April 25, 2012

SandBoxBlogs: Iowa Republican "Romney Cruises in Five More Primary States"

Kevin Hall:
"Mitt Romney’s bid for the GOP presidential nomination took a major step forward Tuesday night. Rick Santorum’s departure from the race enabled Mitt Romney to completely dominate Tuesday’s primaries in five Northeast states. Romney garnered more than 56 percent of the vote in Connecticut, Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island.

His resounding victories enabled Romney to acquire almost all of the 231 delegates at stake. New York was the big prize, where 95 delegates were up for grabs. Romney now needs to pick up around 400 more delegates to reach 1,144 and surpass the threshold necessary to clinch the nomination.

The former Massachusetts governor barely campaigned in any of the states. His victory speech was delivered from New Hampshire, where he launched his presidential bid. “Everywhere I go, Americans are tired of being tired and many of those who are fortunate enough to have a job are working harder for less,” Romney said. “To all of you, I have a simple message: Hold on a little longer. A better America begins tonight.”...." (Read more?  Click title)

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