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Gingrich: Romney weakest GOP frontrunner since 1920
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich says that rival Mitt Romney is the weakest GOP hopeful in almost one hundred years. On Sunday, Fox News host Chris Wallace noted that Gingrich had to get more than 70 percent of the outstanding delegates to win the nomination. “You said on Friday that…
Team Obama mocks Romney ‘death march’
Mitt Romney’s campaign has said he is almost certain to be the US Republican presidential candidate, as his Democratic opponents mock his long “death march” to secure the nomination. Despite collecting six victories in the 10-state bonanza known as Super Tuesday, including in crucial Ohio, the flawed favorite failed to…
McCain ‘worried’ about Republican chances to beat Obama
WASHINGTON — Senior Republican Senator John McCain, who has endorsed Mitt Romney to challenge President Barack Obama, on Wednesday admitted he was worried about his party’s chances of retaking the White House. After Romney claimed six out of 10 contests on “Super Tuesday,” including the key battleground of Ohio, McCain…
Super Tuesday: Romney wins five states, Santorum trails behind
Former Gov. Mitt Romney narrowly defeated former Sen. Rick Santorum on Tuesday in the battleground state of Ohio, according to the Associated Press. Underscoring the continuing contentious and divided nature of national Republicans, the remaining GOP presidential candidates split the Super Tuesday contests amongst themselves, once again denying Romney the…
Santorum accuses Romney of rigging Michigan primary
By Grace Wyler The Michigan Republican Party awarded Mitt Romney an official delegate victory today, granting him 16 of the state’s 30 delegates just one day after the tally showed Romney and Rick Santorum tied with 15 delegates each. The Santorum campaign is now accusing Romney’s team of using “political thuggery”…
Romney: ‘I am big believer in getting money’ from Washington
In a 2002 video recently uncovered by ABC News, then-Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate Mitt Romney bragged about being able to get taxpayer dollars from Washington, D.C., despite his current attacks on federal subsidies. “I am big believer in getting money where the money is,” Romney said in an address to the…
Two Romneys
Right now, Mitt Romney is two people. Romney #1 is the Romney that nearly got the nomination sewed up and wants to start running against Obama. That Romney was the one that came out when he was asked about the Blunt amendment yesterday afternoon: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world…
Democrat crossover votes could cost Romney in Michigan
DETROIT, Michigan — Democrats hoping to prolong the gaffe-ridden Republican presidential nominating contest got a boost this week when Rick Santorum’s campaign launched ‘robo’ calls urging them to support him in Michigan’s open primary Tuesday. Santorum defended the automated calls as standard electoral politics, saying he was targeting conservative Democrats…
Tight Republican race exposes liabilities
LIVONIA, Michigan — A rich guy with a tin ear and a culture war extremist: Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum have reinforced these unflattering narratives as the battle for the Republican nomination heats up in Michigan. Romney’s problems connecting to working class voters hit the national media again after he…
Santorum leading Romney in Ohio: poll
WASHINGTON — Christian conservative Rick Santorum is holding a seven-point lead over Mitt Romney in Ohio a week ahead of the US Republican presidential primary in the key Midwest state, a poll showed Monday. Santorum, getting support from conservative “Tea Party” followers and male voters, was leading the field in…
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