Back home, Romney says he has no plans to self-finance
For Mitt Romney, Super Tuesday had one benefit that had nothing to do with delegates. It has been two months since the GOP candidate has spent the night at home, so his final trip back to Massachusetts was especially sweet.
“We’re looking forward to sleeping in our own bed tonight and being with family,” Romney told reporters after casting his ballot (for himself) with his wife at their polling place in Belmont, Mass. “I think we’ll pick up a lot of delegates, and this is a process of gathering enough delegates to become the nominee.”
After a series of expensive contests, Romney was asked whether he had ruled out putting some of his own money into his campaign. “I don’t have any plans with regards to my campaign finances at this stage other than to keep on raising the money necessary to go forward,” said Romney, who held a fundraiser this morning in Columbus and has a series of finance events planned in New York next week.
After flying back from Ohio, Romney headed directly to his polling place before dashing home for dinner with his eldest son, Tagg, who was cooking chicken Marsala for his parents before they headed to their election night party at the Westin Copley Square in Boston.
During his news conference in a field near his polling place Tuesday evening, Romney was asked about the fact that President Obama had wished him luck in the Super Tuesday contests.
“Do you think that was an endorsement?” he said, laughing. “I hope so, but I don’t think so. I appreciate the good wishes and wish him best.”
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