McCain Wins Nomination; Bush Set to Endorse

After eclipsing 1,191 delegates, John McCain has officially become the Republican Party's nominee for the presidency and will be endorsed by President Bush Wednesday.

After sweeping Vermont, New Hampshire, Texas and Ohio over Mike Huckabee, the Arizona Senator accomplished the first of his two major goals by locking up the Republican nomination.

The 72-year-old McCain will be one of the oldest presidential candidates to run for the office, but will attempt to parlay his many admirable qualities into defeating either Senators Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton on November 2.

The Republican Party was united Tuesday when Huckabee, after weeks of speculation that he would do so, conceded the race to McCain.

The former Arkansas Governor, like Mitt Romney weeks ago, also endorsed John McCain.

Related to the Arizona Senator locking up the nomination, MSNBC is reporting that McCain will have lunch at the White House Wednesday with President Bush.

The lunch will be followed by a press conference in the Rose Garden, where Bush will endorse McCain for the presidency.

It is also being reported that Sen. Obama will begin referring to John McCain as John W. McCain, to begin to draw comparisons between the current President and the Republican nominee.