes used by the McCain camp – not exactly an unbiased source. Anyone who researched him from unbiased sources would see that he is not a flip-flopper. I think that it is unfair that many have written him off because of their jeolousy of his wealth – which he earned through hard work. Yes he has spent some of his own money to run in the election, but buying the election implies that he is paying to convince people to vote for him, or that he will be indebted to someone for his vote. He however is the only candidate who can honestly say he got the presidency off the sweat of his own back, owing no favors.

Thanx to all of the Neo-Cons that helped Juan McVain and destroyed our party. You jealous bigots have won the battle, but you will lose the war. I guess we need a Clinton in office again to reunite the Conservative base. The Clintons were the best thing to happen to our party, so bring on Hillary. I know that she will be bad for our country, but not as bad as McVain. Might as well elect a real democrate instead of a want a be. You all better brush up on your Spanish.
BTW, you think that they Swift Boated Kerry, well you ain't seen nuthin yet. Just wait till all of the truth comes out about McVain, you'll be ashamed that you ever supported someone like that.

Tough going! It's either time to bring in Rove or lay your cards down and walk away holding to some respect from all the eyes that are up on you. If you bring in Rove, you can clean Huckabee closets and pickup whatever trumps he holds. Otherwise take a time out to be human, have a shot of bourbon and ride out of town. Peace!

MITT ROMNEY IS THE BEST CANDIDATE BY FAR IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY!!
I'ts devastating to me that people around the country can't see through McCain & Huckabee's tactics, which are both cunning and men of hyprocracy. IF McCain wins the nomination, which is likely at this point, there are MANY of us REPUBLICANS that either won't vote in the November election or will vote for Clinton or Obama before they vote for McCain or Huckabee period. I'm voting democrat if that's the case.

Mitt you are to good for this country. America deserves just what they are getting.
I will support you if you continue to move forward, there is always a chance, but
Huchabee is playing McCain's hand for him.

Look at this election in another light, Hillary and Bill will not give up no matter what the cost and most people think it's time for the Democrats to win the White House. McCain will never win in November. I will vote for HIllary if you are out what will be the difference anyhow.

Mitt sure has some great qualifications for improving the country's economic position; definitely better than any opponent. I just hope that the McCain/Huckabee alliance doesn't put the Republican party at a disadvantage with the Democrats. It is unfortunate to see the Republican party so divided and comments made by the various candidate teams so venomous. Although the Democrats have a much closer race they have already realized the importance of keeping the party strong.

Mitt Romney was the only one that could win without the endorsements of special interests. McCain is a walking special interest. It looks like I will be voting Democrat this election. McCain does not support the issues that I find important and I have never voted for a party but for the right person in that position. Certainly, there is no one that fits that bill now.

As far as Vice President, McCain will not be influenced by his pick. For those wanting a conservative for VP then you must be betting against the health of McCain.

I will vote for Obama because at least he appears honest, which I don't feel from any of the others. If Ron Paul runs as an independent then I might vote for him.

Save your money drop out.

How far would that $35 million have gone to help the poor and needy? Or, any charitable organization or institution would have welcomed it with open arms.

Goes to prove you can't "buy" the American spirit.

There should be a law that puts a cap on how much candidates can spend from their personal accounts...that makes the race for the white house more fair. It would open the race up, too, for those who might be very qualified but not willing or able to throw that kind of money around.

Stick a fork in Romney he's done. The Rep ticket will be McCain/Huckabee to satisfy the conservatives and pull the southern states, no republican has ever won without a majority of the south, something Huck's got and McCain don't, and needs. Good job on Huck sticking it out. I'm an Obama supporter, but I like that Huck fought when the media tried to frame this race as McCain v Romney. Money can't buy you love or votes .

I think all the candidates truly believe they can help this country become a better place, but I am not sure they have the experience or expertise to make the right decisions to help us get there.

Remember when the Olympics were in big trouble financially and Romney came in to save the day?

When the country is in deep recession sometime during the next two years, see how well whoever gets elected is able to ease the pain of the economic downturn that is already underway.

And make sure you put enough savings away from retirement, because in 15-20 years from now the social security system will be bankrupt since politicians care more about votes than fixing the system. It doesn't help that all candidates but Romney plan to offer amnesty and Social Security benefits to all the illegals in order to secure their loyalty and votes in the future.

Romney knows these difficulties (and potentially many others) lie ahead, and it's a credit to him that he cared enough to spend his own money to try to help the country avert it.

I hope whoever gets elected will find it in their capacity to help us get through it all.

His major weakness is that he has not been in politics long enough to finess the political system.

Hang in the race Mitt!! I am a young conservative, and i'm so proud to defend your record with other peers. The Republicans need you to win this primary or like others have stated this will be a democratic win. You have what it takes, its time for America to wake up and see they are voting for quasi-liberal McCain and I don't understand politics Huckabee. You are the only candidate in this race that can stop the new liberal agenda. Romney fans lets pull this together and sweep the states coming up! We can do this! Also i live in Ohio, i'm doing everything I can to get you this state.
ROMNEY 08

It's time to recognize that the Bible Belt simply can't put their support behind an LDS Mormon who is nothing more than a prequel to Bush I and Bush II. I hope that Huckabee's surge tells McCain that he is a perfect running mate to win those tough Bible-Belt states.

I've been reading blogs where people are complaining that there is religious bigotry against Mormons when it comes to voting for Romney. I'm here to voice my unhappiness about the opposite – the fact that Romney got a ridiculous 90% in Utah. All Mormons voted for him just because he is a mormon. Isn't that another form of religious bigotry? I think that is also why he got so many votes in Arizona and Colorado. It is wrong to vote for someone just because of his religion, whether you are for it or against it.

