Conley
04-04-2012, 11:15 AM
Mitt Romney has taken a stride closer to the Republican presidential nomination by winning primaries in Wisconsin, Maryland and Washington DC.
He routed his main rival Rick Santorum in Maryland, winning nearly 50% of the vote, and appeared set for a five-point victory in Wisconsin.
Mr Santorum, who has faced calls to bow out of the race in the name of party unity, defiantly vowed to fight on.
The eventual winner will face Barack Obama in November's election.
President Obama attacked Mr Romney earlier on Tuesday in the latest sign that he views the former Massachusetts governor as his November election opponent.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Texas Congressman Ron Paul trailed far behind in the primary results.
In Washington DC, where Mr Santorum was not on the ballot, Mr Romney took 70% of the vote.
The three-state win meant Mr Romney took home some 83 nominating delegates, substantially increasing his lead over Mr Santorum, whose poor showing gained him just six delegates, the Associated Press projected.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17606482
The new totals: Romney with 655, Santorum with 278. It's still not as large of a gap as one would think, due mostly to the length of this race IMO. Perhaps the presumed damage it is causing to the presumptive GOP winner will lead to some reform of the primary and caucus system.
He routed his main rival Rick Santorum in Maryland, winning nearly 50% of the vote, and appeared set for a five-point victory in Wisconsin.
Mr Santorum, who has faced calls to bow out of the race in the name of party unity, defiantly vowed to fight on.
The eventual winner will face Barack Obama in November's election.
President Obama attacked Mr Romney earlier on Tuesday in the latest sign that he views the former Massachusetts governor as his November election opponent.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Texas Congressman Ron Paul trailed far behind in the primary results.
In Washington DC, where Mr Santorum was not on the ballot, Mr Romney took 70% of the vote.
The three-state win meant Mr Romney took home some 83 nominating delegates, substantially increasing his lead over Mr Santorum, whose poor showing gained him just six delegates, the Associated Press projected.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17606482
The new totals: Romney with 655, Santorum with 278. It's still not as large of a gap as one would think, due mostly to the length of this race IMO. Perhaps the presumed damage it is causing to the presumptive GOP winner will lead to some reform of the primary and caucus system.