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Herman Cain Endorses Romney, Expects to Campaign With Him
Source: The Atlantic
David A. Graham
Herman Cain Endorses Romney, Expects to Campaign With Him
May 16 2012, 6:28 PM ET
At a hastily called press conference, and flanked by fellow also-ran Michele Bachmann, Cain calls for GOP unity.
The spirit of 2009 was alive on Capitol Hill Wednesday afternoon.
There was Steve King, the conservative Iowa congressman. There was his more polished, nationally famous colleague, Rep. Michele Bachmann. And of course the headlining out-of-town star: Herman Cain. The erstwhile Republican presidential frontrunner was in town speaking to the Congressional Tea Party Caucus, which Bachmann founded, and decided it was the moment to make an endorsement.
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As for the endorsement, it wasn't exactly gushing. "We as conservatives know that in order to win, we have got to rally around our nominee," Cain said. "It is clear that Governor Mitt Romney is going to be our nominee, so I wanted to formally endorse him today." In a nod to the fact that Romney is not exactly a darling of the GOP's conservative wing, he added, "I know there are lot of people who may not be as excited as some of us about the process, or as excited about the ultimate nominee. It's really simple. Governor Romney gets it right on the big issues. President Obama gets it wrong on all the big issues."
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Herman Cain Endorses Romney, Expects to Campaign With Him
May 16 2012, 6:28 PM ET
At a hastily called press conference, and flanked by fellow also-ran Michele Bachmann, Cain calls for GOP unity.
The spirit of 2009 was alive on Capitol Hill Wednesday afternoon.
There was Steve King, the conservative Iowa congressman. There was his more polished, nationally famous colleague, Rep. Michele Bachmann. And of course the headlining out-of-town star: Herman Cain. The erstwhile Republican presidential frontrunner was in town speaking to the Congressional Tea Party Caucus, which Bachmann founded, and decided it was the moment to make an endorsement.
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As for the endorsement, it wasn't exactly gushing. "We as conservatives know that in order to win, we have got to rally around our nominee," Cain said. "It is clear that Governor Mitt Romney is going to be our nominee, so I wanted to formally endorse him today." In a nod to the fact that Romney is not exactly a darling of the GOP's conservative wing, he added, "I know there are lot of people who may not be as excited as some of us about the process, or as excited about the ultimate nominee. It's really simple. Governor Romney gets it right on the big issues. President Obama gets it wrong on all the big issues."
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Read more: http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/05/herman-cain-endorses-romney-expects-to-campaign-with-him/257292/
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with people like Herman campaigning for you, how could you lose?
