The Hill News

With Mitch Daniels out of the race, Republican establishment operatives are now trying to figure out which candidate they are going to support, either financially, emotionally or with blood, sweat and tears.

Presumably, Mitt Romney won’t get much of that support. As the front-runner, Romney already has his team in place, and the undecideds out there are looking to find whom the anti-Romney will be.

With Huckabee and Daniels deferring, and with Newt collapsing, the field for establishment Republicans has become a whole lot smaller. They won’t be supporting Ron Paul, who is anathema to the typical Republican, nor will they support Herman Cain, who is a Tea Party favorite but is not seen as electable.

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