Ha. The media gave McCain the election. Ha ha ha. In 2004, you all said the media was against Bush and he still won. The voters went against Romney, for whatever reason. You are the same guys who say the media loves the Clintons. The media HATES the Clintons. All you have to do is learn to read. If not, just watch CNN and MSNBC. Hate, hate, hate, hate the Clintons.

The election is not over. Mitt has a strong conservative base. Forming an independent party might be an answer with Lou Dobb as the vice president. How's that sound? Great Huh!

I have watched Lou Dobb for years and he is a "viable candidate" to run for an office in the white house–in partnership with President Mitt Romney.

What a perfect match.

Do we really want Mc Cain at the White HOuse?

Though he was not convicted of anything, McCain intervened on behalf of Charles Keating after Keating gave McCain at least $112,00 in contributions. In the mid-1980s, McCain made at least 9 trips on Keating's airplanes, and 3 of those were to Keating's luxurious retreat in the Bahamas. McCain's wife and father-in-law also were the largest investors (at $350,000) in a Keating shopping center; the Phoenix New Times called it a "sweetheart deal."

Mafia ties:

In 1995, McCain sent birthday regards, and regrets for not attending, to Joseph "Joe Bananas" Bonano, the head of the New York Bonano crime family, who had retired to Arizona. Another politician to send regrets was Governor Fife Symington, who has since been kicked out of office and convicted of 7 felonies relating to fraud and extortion.

Family Problems

McCain has a reputation as a politician who has difficulty keeping his pants zipped, according to Republican sources. He acknowledges that his adultery broke up his first marriage. His second wife Cindy, the daughter of a wealthy Budweiser beer distributor, was addicted to prescription narcotics and even stole hard drugs from a medical charity that she ran. McCain acknowledges that she didn't want him to run, and only agreed once he promised that she doesn't have to go to New Hampshire or Iowa.

Where woul the rest of the want to be canadates be if they were spending their own money. I believe in you. When you become president please start term limits on these seneters and congress people. 8 years like the president.

Romney is too egotistical for my taste, don't let the door hit you on the way out Rom

Better fot Mitt to use his hard own money than the money of special interest and lobbyists!!!!

Well, if all the GOP wants to send is a McAmnesty-Applebee ticket, I'm gonna have to go with Obama. If Hillary wins, I'm gonna look at doing expatriate work for the next while.

Mitt, Mitt, Mitt.

It's time for you to realize that NOBODY WANTS YOU, no matter how much money you spend.

Go back to the board room and do what you do best – buy out companies and cause layoffs, while making yourself millions.

McCain is a warmonger who was one of the Keating Five. He traded the wife who waited for him for a trophy bride. He is bought and sold to the people who contributed to his tired Senate career. Here is someone who wants to "bomb, bomb, bomb Iran" and who thought that invading Iraq was a good idea because we have a global war on terrorism, and yet he wants to cover 15 million people who sneaked into the United States illegally with amnesty and without the benefit of security clearances. Yes, why just fight terrorists abroad when you can let them into the country and fight them here as well?

No, I don't mind at all if the Republicans split their party, as it hasn't really been "conservative" since Goldwater ran in 1964. However, I truly, truly DISLIKE John McCain and there is no way that this mean-spirited, crotchety OLD MAN should be the Presidential nominee.

Is Huckabee really the populist candidate.

Popular vote so far.

McCain 4.8 million
Romney 4.1 million
Huckabee 2.4 million
Paul 0.56 million

And who should be stepping aside?

Surely your not saying that it should be Romney.

Hang it there Mitt, it's not over yet. Especially the battle for the heart of the country.

REPUBLICANS!!! WHERE ARE YOUR PRIORITIES? Mc Cain has you fooled!!! If you put him against Obama or Hillary we are Done! Mitt is the only one who can do battle against them! WAKE UP! IF YOU WANT CHANGE , WE NEED NEW BLOOD IN WASHINGTON!! NOT OLD Mc Cain and Hillary blood!!

Reply to Johnny Lawless:
I understand where you're going with that, but Utah is only 60% Mormon. The way you account for him getting 90% of the vote is that he saved the Olympics which were in SLC. He was a headliner there every day during that time with wonderful reviews. You can account for John McCain getting 5% because there's an Air Force base there with retirees. You can account for Mike Huckabee getting 1% there because so many in Utah have been the recipient of bigotry that they recognize a bigot more easily than most.

Incidentally, my husband is in Special Operations and is in his fifth tour to the Middle East. He and his crew catch bad guys literally every night over there and they are furious with John McCain's claim "I know how to get Osama Bin Laden". Their feeling is, "If he knows how to get him, why is he keeping it a secret? That's almost treasonous. And if he's just blowing smoke he should shut up". The active duty around here didn't vote for McCain, literally every guy my husband asked voted Romney.

Romney should donate his millions to charity instead of wasting it on this futile campaign. He's the token evil capitalist character in every Hollywood movie.

Huckabee's appeal is limited to the South (and Iowa for some inexplicable reason) and he stands NO CHANCe of beating McCain or Romney in the rest of the country. He couldn't even beat Romney in WV without McCain coming to his rescue. Isn't it obvious McCain fears Romney far more than Huckabee? Why do you think that is? Because Romney can beat him one-on-one. Huckabee can't. Time to wake up, Conservatives.....

I guess collecting all of those silver and bronze medals isn't enough. Is Romney set to abandon his party and the American people? I mean, he says he is the only candidate who can 'save' this country. How do you back away from that?

