Romney is out. He had a lot more delegates than Huckabee, which gives you some idea of that man's chances. What happens to Romney's delegates?
Per Yahoo! Answers: He gets to keep them. Mitt suspended rather than ended his candidacy, so he retains the delegates until the convention, where he can use them as leverage for policy positions, political office, or a veep of his choice (he wouldn't want it, and he is not a good choice).
If the sky falls and Huckabee picks up a head of steam down the stretch, Huckabee could pull a deal to get the delegates from Romney and be a contender at the convention. That's unlikely, given that Romney would have pulled out while in 2d position only to hand the candidacy to the man in 3d position.
More likely is that McCain will just go in there with a HUGE lead and take the delegates without much in the way of concessions given that he can counter Romney's leverage with the threat of a protracted runoff.
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Why do you think Gov. Romney wouldn't be a good veep? I would think that he would balance out Sen. McCain pretty well - executive rather than legislative experience, domestic rather than international, and a gesture of goodwill toward the more conservative elements of the Republican party...
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