Schwarzenegger To Endorse McCain

January 31, 2008 · Filed Under Politics

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will endorse John McCain on today, giving a boost to the Republican presidential front-runner days before the big California primary.

The two will appear at a news conference after touring a Los Angeles-based solar energy company and the governor will make his endorsement official, his senior aides confirmed.

Schwarzenegger’s endorsement comes as McCain heads toward the nomination, the only Republican candidate to have won three hotly contested primaries in New Hampshire, South Carolina and Florida since voting began earlier this month.

This latest endorsement is another setback for Mitt Romney. Although he certainly looks Presidential and has maintained a conservative message throughout the campaign, Romney’s message for some reason isn’t resonating with voters.

Even if some conservatives have doubts about Romney, staunch Republicans have big doubts about John McCain because of his tendency to break from the party when key votes are at stake.

So it would seem that Romney could really use that to his advantage, but for the moment it looks like McCain just about has a lock on the nomination.

-Chris Jones