The big thing on Romney's defeat: He left MA and moved to the right at the same time the Republican voters were moving towards the center. It's a big miscalculation on his handlers part. I mean, c'mon...the conservatives' policies have run us into the ground. At some point people say 'no mas'. They picked a moderate Republican who is still a warmongerer and has NO economic clue AND who actually had the most popular Republican talkies stating that they would vote for Hilary if McCain won. How did Mitt lose to that? Hysterical.

I don't understand why people keep blaming Huckabee and McCain for Romney's poor showing yesterday. It's the *American* people who *voted.*

I do hope Romney pulls out; he's not the true conservative here. Mike Huckabee is.

Will Mitt Romney please stop trying to dupe the American people (probably not) with all his high-spending dollars and let us see and vote for the real candidates?

If he wants McCain to win, he'll stay in.

Huckabee '08

Mitt needs to mention what McCain did to him in W. Virginia in every speech he makes. He can't count on the mainstream media to report it. McCain is a Washington insider. Obama and Hillary are interchangeable socialists. At least with Obama, his personal life isn't a mess. I am a conservative and I will never cast a vote for McCain. Prior to the WV deal, I was going to vote for him if he emerged the nominee – for the sake of Supreme Court justice selection – but I can't do it. If McCain is the republican nominee, for the fist time in my life, I will not cast a vote for Pres.

Mitt, please stay in the race! He is the best candidate, is correct on so many issues, and knows much more about the economy then anyone else. If Mitt doesnt win, at least McCain will hopefully learn something from Mitt. Just say no to illegal immigration!

Romney has not contested Huckabee's right to be in the election. In all the interviews that I have heard, he is asked a question related to Huckabee's continued presence in the race even though he doesn't have many delegates. Romney responds that he respects the right of everyone to run and stay in as long as they want.

I hope that we can all respect his right to stay in the race as long as he wants as well.

See ya, snake oil salesman. This guy is too slick and would have been horrible as prez. Then again, all the Republican candidates suck. I love it.

John Mccain will be asking the TRUE southern conservative to join his ticket–Fred Thompson. Huckabee will get a harsh dose of reality in a few months when he is left out in the cold.

I think the comments here reflect the real problem of our country. That is it is all about me-me-me. Rally around my party, so we can beat the other side and the hell to what is good for the country and the American people.

I am proud of Mitt Romney. He has not had any positive media coverage. If CNN would laud him as much as they have Hillary, Obama, and McCain, he would have won by a landslide! Come on, reporters, give him the coverage he deserves! Go, Mitt!!!!!!!!!

To the idiots who keep commenting on things like how much money Romney spent, how he should stick a fork in it, how he "flip-flopped" on issues, and how he never had a chance – GET A CLUE. McCain and Huckabee are nothing more than lifelong politicians, set to serve the lobbyist and self-interest groups like the pandering idiots they really are. McCain has the intelligence of a walnut, and Huckabee can't see that he is being used by the bigots in this country to swing the majority to McCain.

Money won't win a candidacy either – but bigotry and uninformed voters who are blinded by the "Maverick" war hero that McCain plays are going to serve the office up to whichever Dem candidate wins. The Republican party stands no chance with an "older than dirt" liberal candidate.

If you want change in Washington – congratulations all you who voted for the senior citizen in diapers – you just elected a Democrat. You just voted for universal healthcare, bigger government, and an invitation to terrorists to do what they please ON AMERICAN SOIL, opened a party for immigrants everywhere that our country is their home even if they break the law, and a juicy economic prize to China or India that we can be bought as our dollar slips further and further down the toilet.

Thanks!

Governor Mitt Romney has a great "vision" for this country and its people. Like Abraham Lincoln, Mitt Romney is a "Winner." That character is found in his "DNA." It's not the candidate that losses–it's our country and our people–when we fail to make the right choice in choosing a leader who is gifted with sound leadership. Mitt Romney is a skilled leader for all season: for strengthening our miilitary, for saving our struggling economy, and for the upbringing of this American family (heritage and values). America "Divided we stand...devided we fall."

If Romney is out, I will vote Democrat.

Republicans for Obama!

The problem I have with Mitt is simple. I am a liberal! But if I was a republican, I would have been concerned with Mitt being for abortion, then not. Gay rights, then not. He is Flip-Flop-Flipper, and he did not convince voters.

Sop long Flipitty flop!

Hey Mr. Coat-factory! Yeah you... from Burlinton!

Did you notice that Mitt actually has $55 Million dollars in support that didn't come from his own pocket? Have you stopped to look at the total polpular vote and how Romney would've won it (by a land-slide) if Suckabee wasn't staying in it to be a spoiler? Not to mention he would be the delegate leader if Hucko wouldn't have pushed McVain through in a handful of key states.

By the way, who is Steve Forbes?

I find it sick that there is an impression out there that many people want to see Romney fail because of his money. This is Un-American and un-republican. I bet a lot of you get a kick out of seeing someone lose money… If this is you, then you are not a republican. No wonder McCain is leading the party… It’s people like this and the religious idiots that are ruining this party.

We deserve to lose in November. I won’t cast my vote, this election has clearly already been decided by ideologies, Washington politics and the media. We won’t learn our lesson till this country drives itself in the toilet.

I hope Romney keeps fighting till he loses.

Do you know of any other public figure willing to shell out millions from their own pocket to try and help the country? He could have packed it in a month ago, but he believes he can help the nation, and as of 11 am this morning, there are over 4 million other voters who believe he can too. Mitt knows his stuff when it comes to what this country needs now to get turned around. He has the networking to put others in places where needed, so his cabinet would not be lopsided.

