republican primaries

Ron Paul halts campaign, sort of

Republican hopeful and noted gold bug Ron Paul announced to his followers Monday that he would stop actively campaigning in new states.

Romney’s veep choice

These days, the Vice President’s job is worth more than a bucket of warm spit

The gloves are off, as Romney turns his attacks toward Obama

Romney’s campaign goal: to make this election a referendum on the president

Good news for Mitt

Rick Santorum showed that Romney is not as strong as we all thought

Santorum quits, Romney set for GOP nomination

Rick Santorum suspended his campaign for the Republican nomination on Tuesday, effectively paving the way for Mitt Romney to claim his spot on the ballots for the presidential election in the United States later this year.

With Wisconsin over, Newt and Santorum should go

Reality will soon catch up to Romney’s opponents in the Republican primaries

Romney takes three more primaries, exchanges barbs with Barack Obama

After sweeping three Republican primaries on Tuesday, it’s looking more and more likely that Mitt Romney will become the Republican nominee for the U.S. presidency. He’s also acting like it, exchanging barbs with U.S. President Barack Obama after his three wins. The New York Times called the day “in some respects the start of the general election.”

Romney wins Illinois primary, earning Jeb Bush’s backing in the process

Mitt Romney solidifies his lead, with 23 primaries left to go

World breathes sigh of relief as Romney wins Arizona, Michigan

Mitt Romney didn’t exactly dominate in Michigan, but he did win on Tuesday, and at this point, you have to imagine that’s good enough for him. The Republican frontrunner eked out a victory in the state where he was raised, securing 41 per cent of the vote and beating back Rick Santorum, who came in a close second with 38 per cent. Romney also captured a crucial Arizona primary by a much wider 47 to 27 per cent margin. Romney admitted in the lead up to Tuesday’s vote that his penchant for talking about his own wealth was probably hurting him. Couple that with his opposition to the auto bailout, credited with saving GM and thousands of Michigan jobs, and a win, even a tight one, in the Wolverine State looks more impressive.