Hucabee wins West Virginia Delgates

West Virginia Republican Party selected its delegates by convention today. Mitt Romney led in the vote for delegates after the first round of voting. When John McCain realized he was not going to win, he encouraged his supporters to vote for Mike Huckabee. With this swing vote, Huckabee won receiving 18 delegates.

Romney for President Campaign Manager Beth Myers issued the following statement regarding the outcome of West Virginia's Republican Party convention: "Unfortunately, this is what Senator McCain's inside Washington ways look like: he cut a backroom deal with the tax-and-spend candidate he thought could best stop Governor Romney's campaign of conservative change. "Governor Romney had enough respect for the Republican voters of West Virginia to make an appeal to them about the future of the party based on issues. This is why he led on today's first ballot. Sadly, Senator McCain cut a Washington backroom deal in a way that once again underscores his legacy of working against Republicans who are interested in championing conservative policies.

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