Steve King: I might have to endorse someone just to try to stop Ron Paul

King, who has not endorsed, said that Paul’s strong position in the state might make him more likely to back another candidate. He spoke positively about both Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney.

“I’m starting to see some shifts here that have caused me to take a look in such a way that maybe it becomes clearer to me of what my duty is,” he said in the Thursday night conversation. “Things are breaking here and that may lead me to coming to a decision.”

Michele Bachmann and King are close friends and he will appear at a lunch with her on Friday. But he said he won’t endorse the congresswoman at the event. “I just want to let the public know she’s a friend and I think a lot of her,” King said.