The number two Republican in the House endorsed Mitt Romney this morning during a busy Meet the Press. Congressman Eric Cantor (R-VA) said of Romney, "[he] is the only candidate in the race who's put forward a bold pro-growth, pro-jobs plan for the future."
Cantor also closed the door to speculation that he may be chosen as the GOP vice presidential nominee. "I am not open to that," Cantor said.
Republican hopeful Newt Gingrich also made news by saying that all the Republican candidates will eventually align behind their party's nominee. He said the prospect of President Obama being re-elected would be a "disaster" and "you'll find the Republican candidates come firmly together behind the nominee."
The issue of contraception and comments made this week by conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh were addressed by our guests this morning as well. Limbaugh has since apologized for his choice of language, but DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz thinks Limbaugh does not truly mean the apology.
"I doubt his sincerity, given that he lost at least six advertisers," the chairwoman said.
On our roundtable, we focused on Super Tuesday and how the results will shake-up the GOP field. Time magazine's Mark Halperin said Mitt Romney has the upper hand going in to the contests this week. "[Romney will] come out of Super Tuesday still far and away the most likely Republican nominee, no matter what happens."
Though, it seems likely that even after Super Tuesday, the campaigning will continue. NBC's Savannah Guthrie said, "There's no incentive anymore for people to drop out of the race. Campaigns don't die the natural death the used to when their fund raising dried up." She added that outside groups like Super PACs help campaigns stay alive.
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