Amazing, but true, that people refuse to acknowledge and support Romney's superior qualifications when compared to either McCain or Huckabee. Romney is by far the most highly educated and experienced Republican candidate and very Best Man for President. Sad day when people will cast a vote for someone without a decent background like Huckabee or McCain, instead of a brilliant man like Romney.... who is shirked because he made his own money. Yet, voters declare that the 'Economy' is their prime concern. If voters are concerned about the Economy, then a Vote for Romney is the cure. Romney is brilliant and should be the next President.

It's funny that this guy is trying to spend his way to the top with his own money. And he just keeps spending. Obama was right. Romney's business skills aren't as savvy as he likes to think – where's Rom's ROI ?

And by the way, I am SICK AND TIRED of people labeling Mitt a flip-flopper. If you can actually list what things you think Mitt flip-flops on, maybe your statements would have some credibility? As it is you're sounding childish, that's all. If you're going to make your statement, BACK IT UP, and try not quoting any biased news services while you're at it.

We hope Romney stays in the Race because We refuse to ever , ever vote for Mccain Period

Hey Mitt, save your dough! Huckabee's staying in, Mc Cain's getting the delegates. Do the math, it's not going to work. Maybe you should start campaigning for head of the LDS Church. New leader's 80, so how long could you wait.

You faith is not the problem, you're flip-flopping is. Sorry, but no cigar!

Glenn Doty says it all – Romney is the strongest Republican candidate and one who has real leadership qualities. Even a Democrat has recognized that Romney poses the biggest threat to liberalism, thus he is the most conservative Republican. WAKE UP Republicans, if McCain gets the nomination it's a win-win for the Democratic party. They couldn't lose! Can you imagine a debate between Hillary or Obama and McCain, who has sided WITH them on almost every major issue on the floor of Congress during his tenure as Senator? What kind of a Republican is he? Look yourself in the mirror and ask that for a moment – what kind of a Republican IS McCain, especially compared to Romney?

(Thanks Glenn, I needed that bit of encouragement this morning )

I have not voted yet as have not 3/4 of the electorates. McCain wins when we say McCain wins, not when he or the media claims his victory. If I have to vote for a liberal, it will not be a back door one like McCain – that is leral plan & it is working. That Huckabee deal proves they are both crooked, liars & cheaters. Been there & done that – not my vote.

Why are you liberals so ill-informed? The polls CLEARLY show that McCain polls substantially better than either Romney or Huckabee against the Dems. He is actually polled to beat Clinton in the majority of those souces. He is within only a percentage or two of Obama in the majority of these polls and has a slim margin over Obama in the remaining few.

What are you talking about...Can't buy an election? The media has bought and paid for this election for John McCain. Also, I didn't hear any whining from Romney...SLC-Man must be hearing voices. Also, McCain switched on many more things than any of the other candidates...do your research people. The race is not over, and I am an optomist, but if Romney were to lose, it is a loss for the American people. Instead of a visionary candidate able to change things in Washington, we would then get some of the same old thing in Washington. I hate to break it to all of you, but America is living a lie right now. We have more national debt than we can ever possibly dig out of without a visionary leader. We are in a crises with Social Security and Medicaid. China owns more of our economy than we can even imagine (through Treasury bonds etc...). Inflation is going rampant and going to get worse. Gas prices are through the roof. We REALLY need an individual like Romney to maintain America's economic viability! But if we elect McCain (or Clinton/Obama) we will get more of the same thing which got us in this mess. No drilling in Alaska...it's too pretty. Let them drill in the middle east and use less clean technology to really mess up the environment. Not to mention empowering our enemies. Let's keep Social Security the way it is so our children can inherit debt and pay for our benefits, while not getting their own. I could go on and on, but will post now so many of the entitlement generation can try to rip apart my arguments. Just remember if you elect McCain, Hillary, Obama, you deserve what you get. More of the same, and the same Washington mentality is not economically or realistically viable.

I am so tired of people saying he is buying the election. At least he answers to no-one, unlike other candidates who are bought. You people who vote for McCain, don't whine about the economy (he said he isn't familiar with economics), and don't whine about Iraq and how long we will be there. You knew his stance on both when you voted for him. If Romney is out it will be a two man race for me, Clinton or Obama??????

Tim –

Give me a break. Romney has changed his on far more than abortion and if you can't see that, you have blinders on. It seems that the first thing his supporters do is blame the media when things don't go their way. Perhaps they should blame a waffling campaign by a career flip-flopper who was born with a silver spoon and no convictions.

John Weaver, a McCain adviser, put it best: "But if Romney wasn't born on third base, if he had to campaign and fundraise like everyone else, I'm sure he wouldn't be here anymore." So true...

He will sit back and watch McCain/Huckebee lose in November.

Ben, what position has Mitt flopped on? A list? I would be happy to debate you sir if you can't explain your position any better than that cryptic sentence.

GO MITT!!!! You can still pull off a victory for our troops, our families, for AMERICA!! We need you sir and we need you badly – never give up and keep pushing despite the desperate struggle presented you. We pray for God's will for this nation, and that His will might be you. America still supports you, even if the biased news services and the pointless continuance of the campaign of Huckabee seem to be insurmountable. "Is the road uphill all the way? Yes, all the way to the very end." It is so hard, but it is so worth it. Keep striving!

A word to states who have not yet voted – NEVER let the news services decide your candidate for you. News services put stamps on candidates like "front-runner" because they want to appear more knowledgeable and want to support a particular candidate, not because it actually is true. Yes, McCain has plenty of delegates at the moment. But do you think that's on his own merits or because Huckabee's campaign stole 7-13% of the vote from Romney in every Super Tuesday state? Always go and look at the Congressional Record or state legislative records for each candidate before voting – NEVER let biased news reporting make your deciding for you. If you do, you are not exercising your privilege, showing yourself a true American, or earning the right to a representative government.

