Former Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney announced Thursday that he is backing Sen. John McCain in his bid for the Oval Office.
"I am honored today to give my full support to Sen. McCain's candidacy for the presidency of the United States," Romney said in a joint news conference with Sen. McCain by his side.
"This is a man capable of leading our country in this dangerous hour."
What's most interesting about this is that Romney is asking his delegates to vote for McCain.
Romney will "release" his delegates to McCain, meaning he will encourage them to get behind McCain's candidacy, the source said.
Romney had collected 286 delegates before he suspended his campaign two weeks ago.
Those delegates would give McCain 1,013 total delegates, 78 short of securing the nomination.
That means if they do vote for McCain, it's almost a mathematical impossibility for him to lose.
With so many states left, coming up with 78 votes shouldn't be difficult at all.
Travis
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