Romney Backs McCain

Former Presidential Hopeful Mitt Romney is asking his supporters to get behind his former rival John McCain. Romney took over 280 delegates in ealry primaries across the U.S. - a number higher than Mike Huckabee, who's still in the race.

By: WKRG Staff | WKRG-TV
Published: February 14, 2008

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BOSTON (AP) - Mitt Romney is asking his Republican convention
delegates to back a new man: John McCain.
Romney endorsed his former rival for president in Boston this
afternoon. With the Arizona senator by his side, Romney said even
when the competition was at its fiercest, "the caliber of the man
was apparent."
Romney collected 280 delegates in the early primaries and
caucuses. Should they heed Romney's call, that would put McCain
close to the nearly 1,200 delegates he needs to secure the
nomination. McCain began the day with 843. Mike Huckabee has 242.
Over the past year, Romney has portrayed McCain as outside of
the GOP's conservative mainstream and a Washington insider who has
contributed to a broken system. Today, he says it's time for the
Republican party to "come together."