We all know that Romney wanted to buy himself a kingdom. But for the good of the country, please give it up know.

Walt: please as if Huckabee would participate in such a deal (re: WV) This is a sad attempt from the Romney party to try and look holier than thou by accusing the other camps of foul play, please! Romney's words re: Dole were disgraceful & foolish

The bottom line is money pave the way into the hearts of American's. Mitt was arrogant to think his cash could seal the nomination. Sadly, he is a phony & America saw right through it.

As a conservative, I will never vote for the pretenders.

McCain and the goofy preacher are despicable.

They deserve what they will get in November.

America will lose because the Dems will win.

Thanks to the Democrat wannabes Cain & Huckster!!

Romney is the best choice for conservatives but many Christians will not vote for a Mormon. It is too bad for the country.

Time to quit and go home. I think Romney proved what a spiteful, vindictive spoiled little brat he really is. Very nasty person under that false face he displays in public.

Since I'm a big Obama fan (and Obama is still winning pledged delegates and likely to win the next 7 states... so I'm still quite optimistic about an Obama candidacy), I'm pretty happy to see Romney fade.

I think that Romney would have been the biggest threat to Obama in the general.

An Obama vs McCain run will be a downright laughably easy victory for Obama.

For the GOP, I'm still hoping Huckabee manages to pull it out in a brokered convention, but that seems pretty unlikely now. *Sigh*.

In the event that McCain buys his way thru this (no, Mitt isn't the only one) and faced with the prospect of another 8 years of McCain as the Bush clone (he's been a Senator for 25 years and has nothing of note to show for it) I will vote for Obama. End of discussion. We need change, not some old Senator that will be approaching 80 when he leaves the White House.

Mitt

If you really care about the GOP and maintain your options open for future opportunities, opt out and endorse McCain, without condiions.

Tom

He also changed his stance on gays and gun control.

He has no real support other than his own money, I guess he never heard of Steve Forbes...

Poor Mitt... all the flip-flopping to popular positions caught up with him.

Romney: happy trails....to you, until we meet again.....the majority of Americans are moderate Dems or moderate Republicans. The left wing and right wing will no longer be able polarize this country, except on the sideline whining while trying to keep the bench warm. In closing, say NO to Government mandated Health Insurance.

Nice work naysayers. I'm glad to see you are content with would could be a long and liberal presidency. Say hello to higher taxes and the deterioration on social values if Mitt is indeed out of the race. But only 40% of the delegates have been spoken for and over the next month, republicans will become better educated on the uncommitted back-room deal-cutting politician McCain really is. Go Mitt Romney!

It just goes to show that running a campaign based on traditional stereotyping of the electorate doesn't work anymore. The old one dimensional thinking is eroding a little more everyday. Not all blacks are voting for Obama, not all whites are voting solely on race, women are not being locked into voting solely on gender. We are a multi dimensional society that cannot be pigeon holed based on "traditional"ways of thinking. What we are seeing is what I have been hoping for for a long time. The demise of blanket ideology and the focus on several issues instead of just one or two bullet points. The end result of this election regardless of who wins will be the destruction of the old ways of thinking and a strong electorate that will vote according to a broad view of America and not according to the direction of a particular organization. The vast majority of us are not strictly liberal or conservative or whatever tag you want to pin on us. There will always be disagreement and debate. That's the purpose of our system. But there will be far more independent thinking and people of many different backgrounds supporting someone. It's what america has needed for a long time.

its sad the better man might lose. still i wonder who will win 10 states first paul or huckabee or neither? probably neither, mccain and romney have each one 11 with 11 second places. romney has been fourth or worse once mccain twice. if only the people in the west had more delegates. america is divided. nevada, montana, utah, idaho, colorado, wyoming, the dakotas, and half of arizona have to sit and watch the rest of the country ruin the world. devide the country in fourths. we are too big i guess. like the ussr was.

America will soon r'ealized and regret why they didn't vote for Romney. At any rate, he has been a made Man whatever happens. So, keep up your good works mitt! You can as vice President if the presidency is not for you! But its not over until its over right? cheers!

Bob Stephens, you sound as ignorant as all the other leftist media that has labeled Romney a flip-flopper. It's funny that you don't mention what he has changed positions on. Hmmm.... is that because you don't actually know? Me thinks so!

In a test of your reputability, name for me 2 presidential candidates that haven't changed positions on policies/issues. I'd love to hear what you come up with.

In the meantime, let's rally around John McCain. Let's get behind a guy who has never changed his mind on any matters except the war (which he said would be "easy" and could be over "in a few months"), immigration, gay marriage, low taxes, his first wife (for ANOTHER Rich-chick) and wether or not he would still be a Republican when he nearly got on the ticket with John Kerry. Oh wait, Bob. I actually KNOW something about a candidate. I took the last 3 months of my freetime to research their positions and come to MY OWN conclusion as to whom I should support – sadly, I cannot draw the same conclusion from your, obviously naive, comment which you concluded after watching CNN. •

• Note that I'm not suggesting that you actually "watch" CNN, just that you accidentally happened-upon CNN when surfing channels to find Nascar.

So you are going to bash someone for being successful and being a millionaire? Wow, that's a legitimate argument. I've been backing Romney for a while now, but after last night it seems like a long stretch that he can be the Republican front runner. Too bad, he had..has a lot of potential. Maybe he can work on becoming Michigan's next governor. Or hopefully maybe he will run for president again.

