Mitt Romney “suspended” his run for President after the Super Tuesday primaries.  “Suspended” means something quite different than “dropped out.”  Mitt Romney is basically still in the running, he is technically taking a breather.   This could be a rest that lasts the entire Primary process, he could rejoin the race, or he could use his delegates in a bid to gain the Vice President slot in the GOP nomination process.

The possibility of rejoining the race seems remote, but I see a possible strategy he could be employing.  John McCain gained a “front-runner” status after Super Tuesday with nearly 700 delegates in the bag.  The momentum he gained seemed unstoppable, so Romney would consider it prudent to drop out of the race; even without a strategy to win the nomination.  The strategy would be to “suspend” his race, which would unite the anti-McCain voters toward Huckabee or Ron Paul.  As we have seen in the February 9th primary and caucuses, Huckabee took all of the delegates awarded.

Huckabee has gained momentum during the February 9th Primaries due to the absense of Mitt Romney.  This could put an end to John McCain’s momentum and unlock his grasp on an outright nomination.  If that happens, John McCain will need to survive a brokered convention, which is not as certain.  Mitt Romney would then be able to reenter the race at a time when John McCain is down and try to gain enough delegates to become a force in the brokered convention.

Will this happen?  I have no idea, but it seems very possible that Mitt Romney could be counting on it.