Tag: Mitt Romney

As of this afternoon, just 15 percent of eligible voters had shown up to the polls to vote in the Illinois primaries. That would be an all-time low, by a significant margin. Part of that is lack of a Democratic

(AP) Santorum raises $9 million in FebruaryWASHINGTONRick Santorum’s presidential campaign has raised more than $9 million in February and has more than $2.6 million on hand for a Republican primary that shows no sign of ending soon. The former senator

(AP) Illinois: Romney looks to pull away from SantorumBy DAVID ESPO and STEVE PEOPLESAssociated PressSCHAUMBURG, Ill.Backed by a crushing television ad advantage, Mitt Romney sought a strong Illinois primary victory Tuesday to solidify his lead over Rick Santorum in the

Following in the footsteps of Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum today attacked Mitt Romney for his time at Bain Capital. According to Politico, Santorum went after Romney during a Monday morning campaign event: I heard Governor Romney here called me an

(AP) Confident Romney calls for unity, looks to Ill.By STEVE PEOPLESAssociated PressVERNON HILLS, Ill.Mitt Romney’s increasingly confident campaign is intensifying calls — publicly and privately — for his Republican opponents to concede defeat in the presidential nomination battle, even before

(AP) GOP voters’ passion uneven for Romney, SantorumBy ALAN FRAMAssociated PressWASHINGTONMitt Romney may lead in delegates and Rick Santorum might have momentum, but neither of the two leading Republican presidential candidates is having an easy time exciting even his own

(AP) Romney wins Puerto Rico, GOP campaign continues By PHILIP ELLIOTT and BEN FOXAssociated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico Mitt Romney scored an overwhelming win Sunday in Puerto Rico’s Republican presidential primary, trouncing chief rival Rick Santorum on the Caribbean

(AP) Romney, Santorum head to Ill., next battlegroundBy KASIE HUNTAssociated PressBAYAMON, Puerto RicoLooking toward the critical primary in Illinois, Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney wrapped up a shortened campaign trip to Puerto Rico on Saturday as he prepared for more

(AP) Puerto Rico votes; GOP candidates battle elsewhereBy KASIE HUNTAssociated PressSAN JUAN, Puerto RicoRepublican presidential hopefuls Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum are campaigning in next-up primary states of Illinois and Louisiana, while Puerto Ricans get their say in picking the

(AP) Romney would support statehood for Puerto RicoBy KASIE HUNTAssociated PressBAYAMON, Puerto RicoMitt Romney is courting voters in Puerto Rico ahead of the island’s primary as he looks toward voting in Illinois next week. Romney on Saturday shopped for tropical

(AP) A look at long-shot strategy by long-shot SantorumBy PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated PressBILOXI, Miss.Rick Santorum’s strategy for becoming the Republican presidential nominee comes down to this: prevent Mitt Romney from winning enough delegates to arrive at the GOP convention this summer

(AP) Santorum says Illinois ‘can shake up’ GOP raceBy BRIAN BAKSTAssociated PressARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.Playing for another upset, GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum urged conservatives Friday to further upend the nominating contest by putting Illinois in his column. Swamped in the

(AP) Delegate-rich Illinois the focus of GOP next weekBy THOMAS BEAUMONTAssociated PressCHICAGOAfter two Deep South losses, Mitt Romney is intensifying his campaign efforts in the economically challenged Midwest _ a friendly region for him _ in hopes of regaining his

Republican White House hopefuls set their sights on President Barack Obama’s home state of Illinois Friday in hopes of shaking up the plodding race to become their party’s standard bearer in the November election. Conservative darling Rick Santorum is aiming

(AP) Signs of financial strain showing up for RomneyBy STEVE PEOPLESAssociated PressSAN JUAN, PUERTO RICOThe long and increasingly messy Republican presidential contest is starting to hit Mitt Romney where it hurts most: his wallet. New signs of financial stress are

(AP) Romney says 1 million GOP voters prove his appealWASHINGTONMitt Romney says he’s won a million more votes than either Rick Santorum or Newt Gingrich. And he says that proves he’s got wide appeal that can defeat President Barack Obama

In the Mississippi Republican Primary on March 13, Rick Santorum won with 32.9 percent of the vote, Newt Gingrich finished second with 31.3, and Mitt Romney came in third with 30.3. In the Alabama primary on that same day, Santorum won with 34.5% of

(AP) GOP fight for delegates stretches to Puerto RicoBy DAVID ESPOAP Special CorrespondentWASHINGTONAn upbeat Rick Santorum barreled into Puerto Rico on Wednesday in pursuit of another campaign-bending victory in a Republican presidential race where suddenly no primary is too minor

(AP) Santorum wins don’t slow Romney’s delegate marchBy KASIE HUNTAssociated PressSAN JUAN, Puerto RicoThe Republican presidential contest rumbled into Puerto Rico Wednesday as a two-man race, with Rick Santorum nipping more aggressively at Mitt Romney’s heels after again frustrating the

(AP) GOP nomination fight is Romney vs. SantorumBy KASIE HUNTAssociated PressSAN JUAN, Puerto RicoThe plodding Republican presidential nomination fight is grinding forward toward Puerto Rico _ and a two-man race, with Rick Santorum ascendant and Mitt Romney vanquished in the

(AP) Romney increasingly hits Obama, ignores GOP rivalsBy CHARLES BABINGTONAssociated PressLIBERTY, Mo.Mitt Romney isn’t waiting to lock down the GOP presidential nomination to begin focusing his campaign chiefly on President Barack Obama. The trend is born of strategy and necessity.

(AP) Santorum grabs the lead in Alabama and MississippiBy DAVID ESPOAP Special CorrespondentWASHINGTONRick Santorum seized the lead in the Alabama primary Tuesday night and edged ahead of Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich in Mississippi, deeply conservative Southern crossroads in the