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Romney wins Wisconsin, Maryland and DC primaries | Romney wins Wisconsin, Maryland and DC primaries |
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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, although his projected margin of victory looked leaner 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. | 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. | 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. | |
Exit polls indicated that Republican voters were primarily concerned with a candidate's ability to defeat Mr Obama. | |
In his victory speech on Tuesday, Mr Romney said Mr Obama was an "out-of-touch liberal" and blamed him for home foreclosures, government debt and gas prices. | |
He claimed more Americans had lost their jobs under the Obama administration than under any other president since the Depression. | |
"These last few years have been difficult, made worse by mistakes and failures of leadership," Mr Romney said. | |
Analysts say the former Massachusetts governor is close to a tipping point where Mr Santorum would be unable to catch him in the race. | |
Mr Santorum, who was not on the ballot in Washington DC, only seriously competed in Wisconsin, an agricultural and manufacturing state that was the night's biggest prize. | Mr Santorum, who was not on the ballot in Washington DC, only seriously competed in Wisconsin, an agricultural and manufacturing state that was the night's biggest prize. |
In his speech on Tuesday night, the former senator pledged to fight on to the primary in his home state of Pennsylvania on 24 April. | In his speech on Tuesday night, the former senator pledged to fight on to the primary in his home state of Pennsylvania on 24 April. |
He told cheering supporters: "We have now reached the point where it's half time - half the delegates in this process have been selected. Who's ready to charge out of the locker room in Pennsylvania for a strong second half?" | He told cheering supporters: "We have now reached the point where it's half time - half the delegates in this process have been selected. Who's ready to charge out of the locker room in Pennsylvania for a strong second half?" |
Longshot candidate Mr Gingrich, a former House of Representatives Speaker, also vowed on Tuesday to continue in the race - all the way to the Republican convention in August. | |
Mr Romney and his allies have spent an estimated $53m (£33m) on television advertising so far this election cycle, compared with $27m from his three Republican competitors combined. | Mr Romney and his allies have spent an estimated $53m (£33m) on television advertising so far this election cycle, compared with $27m from his three Republican competitors combined. |
Mr Obama took aim at the Republican front-runner on Tuesday in a stinging critique of the budget proposal recently laid out by a high-profile Romney ally, Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan. | Mr Obama took aim at the Republican front-runner on Tuesday in a stinging critique of the budget proposal recently laid out by a high-profile Romney ally, Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan. |
Addressing news executives in Washington DC, President Obama said the so-called Ryan budget was "thinly veiled social Darwinism". | Addressing news executives in Washington DC, President Obama said the so-called Ryan budget was "thinly veiled social Darwinism". |
He condemned Mr Romney for backing the budget, saying: "He even called it marvellous, which is a word you don't often hear when it comes to describing a budget." | He condemned Mr Romney for backing the budget, saying: "He even called it marvellous, which is a word you don't often hear when it comes to describing a budget." |
Mr Obama's re-election campaign is also running a TV ad in six swing states criticising Mr Romney by name for the first time - in this case as a backer of "Big Oil." | Mr Obama's re-election campaign is also running a TV ad in six swing states criticising Mr Romney by name for the first time - in this case as a backer of "Big Oil." |
Are you in Wisconsin, Maryland or Washington DC? What is your reaction? Send us your comments. |