Good choice for the sub in John King tonight for AC. King is by far the most factual, bipartisan, and honest political analyst that CNN or any other cable news network has.

Dear John ( I have always wanted to write that! LOL),

Wow, that sounded like one amazing moment! This election is like nothing we have ever seen. We thank you all for your committment to providing us with the most succinct and well presented information to be had anywhere.

Glad you are filling in for Anderson tonight. Look forward to more moments between you and your “magic board”. =) Hope Anderson is not feeling too poorly though.

John, I am really looking forward to you filling in for Anderson. With that said I hope Anderson isn’t too sick. I hope he feels better soon.

I think Romeny should have stayed in the race a little longer. It wasn’t like he was doing really poorly in the race. Oh well. I guess he has his reasons.

I look forward to seeing you playing with your magic map board…LOL!!!

See you tonight!!!

Sarah, Atlanta, GA

John,
I wasn’t surprised at all that Romney would bow out. There really is no feasible way that he could catch McCain. I think he did the best thing for his party. This will give them the time to “make up” and all get behind McCain.

Looking forward to seeing you on tonight subbing for Anderson. I’ve always said that you are the best one to sub for him.

And where is Anderson!? Did all of that live blogging wear him slap out or what!? LOL

Cynthia, Covington, Ga.

I think Mitt Romney just saw the writing on the wall and decided to let the process move forward. He and all the other candidates should be thanked by the American people for giving so much of themselves. It’s a dirty battle at times and whether we agree with all of them or not, we can’t deny the service they have given us. Looks like McCain vs. ?? I’ll stay tuned.

Lorie Ann, Buellton, Calif.

John,
I was surprised that Romney dropped out. But I think the business side of him overcame the political side and decided to cut his losses.

BTW, congratulations to you and Dana Bash on your engagement!

Hi John, thanks for your post. I’m not Republican, but this contest held my interest as well, with its own drama between McCain and Romney. The last debate they had was really something. I actually felt sorry for Mr. Romney on that one. He gave his all for this campaign, but in the end, numbers don’t lie and one must accept reality and move on.

Thanks and see you tonight,
Lilibeth
Edmonds, Washington

This is an historic election for the GOP as well as for the Democrats, because it seems that the party is evolving as well it must. I am not a Republican, so I don’t exactly have my finger on the pulse of the GOP. That being said, it seems to me that the American electorate as a whole is just less conservative this time around. The die hards and blow hards may not want to admit that, but I believe it to be true. McCain is going to have to reach out to the middle and soften his position on Iraq if he wants to get elected . Historically it has been the moderates of both parties who have won the presidency. That’s why I think Hillary has a better chance in the GE than Barack.

I hope Anderson is feeling better soon. He certainly deserves a night off. Too bad he has to spend it under the weather.

Dem’s had to pinch their nose and accept a John Kerry nomination… what comes around goes around.

Robert
Jakarta

Hello John, After all the debates both republicans and democrats. With all the media coverage with polls,pundits,predictions the candidates heads must be spinning. Could all this dropping out or suspending campaigns be burn out? Or could it be the republican party is finally surrendering to the fact Bush has done so much damage to his party that a republican candidate can’t win. Thanks John, Anderson get well soon!

Ok, so Romney bows out but Huckabee stays in… Go figure.

I was really impressed with the coverage on Super Tuesday and am fascinated with the magical map and how you can drill down and get into the details by Counties. Wow… So why is St. Louis City so slow in tabulating the votes. I just don’t get it. Oh well, I did see people doing the paper votes but those should be optically scanned… Who knows. It was fun to see the race in Missouri so close, it kind of makes you feel like your one little vote REALLY made a difference.

Good luck sitting in for Coop.

why do the media talk of romney as the conservative and john mcain as the moderate and some conservative values when mike huckabee as more conservative views than either of them. i believe he is the most conservative especially after carrying the southern states. he would of carried south carolina
if fred thompson had dropped out earlier and would of put a different complexion
on the republican race.

thank you

bruce

Well, I’m not surprised Romney pulled out - with Huckabee still in there was no way he could have ever caught up. All that money he invested though - I guess he’s done his part on keeping the economy going.

I don’t see how Huckabee stays in with as few funds as its said he has I’ll be glad when he pulls out too. Just wish it was that simple on the democratic side.

Annie Kate
Birmingham AL