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Mitt Romney aims to clinch nomination in Texas primary Mitt Romney aims to clinch nomination in Texas primary
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Mitt Romney is expected to rack up the remaining delegates needed to secure the Republican nomination, as Texas holds its presidential primary.Mitt Romney is expected to rack up the remaining delegates needed to secure the Republican nomination, as Texas holds its presidential primary.
At stake are 152 delegates in Texas' largely uncontested poll. Mr Romney needs just 58 to reach the 1,144 that would push him over the finishing line.At stake are 152 delegates in Texas' largely uncontested poll. Mr Romney needs just 58 to reach the 1,144 that would push him over the finishing line.
Mr Romney, 65, has been the presumptive nominee for several weeks as his rivals withdrew or suspended campaigning.Mr Romney, 65, has been the presumptive nominee for several weeks as his rivals withdrew or suspended campaigning.
He is challenging Barack Obama for the White House in November.He is challenging Barack Obama for the White House in November.
Opinion polls show Mr Romney locked in an extremely close race with the Democratic president he hopes to unseat.Opinion polls show Mr Romney locked in an extremely close race with the Democratic president he hopes to unseat.
The delegates are set to officially anoint Mr Romney as the Republican nominee in late August when the party holds its national convention in Tampa, Florida.The delegates are set to officially anoint Mr Romney as the Republican nominee in late August when the party holds its national convention in Tampa, Florida.
He will become the first Mormon White House nominee, and surpass his father, George Romney, a former Michigan governor who ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination in 1968.He will become the first Mormon White House nominee, and surpass his father, George Romney, a former Michigan governor who ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination in 1968.
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"It'll be a big day tomorrow. I'm looking forward to the good news," the former Massachusetts governor told reporters on Monday, in anticipation of the Texas results. As votes were cast in the Lone Star State, Mr Romney was campaigning in Colorado and Nevada. He is due to attend a fundraiser in Las Vegas with real estate tycoon Donald Trump.
The White House is ready for Mitt Romney. That he is not seen as a man of the people is one vulnerability Mr Obama's team will exploit. So is the way Mr Romney made his millions. The Obama White House is ready for Mitt Romney. That he is not seen as a man of the people is one vulnerability Mr Obama's team will exploit. So is the way Mr Romney made his millions.
The Obama team also wants to promote the image of its Republican rival as very right wing. Not simply conservative but old-fashioned. The out-of-touch old guy who would bring back the past.The Obama team also wants to promote the image of its Republican rival as very right wing. Not simply conservative but old-fashioned. The out-of-touch old guy who would bring back the past.
Romney has, so far, failed to inspire. He doesn't have "it" - he is not a candidate bathed in charisma. Yet every time I watch Mr Romney he seems a little sharper. Perhaps the harsh primary has honed him, sharpened the steel. But there is work for his team. They have decided what they are against, but not quite what their man is for.Romney has, so far, failed to inspire. He doesn't have "it" - he is not a candidate bathed in charisma. Yet every time I watch Mr Romney he seems a little sharper. Perhaps the harsh primary has honed him, sharpened the steel. But there is work for his team. They have decided what they are against, but not quite what their man is for.
As voting gets under way in the Lone Star State, Mr Romney will be campaigning in Colorado and Nevada. He is due to attend a fundraiser in Las Vegas with real estate tycoon Donald Trump.
Ahead of the event, the Obama campaign released a video focusing on Mr Trump's comments falsely alleging that the president was born in Kenya.Ahead of the event, the Obama campaign released a video focusing on Mr Trump's comments falsely alleging that the president was born in Kenya.
The video seeks to draw a contrast between Mr Romney and Senator John McCain, the 2008 Republican nominee, who once corrected a woman after she called Mr Obama a Muslim.The video seeks to draw a contrast between Mr Romney and Senator John McCain, the 2008 Republican nominee, who once corrected a woman after she called Mr Obama a Muslim.
"Why won't Mitt Romney do the same?" asks the clip."Why won't Mitt Romney do the same?" asks the clip.
On Monday, Mr Romney stopped short of condemning Mr Trump's comments.On Monday, Mr Romney stopped short of condemning Mr Trump's comments.
"I don't agree with all the people who support me. And my guess is they don't all agree with everything I believe in," Mr Romney told reporters."I don't agree with all the people who support me. And my guess is they don't all agree with everything I believe in," Mr Romney told reporters.
The video is the latest in a series of attack ads from the rival camps. Prominent US conservative commentator George Will waded into the row on Sunday, appearing on a political talk show where he referred to Mr Trump as a "bloviating ignoramus" and questioned the Romney campaign's decision to appear with him.
The Obama campaign video against Mr Trump is the latest in a series of attack ads.
On Monday, the Romney campaign released an attack ad criticising Mr Obama over a federal loan to a solar panel maker which later went bankrupt.On Monday, the Romney campaign released an attack ad criticising Mr Obama over a federal loan to a solar panel maker which later went bankrupt.
Mr Romney was also set to meet with casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson, who gave millions to supporters of Newt Gingrich's campaign during the primary season.
Experts say the outcome of November's election could depend on what happens in a handful of battleground states, including Colorado and Nevada, as the candidates vie for the support of independent voters.Experts say the outcome of November's election could depend on what happens in a handful of battleground states, including Colorado and Nevada, as the candidates vie for the support of independent voters.