The two endorsements come about two weeks before the Iowa caucus . Bob Dole and The Des Moines Register 's editorial board praise Mitt Romney 's credentials . Score: 6 Romney earlier won the endorsement of South Carolina Gov . Since then , three of its choices went on to win the contest : Dole in 1996 and 1988 and then-Texas Gov . Nikki Haley .
The two endorsements come about two weeks before the Iowa caucus . Bob Dole and The Des Moines Register 's editorial board praise Mitt Romney 's credentials . Score: 6 Romney earlier won the endorsement of South Carolina Gov . Nikki Haley .