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Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) endorsed Mitt Romney for the Republican presidential nomination on Wednesday in New Hampshire.

“I am really here for one reason and one reason only, and that is to make sure that Mitt Romney in the next president of the United States,” McCain said. “New Hampshire is the state that will catapult him on to victory in a very short period of time.”

The endorsement helps to solidify Romney’s solid hold over the primary vote in New Hampshire. He has polled consistently as a frontrunner in the state, and continues to hold first place with 43 percent support in daily Suffolk University/7News polling tracking likely voters leading up to the Jan. 10 primary in the state.

The Hill reported McCain was close to endorsing Romney in early December, although McCain said in June he wasn’t likely to endorse before the primary.

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