I've been away for a bit, but in catching up, the big news is over on the Republican side.
Today, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney said he would pull out of the race, effectively yielding the Republican presidential nomination to Sen. John McCain. Sen. McCain's only remaining rivals, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee and Congressman Ron Paul, badly trail the leader in delegate counts (more on that in a few).
Some press reports indicate that if Sen. McCain loses this year, Gov. Romney will make another attempt in 2012. I will try and have more on this somewhat later.
Meanwhile, the delegate count in both parties:
REPUBLICANS: (Needed to nominate--(1191) Sen. McCain: 720, Gov. Romney: 279; Gov. Huckabee: 197, Cong. Paul: 14
DEMOCRATS: (Needed to nominate: 2025) Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, NY--1060; Sen. Barack Obama, Illinois (981)
The Democrats' race will continue with no clear leader in sight with several primaries upcoming. The Repbulican race, is effectively over, although Gov. Huckabee will stay in as will Cong. Paul.
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