Romney’s Michigan Win

First of all, I think this Romney win will benefit Huckabee by bringing McCain’s surge to an end. Huck’s only real competition in South Carolina is McCain. If McCain had won Michigan, Huck couldn’t stop him in SC. But, with Romney’s win, Huck has a chance to overtake McCain.

But, here’s what has been bothering me since Tuesday night. It is customary, and just plain courteous, for the winner of an election to allow his vanquished opponents to speak to their supporters before he gives his victory speech. Huck gave Romney that courtesy in Iowa, and McCain gave it to Romney in New Hampshire. But Romney did not extend the same courtesy to McCain on Tuesday night. Just as McCain was starting his speech, Romney started his and all the networks dropped McCain and switched to Romney (since he was the winner).

CNN brought this up a few times that night, but I haven’t heard much else about it. Not that it’s a big deal, but it does give some insight into the type of person Romney is.

–J.E. Heath
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