Sunday, February 03, 2008

Timing Is Everything   [Ramesh Ponnuru]

Ross Douthat comments on how the clock is ticking against Romney. If McCain wins the nomination, one reason will be that so many of his most bitter opponents stayed neutral in the race even after it was clear that only Romney could stop him. Three crucial weeks went by after January 8, and it took McCain's win in Florida—which probably clinched the nomination for him—to get a lot of those critics off the sidelines. They may have done the party a favor, if McCain has a better shot at winning in November than Romney does. Still, given their own premises, their delay is a little mysterious.

02/03 07:12 PMShare