object of nomination. we re endorsing governor mitt romney for president of the united states. nikki haley took herself out of the vp stakes. on a book tour to advertise her suitability for the job. marco rubio got behind romney but only after he won the florida primary. again this week asserted he is not interested in the number two job. romney is the best guy for the job, he will make the best president. paul ryan s enthusiastic endorsement and campaign appearance with romney in wisconsin, dubbed bromance. he is talk of being on the ticket, too. denials put him back to the list of possibilities. there are as many as 16 potential contenders on the long list. romney won t have to shorten it to the short list for a couple of months. doesn t have to make a pick until august, assuming he wins the nomination. bret: listening to your report, the cost to turn on the lights and pay the staff and the infrastructure for the obama campaign seemed high, pretty early. many, many mill