Romney Suspends Campaign
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has decided to suspend his campaign for president, essentially giving Sen. John McCain a clear path to the nomination.
He made the announcement Thursday while speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington.
Super Tuesday was obviously the knockout blow to Romney's campaign, which never got off the ground the way he had planned. A big part of that was the surprising rise of former Gov. Mike Huckabee, who most likely drained votes from Romney.
Romney -- although he disagreed with McCain on many issues -- said he was concerned that staying in the race would make it easier for senators Clinton or Obama to win. "In this time of war I feel I now have to stand aside."
By "suspending" his campaign, Romney keeps his delegates until the Republican convention.
Although he engineered a mandated health insurance program in Massachusetts, Romney said such a system wouldn't work on a national basis and his health platform planned to provide access to health insurance for all Americans through market reforms rather than new government programs or new taxes.
If you want to know more about Romney, you can still find out about him in our "Who's Dropped Out" section of our election special "Health Matters in the 2008 Election."
As for the dwindling number of remaining candidates still in the fight, both Republican and Democrat, you can see how they face off on health, a major concern for voters, in our candidate comparison chart.
And you can always get the latest news from around the country on the remaining primaries and caucuses on our election news page.
He made the announcement Thursday while speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington.
Super Tuesday was obviously the knockout blow to Romney's campaign, which never got off the ground the way he had planned. A big part of that was the surprising rise of former Gov. Mike Huckabee, who most likely drained votes from Romney.
Romney -- although he disagreed with McCain on many issues -- said he was concerned that staying in the race would make it easier for senators Clinton or Obama to win. "In this time of war I feel I now have to stand aside."
By "suspending" his campaign, Romney keeps his delegates until the Republican convention.
Although he engineered a mandated health insurance program in Massachusetts, Romney said such a system wouldn't work on a national basis and his health platform planned to provide access to health insurance for all Americans through market reforms rather than new government programs or new taxes.
If you want to know more about Romney, you can still find out about him in our "Who's Dropped Out" section of our election special "Health Matters in the 2008 Election."
As for the dwindling number of remaining candidates still in the fight, both Republican and Democrat, you can see how they face off on health, a major concern for voters, in our candidate comparison chart.
And you can always get the latest news from around the country on the remaining primaries and caucuses on our election news page.
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