Herbert steps from sideline to endorse Mitt Romney

Herbert steps from sideline to endorse Mitt Romney

By Thomas Burr
The Salt Lake Tribune

Published Feb 2, 2012 04:15PM MDT

Washington • Utah Gov. Gary Herbert endorsed presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Thursday after months of staying on the sidelines in the race in which Herbert’s former boss, ex-Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, was also competing.
With Huntsman now gone from the race, Herbert, a Republican, says it’s time to coalesce around “the one GOP candidate who can defeat Barack Obama and get our nation back on the right track.”
“We need a leader with an unwavering moral compass,” Herbert said in a statement circ...

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