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McCain Leads, Romney Leaves
John McCain celebrates his victory as Republican frontrunner for the 2008 presidency.
On the Republican side, Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee were embattled in a childlike argument. Neither candidate wanted the other in the race because they felt the other candidate's presidential run was hurting the other. The arguing went nowhere with Super Tuesday closing in fast.
Huckabee stood up to his critics and lambasted the media in a speech, by telling his supporters, don't let the media tell you who's still in this race. It's still up to the people.
Huckabee surprised a lot of people on Tuesday by securing a number of Southern states and proving that he's still a contender in the race. McCain however won votes in a lot of the winner-take-all states, where those victories boosted his delegate count.
The problem now is that Huckabee needs to try and catch up to the number of delegates McCain has. McCain holds roughly 700 delegates, with Huckabee at 195. With Mitt Romney dropping out of the race, the question now will be who receives the near 300 delegates Romney received. If Huckabee cannot secure enough delegates, John McCain will become the 2008 Republican Presidential nominee.
With Romney bowing out, questions are still left unanswered. If Huckabee secures enough delegates for the nomination, would conservatives trust the leadership of a Mike Huckabee presidency? Secondly, if John McCain is elected, will he follow the principles that party members feel are truly conservative?
Many conservatives feel they're between a rock and a hard place with McCain and the presumptive winner of the Democratic Party for this year's election. The question now is whether McCain is able to reconcile with voters that have often viewed him as a maverick.
Lastly, Republicans don't really see McCain as the true “face” of the Republican Party. He has a lot of work to do if he's going to not only win the party's nomination, but their hearts and minds as well.