Dick Cheney endorses Mitt Romney

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) – Former Vice President Dick Cheney walked without assistance and spoke for an hour and 15 minutes without seeming to tire in his first engagement since getting a new heart three weeks ago.

Cheney even threw in some political plugs amid much reminiscing before the Wyoming Republican Party state convention in Cheyenne on Saturday.

He said presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is going to do a "whale of a job." He said it's never been more important to defeat a sitting president and the Republican Party should unite behind Romney.

The crowd of more than 300 gave Cheney and his daughter, Liz Cheney, a long standing ovation. Cheney's heart transplant in Virginia on March 24 initially canceled his trip to the convention but he got last-minute medical clearance to go.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/story/2012-04-14/cheney-speaking-engagement-new-heart/54278042/1

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Wyoming has their convention today where they select their delegates. His speech there probably the most good Cheney can do Mitt publicly.

Romney has the April 24th states in the bag. The May 8th states (North Carolina, West Virginia, and Indiana) are a different matter entirely. Those are states were Romney could use Santorum, Huckabee and George W. Bush's endorsement in the lead up.

They are states that might have a large rural and evangelical protest vote for Newt.


  

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All 14 national delegates chosen at Wyo. GOP state convention committed to Romney

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Republican Party has chosen 14 delegates to this summer's Republican National Convention and all of them are committed to support former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.

The voting happened Saturday at the Wyoming Republican Party convention in Cheyenne.

Romney is the presumptive Republican nominee after former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum suspended his campaign this week. The Wyoming delegates put Romney a small step closer to formally clinching the nomination.

http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/575e01546fe94e56b59cd8f41dcfca05/WY--Wyoming-Republicans-Delegates/