Romney wins again as Super Tuesday approaches
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March 5, 2012, Monday
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MITT Romney rolled to a double-digit victory in Washington state's Republican presidential caucuses, his fourth triumph in a row and a fresh show of strength in the run-up to 10 campaign contests being held all across America tomorrow.
The 10 primaries and caucuses on so-called Super Tuesday should shape the Republican race to find a challenger to US President Barack Obama.
Romney said on Saturday night that his win meant Washington state's voters "do not want a Washington insider in the White House. They want a conservative businessman who understands the private sector and knows how to get the federal government out of the way so that the economy can once again grow vigorously."
Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum and Texas Republican Ron Paul battled for second place in Washington state, while the former speaker of the House of Representatives, Newt Gingrich, came fourth.
Returns from caucuses in 60 percent of Washington state's precincts showed Romney with 37 percent of the vote, Paul and Santorum each had 24 percent, with Gingrich on 11 percent.
Romney's win was worth 30 of the 40 Republican convention delegates in Washington. Santorum and Paul each won five.
The Republican race has shared the spotlight in the past few days with a controversy in which conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh called a Georgetown University law student a "slut" and a "prostitute."
Limbaugh apologized to Sandra Fluke, who had spoken out in favor of a requirement for most insurance coverage to include contraception.
Obama called Fluke to express his support. Polls show Obama's support among women on the rise since Republicans made contraception an issue.
The Super Tuesday primaries and caucuses stretch from Vermont to Alaska. But the top showdown is in Ohio, a big test for Romney who has struggled to win over conservatives.
The 10 primaries and caucuses on so-called Super Tuesday should shape the Republican race to find a challenger to US President Barack Obama.
Romney said on Saturday night that his win meant Washington state's voters "do not want a Washington insider in the White House. They want a conservative businessman who understands the private sector and knows how to get the federal government out of the way so that the economy can once again grow vigorously."
Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum and Texas Republican Ron Paul battled for second place in Washington state, while the former speaker of the House of Representatives, Newt Gingrich, came fourth.
Returns from caucuses in 60 percent of Washington state's precincts showed Romney with 37 percent of the vote, Paul and Santorum each had 24 percent, with Gingrich on 11 percent.
Romney's win was worth 30 of the 40 Republican convention delegates in Washington. Santorum and Paul each won five.
The Republican race has shared the spotlight in the past few days with a controversy in which conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh called a Georgetown University law student a "slut" and a "prostitute."
Limbaugh apologized to Sandra Fluke, who had spoken out in favor of a requirement for most insurance coverage to include contraception.
Obama called Fluke to express his support. Polls show Obama's support among women on the rise since Republicans made contraception an issue.
The Super Tuesday primaries and caucuses stretch from Vermont to Alaska. But the top showdown is in Ohio, a big test for Romney who has struggled to win over conservatives.
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