Well, looks like there's only two options left for Mitt right now. 1) Drop out of the race and support Huckabee, or 2) Stay in the race, and give your delegates to Huckabee at the convention.

If he wants to really make a difference in this nomination process, those are his only choices left. Social conservatives or bust.

McCain bought the election buy selling out the Republican party. CNN, NBC and the rest of the liberal media were the buyers in case anyone is wondering.

GREAT JOB MITT -HOM MANY TIMES HAS JOHN RAN -OH AND I FEEL TERIBLE ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED IN THE SOUTH TO THOSE THAT VOTED FOR MIKE

I hope Romney doesn't quit, if he does, I will probably have to vote democrat...

McCain is just as much a flip flopper as Romney. It's just that the press took Romney to the ropes and spared McCain. Check out John McCain vs. John McCain on YouTube.

Ok, so who are you voting for bobby? Hillary, McCain thats a great alternative.

What the heck do people have against spending money on elections. How else is a candidate supposed to advertise and get their name in front of people? Must be a Ron Paul supporter since he wasn't able to raise very much...
Sore loser.

Mitt, you had a good run, but perhaps you'd be better suited to making sure that Fred Thompon, instead of that hucklester, is the better Vice Presidential candidate.

Keep Fighting Mitt! If Romney doesnt get the nomination then say hello to a democratic win in Nov. McCain isnt going to win!

McCain is not going to be the our next president in any cases. If he is a nominee, the all Independents (like me ) and even conservatives will vote for his opponent. No chance at all for McCain. In most of the states Independents were not be able to vote on Feb. 5. If we would have a chance, we will vote for Romney only. Do your math!!

Gov. Romney will make a fine Secretary of Commerce.

Hmmm ... maybe it has something to do with Mitt flip-flopping all over the political map, making up his campaign as he goes along, and trying to be whatever he thinks will get him the most votes at any given time?

Thompson's gone, Rudy's gone, Romney shouldn't even be running, and Huckabee only getting votes (after pardoning rapists and murderers) because he's a former minister that appeals to the theo-centric "MY God is better than YOUR God" evangelicals?

Looks like it's gonna be Dubya's "maverick", butt-kissing LAP-DOG McCain by default – the one who told us that "Iraq was safe" as he walked around in full body armor, surrounded by a regiment from Apocalypse Now, got the market he visited shot up the very next day after his security detail left, and then had to back off his asinine statement to the press.

Bring on McCain!

And thanks, GOP, for giving us the White House in '08!

He's done. Anything else is pure delusion.

All three need to stay in the race. Actually all five should stay. In fact, let's have a November election with all five on the ballot.

Mitt has been stung, but not defeated. The very sad thing I see about this is that the pointless continuance of Huckabee's campaign has stolen about 7-13% of the votes in each Super Tuesday state away from the most conservative Presidential candidate this country has who has any chance of winning. If it wasn't for this Ross Perot of the 2008 primaries, Romney would have swept McCain from the delegate map. As it is, there are still plenty of delegates to be awarded, but the competition will be tough and the race uphill. However, a win is still possible, and not only is it possible, it is ESSENTIAL for the future of America!

My message those in states that still have not voted – NEVER vote simply because someone has been called the front-runner by the media. Front-runner is nothing more than a term used by biased news service0s or ones who are anxious to appear like they know more than their competitors do. "Front-runner" doesn't tell anything more about the real candidate than a bowl of spaghetti about a pizza – it only refers to his blown-up or shrunken image manufactured by whatever media service there is. GET OUT THERE, learn about the candidates, make your OWN decision, and NEVER let the news media decide your stand for you.

Mitt,
We are behind you. You are the true "conservative'!!! If it is not right for this election, think about 2012. We need your kind of help in this country and if we go with either a Dem or John M., for the next 4 years, we will really need it then.

Good luck.

There is no "work to do" among the conservatives with McCain because we are leaving the party for this year if he becomes the nominee. He can't win his party's favor, he can't win the Democrats in November

America you are so disappointing. Since when does an immoral, liar, cheat and traitor to his party garner so many votes? His shadow, Huckabee is a disgrace and you embrace him too. You will not escape the consequences of these choices.

Romney, please "stay the course". You are an honorable man with an impeccable resume and your home life is to be admired. May their be a miracle at the end of the road, otherwise Huckabee will become the new Perot who lets the Democrats in by splitting the party.

It's a shame America does not desire honorable traits in our candidates anymore

Mitt give it up, you're through. The same goes to the talkmeisters like Rush, Coulter, and Laura Ingraham. You folks are no longer revelant anymore.....

WRITE IN ROMNEY 08!!!!!!

I'm confused why people keep saying the Mitt is trying to "buy the election". How is Mitt "buying" the presidency any more than the rest of them? Do people who say this not see that every other candidate is also buying advertising. Just becuase Mitt is buying more advertising than the others, that doesn't negate the fact that everyone else is spending money to win as well.

It is clear that Huckabee can't win outside the evangelical heavy southern and mid-southern states. It is too bad that evangelicals are so brainwashed against Mormons by their churches that they would rather ride a dying horse into the grave than vote for a broadly appealing conservative candidate like Mitt Romney. The good news is that Romney can out play Huck to the end. There are 50 states and only 10 or 15 of those have enough evangelicals to tip to Huckabee. Maybe Mitt can stay in it and then broker a VP spot with McCain at the convention. Huckabee is a divider and it is shameful how he has used fear of Mormons that has been trained into evangelical church goers over the years by paid self interested preachers like himself to unite a large swath of conservative Republicans against a candidate based more on religious bias than on political principal.

