Romney suspends his campaign. McCain will be the republican nominee.
Romney is reported as saying that a continuing primary battle will weaken the chances of a Republican victory in November. More than anything, Romney withdrawing now means that there won’t be a brokered convention–at least on the Republican side.
I’m not a fan of this result. I think nominating John McCain on the heels of two Bush administrations signals the final descent of the Republican party into populist pandering and big government social engineering. Was it ever any different ? Probably not.
In other news, James Lileks has a wonderful post up about the entries for a six-word slogan for America. Very funny, and very much worth reading.
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