Coble endorses Romney
GREENSBORO — U.S. Rep. Howard Coble said today he is backing former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney's bid for the White House.
Coble, R-Guilford, said the economy is the top issue facing the nation's voters this year, and the congressman said Romney's business background gives him the edge over the other top Republican contender, Sen. John McCain of Arizona. Romney is a former chief executive officer of a management consulting firm and the 2002 Winter Olympics.
"By his own admission, it's (Romney's) strong suit," Coble said in a brief news conference outside his Greensboro office Monday. "And by Sen. McCain's admission, it's not his own strong suit."
Coble was referring to McCain's recent comments that suggested he knew relatively little about economics and, later, that he knew less about economic policy than military and foreign policy. Coble said he had no problem with McCain but added that he thought Romney would govern better.
The Republican nomination might be settled Tuesday. The party will have primaries or caucuses in 21 states and award 1,023 delegates, or about 40 percent of all Republican delegates. National polls show that McCain is leading in most states scheduled to have elections Tuesday.
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