First Stop at Home for Romney: The Voting Booth
The Romneys cast their ballots. (AP).
By Glenn Kessler
BELMONT, Mass. -- After a whirlwind 48 hours crisscrossing the country in search of votes, Mitt Romney returned to his home in this tony suburb of Boston to cast a ballot for himself.
Shortly before he arrived, news services reported that Romney had narrowly lost the West Virginia convention vote to former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee on the second ballot, after John McCain forces threw their votes to Huckabee. Romney had flown through the night from California to address the convention this morning, fully expecting to win.
When Romney and his wife, Ann, walked up to the voting booths on the second floor of the ornate town hall built in 1882, they were in for a surprise. His wife, a son and a daughter-in-law were also on the ballot for seats on a town committee.
"I'm on the ballot! I'm on the ballot!" Ann Romney exclaimed as she finished voting.
Mitt Romney asked the clerk for a souvenir copy, which he later displayed to the hordes of cameras outside. "That's pretty fun," Romney remarked to the clerks. "First time I've voted for myself for president."
Romney later told reporters that he was looking forward to seeing his home, where he had not spent a full day since Christmas. "We're going to get the rodents out, oh not really," he said. "Open the mail -- we have a lot."
Turning to his wife, he added with a grin, "And a hot bath -- what do you think?
Posted at 3:40 PM ET on Feb 5, 2008
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Posted by: ds_cenpak | February 5, 2008 8:29 PM
Mike58,
You have to be kidding?! I thought that personalities like you were done exhibiting your bigoted rantings?!
Posted by: kimden85 | February 5, 2008 7:04 PM
Blah Blah Blah Whine Whine Whine. Mormon boy can't accept the fact that he's losing, and that people on a national level can see these duplicitous jerks for who they really are. He had to know that the cover of being "pure" for what the cult really stands for wouldn't fly. He's getting what he deserved. What a joke of a candidacy. Go find someone else to try and hoodwink, cult boy.
Posted by: Mike58 | February 5, 2008 5:49 PM
Romney is a poor loser! Romney always has to be bashing somebody, and he's just angry because he couldn't buy the Republican nomination! I LIKE MIKE HUCKABEE! And Mike got it right!!! Romney is a whiner!!!
Posted by: lindalovejones | February 5, 2008 5:00 PM
Yes, the republican party loses and so does the American people if McCain were to win. All that McCain has is name recognition and a lot of enemies. Most of Arizona'a republican leaders are against him as reported by the Washington Post and other news media. McCain's own district republican chairman called out McCain as a liar, to the press. He is an emotionally unstable tyrant.
Romney is the finest candidate that we have had run in decades. His ecpertise regarding the economy is necessary at this time of economic chaos. His amazing family and strong values are just extras. Romney is against amnesty, unlike McCain who heralds in amnesty. Romney has proved to be a genius regarding health care and has solid policies regarding Iraq. I will support Romney all of the way to the white house.
ROMNEY '08
Posted by: poliscistudent | February 5, 2008 4:53 PM
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