The Page: Romney to Quit Race!

[flpoljunkie]

Withdrawal could come at CPAC speech at 12:15 pm ET

http://thepage.time.com/2008/02/07/sources-romney-to-quit-race/

[eleny]

1. wow

and thanks for the news.

[zulchzulu]

2. C'mon Mitt! Throw a few more million down the drain!

[LakeSamish706]

3. What does that do for Huckabee then? n/t

[Renew Deal]

7. Does the Huckster fight it out?

:shrug:

[gateley]

8. I heard a clip of a Huckabee speech in which he said

"They say this is a two man race, and they're right. And we're in it! "

I thought that was a bit optimistic, but now...

It'll be interesting to see what happens - I think a lot of the more conservative Repubs were looking toward Romney, but even they might find Huckabee worrisome.

[cali]

4. yep. knew this yesterday

it was reported that he was meeting with his congressional backers today.

[Renew Deal]

5. I'm surprised.

Maybe he knows he's going to get smoked over the next few elections. How serious of a challenger is Huckabee?

[DJ13]

6. I hope he endorses Huckabee just to screwup McCain

That would be his best move.

[bunnies]

9. Can he throw his delegates to Huckabee?

That would put him within striking distance.. no?

[HughMoran]

10. OMG!! I'm gonna have a beer!

:toast:

I literally HATE that weasel since he made fun of "liberals in Massachusetts" in SC while he WAS STILL GOVERNOR OF MASS!

[Mass]

11. Sweet, sweet, sweet - Mitt is out!

[milkyway]

12. Helps Obama significantly. Indie voters can now vote for Barack, and it clarifies the race.

Who can best beat McCain? It's been obvious for a while. Hillary has shown little strength outside of the Kerry states (except Arkansas). Obama will still win in November the large blue states that have been Hillary's strength.

The imagery of Obama vs. McCain, the future vs. the past, couldn't be more clear.

For those who still don't get it, Nick Kristof explained it in today's NY Times.

Who Is More Electable?
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/opinion/07kristof.html?em&ex=1202533200&en=6adb8adb0f171499&ei=5087%0A