Romney appeals for conservative support
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney urged conservatives to overcome their doubts and get behind him to take on President Barack Obama in this November’s election.
Facing a surprise challenge from Rick Santorum, Romney laid out his credentials at a prominent meeting of conservatives
Santorum takes on Romney before conservatives
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Rick Santorum tried to raise doubts about the electability of Mitt Romney on Friday at a conservative gathering where he openly attacked his chief rival for the Republican presidential nomination.
Buoyed by three victories this week, Santorum presented himself as the true conservative in the 2012 race and said Romney’s more moderate record does not draw enough of a contrast with Democratic President Barack Obama.
After three losses, Romney sees no ‘coronation’ in Republican battle
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Mitt Romney acknowledged on Wednesday that his path to the Republican presidential nomination is not going to be easy after three shock losses to newly ascendant rival Rick Santorum.
A day after Santorum beat him in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri, Romney attempted to play down the results, saying his campaign did not devote a lot of time and money to the three state nominating contests and chose to compete strongly elsewhere.
Romney gets a wake-up call from Republican voters
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Mitt Romney acknowledged on Wednesday that his path to the Republican presidential nomination is not going to be easy after three shock losses to newly ascendant rival Rick Santorum.
A day after Santorum beat him in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri, Romney attempted to play down the results, saying his campaign did not devote a lot of time and money to the three state nominating contests and chose to compete strongly elsewhere.
Three-state sweep revives Santorum’s White House hopes
DENVER (Reuters) – Former U.S. senator Rick Santorum rejuvenated his presidential hopes on Tuesday with a shocking sweep of the three nominating contests in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri, dealing a blow to wounded front-runner Mitt Romney.
Even though Romney still holds strong advantages in financing and organization, his campaign will now have to refocus to fight back the challenge from the surging conservative Santorum.
Santorum eyes revival in US Republican contests
By Steve Holland
LOVELAND, Colo. (Reuters) – Republican candidate Rick Santorum is gunning for a victory in at least one of the three states holding presidential nominating contests on Tuesday in a bid to slow front-runner Mitt Romney and revive his fading White House hopes.
The former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania narrowly won Iowa’s caucuses on January 3 but his drive to become the main conservative alternative to the more moderate Romney has not played out the way he had hoped.
Romney goes after Obama on healthcare, contraception
Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney on Monday joined a battle over a part of President Barack Obama’s healthcare law that has outraged Catholic bishops.
Under new provisions outlined by Obama’s administration, Catholic hospitals, schools and charities will be required to provide health insurance for their employees covering contraception even if though it violates the church’s teachings.
Romney campaign takes aim at rival Santorum
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) – Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney on Monday focused his campaign’s firepower on Rick Santorum to head off the former senator’s surge in two of three states with nominating contests this week.
Coming off a runaway victory in Nevada on Saturday, Romney hopes to cement his front-runner status in caucuses and primaries in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri on Tuesday – the next battlegrounds in the state-by-state fight to pick a Republican challenger to face Democratic President Barack Obama in the November 6 election.
Romney campaign zeroes in on Santorum
GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado (Reuters) – Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney on Monday focused his campaign’s firepower on Rick Santorum to head off his surge in two of three states with nominating contests this week.
Coming off a runaway victory in Nevada on Saturday, Romney hopes to cement his front-runner status on Tuesday in caucuses and primaries in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri – the next battlegrounds in the state-by-state fight to pick a challenger to face Democratic President Barack Obama in November.
Gingrich vows to take fight to “timid” Romney
GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado (Reuters) – Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney on Monday focused his campaign’s firepower on Rick Santorum to head off his surge in two of three states with nominating contests this week.
Coming off a runaway victory in Nevada on Saturday, Romney hopes to cement his front-runner status on Tuesday in caucuses and primaries in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri – the next battlegrounds in the state-by-state fight to pick a challenger to face Democratic President Barack Obama in November.
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