Report: McCain Has Settled on Romney

Time’s Mark Halperin is reporting that John McCain will choose former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) as his running mate.

Two Republican sources told Halperin that McCain has settled on his former rival but has yet to offer the job to him.

Romney was McCain’s most serious competitor for the Republican presidential nomination. Romney’s candidacy was championed by conservatives skeptical of McCain. Though Romney won contests over McCain and other GOP candidates in Nevada and Michigan, he ended his campaign after losing California and other large states to McCain in February. Romney said that he didn’t want to give the Democratic presidential candidates an advantage heading into the general election.