Romney, 65, won the nomination as he crossed the support ofnecessary 1,144 delegates during the ongoing Republican National Conventionhere. The convention also approved Congressman Paul Ryan as his vicepresidential running mate.
Romney's nomination will become official after he delivershis acceptance speech tomorrow, campaign officials said. He will legally beable to spend money raised for the general-election campaign only afterThursday's speech.
His wife Anne Romney took the center stage in Tampa to tellher fellow Americans that the country needs him and urged them to give him achance to lift America.
The elevation of Romney at the Republican NationalConvention completed his six-year quest to navigate the contours of a changingparty.
Romney, former Massachusetts governor, swept into theconvention from backstage after watching his wife deliver a deeply personalspeech that made a direct appeal to female voters, whom she assured: "Youcan trust Mitt."
In a well-choreographed effort led by his wife, Anne said,"This is the man America needs."
"This is the man who will wake up every day with thedetermination to solve the problems that others say can't be solved, to fixwhat others say is beyond repair. This is the man who will work harder thananyone so that we can work a little less hard," she said.
"This is our country. This is our future. These are ourchildren and grandchildren. You can trust Mitt. He loves America. He will takeus to a better place, just as he took me home safely from that dance. Give himthat chance," Anne said.
Romney arrived for the convention, earlier than scheduled,with his campaign keeping a worried eye on Hurricane Isaac as it made landfallin Louisiana and threatened the Gulf Coast.