When could you ever "buy" an election, Patty Don't? No amount of advertising is going make me vote for someone I don't like. Excessive advertising only irritates me. Do you think americans are dumb enough to vote for the guy with the most money?

Romney should keep going he is the only conservative. I know lots of Republicans that just won't vote if it a choice between McCain and Clinton.

Why does everyone scream for Romney to jump out now, but say nothing to Huckabee. I feel that everyone is against Romney because he is the only one that could fix our economy. Or maybe it's the fact that are country is still full of Bigots. Thanks Huckabee and the SBC.

McCain and the Goofy preacher team up to beat the better candidate.

As a conservative, I will never vote for these moronic pretenders.

I just hope that after the Republicans get their butt handed

to them in November, they will never try to win by nominating these

types of Democrat wannabes again.

Hi John and Dana (congratulations about your engagement!)

Please note that your headers below this one mention Wednesday, Feb 5.

Today is actually Wednesday, Feb. 6.

Here is my chance to complain that CNN gave lip service last night to the tornados happening in the South. A couple of very short references to what was going on, because y'all were so caught up in the politics.

Now this morning everyone is "long-faced."

Well I guess it is time to call it quits on the Repulican party. I might as well vote for Obama if all I have to select from are three liberal democrats with John McCain bing the more liberal of the three.

Having voted yesterday (not for Mitt), I am going to write my recorder today and find out how to unregister to vote completely. It's the only logical form of protest I can seem to muster together. For all of us who are tired of having to chose between the lesser of two identical evils, I think our message that, "it doesn't matter what lies you make or promises you spew, I'm not playing," would be a lot loudre than simply not showing up on election day.

I do not believe that using one's own money to campaign is an attempt to "buy" the election. To imply that someone is buying the election is to say that he/she is using his/her own money to compensate those who are voting for them. While campaign financing and the amount of money wasted on this process could be another entire subject, my opinion is that if someone wants to use their own money to finance their campaign organization and buy TV and print ads so be it.

I really think Romney is a solid candidate. He has background running a state government, which is good. He also was very successful in the private sector, so his policies on monetary/business issues should be solid as well. I am really surprised McCain has managed to pull ahead so decisively. The evidence of his record indicates that he is by far the most "liberal" Republican choice. Should McCain win the nomination I don't see the Republicans having any chance at the White House.

It is really sad to see how far left the Republican party is moving.
Mitt was our only shot, so get ready for 15 million law breakers to become citizens, and do not worry about the millions of people who sign up to come to this country LEGALLY. All 15 million illegals should go to the back of the line and wait there turn like everybody else. Then look what comes next, Drivers Licenses, then Health Care, the Social Seciurity benefits.. it will never stop..

Watch your words folks! The election is not over. Mitt has a strong conservative base. Forming an independent party might be an answer with Lou Dobb as the vice president. How's that sound? Great Huh!

He actually might have made a good president but now Obama is pretty much the only one who stands a chance. the USA as a whole wont be making McCain the next pres, he's too unstable and Hilary has bad blood.

Can't buy an election? You just have to know how.

The childish comments from others aside, Romney ran a great race. He should not be ridiculed for being successful and earning a lot of money as a result. Other than on abortion, he didn't change his position. The media liked McCain more, so Romney paid the price.

How come none of the main stream news media is covering the back door West Virginia deal, it seems a little too obvious and note worthy enough to warrant some coverage

Hey, maybe Mitt can hire a turnaround specialist. You know, one that "gets the job done"... Oh wait, that was supposed to be Mitt.

I think Romney still has a chance to win. I'm still behind him 100%. It's a shame to see that people discriminate against him and won't vote for him just because of his religion.

It looks like McCain and Huckabee make a good combination. It is funny how it has taken two of them to try bring Romney down because they sure couldn't have done it by themselves. That makes me support Mitt even more. However, if McCain and Huckabee win, then it will be time for me to start adjusting my finances because I think that we are heading for a recession.

It is time for change. To leave the election!

Stop the bleeding, Stop the leaking. stop the...............

Please stop,................just stop...

I can't stand anymore of your whinning

The democrats are going to win this one anyways. McCain is the nominee and he cant compete in the general election. I voted for Mitt and I support him 100% but he should save face now and leave the race because Huckabee is in bed with McCain and wont leave the race until Romney leaves. 2012 will be a great GOP year after the dems damage the white house. I supported Romney but I will take Obama over McCain now I think.

blah blah blah slc-man, what are you talking about your state had the highest voter percentage for romney, (87 percent) maybe you should move to new york. Honestly, give me one good reason to vote for McCain. HMM I can't think of any.

PERSONAL TO SLC MAN:

The person the GOP has to beat is George W. Bush.

And McCain embraces the Iraq Conflict?!

The Dems in a walk come November!

Romney hasn't been doing so well in large part because of his recent past positions–ever changing positions. But every pundit out there is saying he'd be a major contender in the upcoming presidential election four years from now...

Mitt is too conservative for America. He's also a screwup who couldn't lead a Girl Scout troop through a department store, much less this country through the wars we Republicans have planned for '08.

its about time he dropped out. he's been stealing votes from Huckabee.

ROMNEY = PUT A FORK IN HIM ! ! !

It's good to see that the Republican party knows the difference between someone who has been conservative his whole life (Huckabee) and someone who has been conservative this past year (Romney).

People are idiots! To prefer an old and sick flip-flop to an experienced businessman and strong, honest man with hight morals – it is unbelivable! There is no future for this country!
Thank you, Mr.Romney. We are glad that you don't give up!!!

