Each and every day I get convinced that most Americans support Mcain, eh... :P

Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor who sought to position himself as the true conservative choice for the Republican presidential nomination, announced Thursday afternoon that he had ended his campaign.

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Stephen Crowley/The New York Times
Mitt Romney announced his withdrawal from the presidential race at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington on Thursday.

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Evan Vucci/Associated Press
Mitt Romney on Thursday in Washington after announcing that he is dropping out of the presidential race.
VideoMore Video » Mr. Romney, who had vowed to press on despite disappointing results in the Super Tuesday primary contests, made the announcement at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington.

In a speech that touched on the messages of his campaign, Mr. Romney said he had come to his decision to help unify the Republican Party, and he charged that Democratic candidates, Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York and Barack Obama of Illinois, would not pursue the war in Iraq.

“Because I love America, in this time of war, I feel I have to stand aside for our party and our country,â€