Republicans Continue Endorsement Merry-Go-Round

Mitt Romney Throws Support Behind Another Candidate That is Not Donald Trump

Former US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, on March 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

The Republican establishment is scrambling to find an alternative to Donald Trump, and on March 18 Mitt Romney became the latest to back Ted Cruz in what’s turning out to be a merry-go-round of endorsements ahead of primaries in Utah and Arizona.   

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On March 18, Mitt Romney announced that he was backing Ted Cruz going forward in the hopes of a contested convention:

The only path that remains to nominate a Republican rather than Mr. Trump is to have an open convention.

“The only path that remains to nominate a Republican rather than Mr. Trump is to have an open convention,” wrote Romney on his Facebook page. “At this stage, the only way we can reach an open convention is for Senator Cruz to be successful in as many of the remaining nominating elections as possible.”

Only last week, Romney campaigned with John Kasich in Ohio, helping the governor win his home state. Now, he’s rallying behind Cruz hoping to beat Trump in Utah.

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