"Romney has poured more than $35 million of his personal fortune into the campaign"

See? This guy IS good for the economy! He's releasing his ill-gotten gains to videographers, graphic designers, technical directors, printers, and TV station ad managers all across the country!

Yeah – now you need to be just barely electable to be able to buy an election. What an age we live in.

It is time to for Mitt to cash in. I doubt Mitt will beat McCain at this point, and I think he should save his money rather than flushing it down the toilet by pressing on.

Throw in the towel Romney, you are going to lose. Go enjoy all your millions. You will never make it to the White House, maybe you will be invited to the Inauguration Ball. You are just too too too...what do I want to say? too too too....you know, you are fighting a losing race...

Mitt and Huckabee has more of a chance at the presidency than McCain. McCain will not win against any election simply because of his stance on Iraq and basicaly being Bush's 'yes' man for the past 8 years.

Look at how many dems voted on super Tuesday compared to how many reps voted. In every state there are about twice the number of dem votes.

Bye bye conservatives... It's time for some progress, I mean evolution.

While it is satisfying to think someone cannot 'buy' an election, imagine how many people own a piece of McCain at this point and how many outstretched hands he will have to pay back. I'll take an honest self-made millionaire any day over a career politician.

Let's not give up. Can you just imagine McCain sitting down with heads of state with his testy abrasive personality? WAR WAR WAR. This is all he has promised us anyway.
Outstanding people on the right are beginning to circle the wagons around Romney, Let's all do our part.
Huckabee is really bad new.

NO WHINING IN POLITICS, WILLARD!

That's exactly how I feel, Patty. Could it have been a more obvious attempt to buy the nomination?

"Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest." And this is just what Mitt is doing – keep up the good work, Mitt – As PRESIDENT MITT I know we will see changes for the betterment of our country and the people who you are for

Why doesn't the media tell Huck to fold 'em? He and his bigoted friends need to go home. I am sick and tired of receiving their anti-Catholic, and anti-Mormon emails and phone calls.

Of course Mitt is going on. He is the only candidate who has a clue about the economy!

If you heard Obama's speech, he will destroy McCain in the general.

Young, good looking, optimistic, versus old, ugly, mean, vulgar, pessimistic (and McCain abandoned his wife and kids for his mistress half his age to boot–)

McCain will not get the people to knock on doors, make phone calls and open their wallets.

McCain IS Washington DC (as we saw from the old school back room deal in West Virginia–legal, no problem with it other than McCain, once again broke his promise to change Washington...John IS Washington DC, My Friends)

Mitt is presidential, not petty or snarky like McCain. Think what the media will say about his antics on stage during the debates when he is debating a liberal instead of Romney.

This will be just like 1996-old war hero lifetime in the senate versus young, hip, outsider. Obama will win. Huck will just make it so the rest of the country will laugh–eating fried squirrel out of a popcorn popper?

Fix it Mitt!

Shut up you morons (SLC-MAN and Patty Don't). Mitt wasn't trying to "buy [the] election" and if Mitt leaves the race, there will be no Conservatives left in it. McCain is a liberal and I'm surprised he even tries to call himself a Republican.

GO MITT!!

Romany has three big things going against him: 1. His religion...2. His wealth...3. His looks. The jealously aimed at him will be hard for him to overcome. If he hid behind religion, looked like Gomer Pyle, had a hard time remembering where he is, born poor like Gomer and less successful..he would win by a knock out in every state.

Hey Romney, put a stake in it, it's dead. That;'s what you get for switching your opinion on topics 3X a day. Go back to counting your millions ( the one's you have left) and leave the country alone....

I'm glad that this bush like character is about done.

Romney '12!!

Romney has the support of the majority of evangelical leaders, party leaders, and the party. However, a hiccup happened. A bigoted group of people could not handle his religion. At any cost these people will do anything to prevent Romney from winning. They spoiled Iowa which trickled into NH, Florida, and Super Tuesday.

The end result: McCain is winning due to the ugly underground culture of hate that still exists in America. But, we can see through it. Although we would plug our noses while voting…If we vote for Barak or Clinton we have voted against Bigotry. That is why there is so much animosity toward McCain. It is his support from Huckabee (and his base of bigots) and the dirty games they’re playing together that turn us to look for an alternate candidate.

McCain and Huckabee played dirty political tricks to win. They have no chance to be our president, just another old Bob Dole. They are no match the Clinton's intelligence. Clinton will send them to the cleaners.

35 million of his own money to get a job that pays what? The money would have been better spent helping the very people he caused to lose their jobs! Good riddance!

Goodbye Romney!!!

People of the United States we need to come together an pick our candidate which by a big advantage should be Mitt Romney. McCain is not a true conservative or the right candidate! Huckabee thinks thinks too much of himself. Vote Mitt, Mitt

Time to quit, Mitt. Huck has a chance to take down McCain if you get out now. You have none.

Does it scare anyone else that Romney took 90% of Utah? No other candidate took such a high percentage of any state.

I've been an avid Romney supporter for over six months and today is pretty depressing. He's ran a good campaign and I am usually pretty optimistic. However, I am not sure I see much reason to go on because I do not see much chance for Romney to rebound. However, I would not mind if he stuck around simply to prevent McCain from "uniting" the party. McCain and Huckabee are two candidates I do not want to see succeed. For the first time in my life, I'm probably staying home in November.

It's good to see that you can't straight up buy an election any more. That does my heart and my mind good.

As Mitt said earlier this week. Rule one: No Whinning. As wise man knows when to fold them – it is time to cash in your chips Mitt. It is time the Republican party grouped around its candidate to beat the Dems.