March 2012
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WatchGeorge H.W. Bush on Romney: “Get behind this good man”
Mr. Bush, the 41st president, urged Republicans to coalesce behind Romney. From his office in Houston, with Romney sitting at his side, Mr. Bush said “it’s time for people to all get behind this good man.” (Political Hotsheet report by Leigh Ann Caldwell)
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Santorum Wins the Louisiana primary, CBS News...
Rick Santorum will win the Louisiana primary, CBS News projects. CBS News also estimates that Mitt Romney will come in second.
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WatchSantorum attack takes page from Dem playbook
On the eve of the Illinois primary, Rick Santorum looked deep into the heart of Mitt Romney and came up empty. “He doesn’t have a core,” Santorum said on CBS’s This Morning. “He’s been on both sides of almost every single issue in the past ten years.” (Report by CBS News’ John Dickerson)
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The Republicans running for President have spent...
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WatchPoll: Most think president can impact gas prices
WASHINGTON - When it comes to reducing the price of gasoline, a majority of Americans still seem to think the president wears tights and a cape and can leap tall buildings in a single bound. (Political Hotsheet report by Mark Knoller)
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Santorum downplays expectations ahead of Southern... →
BILOXI, Miss. - Even as he barnstorms Mississippi and Alabama with days packed full of meet-and-greets and rallies ahead of the two states’ primaries on Tuesday, Rick Santorum seems to be trying to lower expectations in the state by saying that his rivals have spent more time and money here. (Political Hotsheet report by Rebecca Kaplan)
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CBS’s Tom Foty checks the GOP race two days...
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Romney wins Wyoming, AP reports →
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has won Wyoming’s county conventions in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, the Associated Press reported Saturday. (Political Hotsheet report by CBS’ orbett B. Daly)
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AP: Rick Santorum wins Kansas caucuses
Santorum wins Kansas caucuses, AP reports
Rick Santorum pulled out a victory in Saturday’s caucuses in Kansas, the Associated Press reports. The win gives the former Pennsylvania Senator his eighth victory in the Republican primary season and keeps his candidacy alive.
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Mitt Romney Wins Alaska
CBS News projects Mitt Romney to win Ohio, Vt., Va., Mass., Alaska
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CBS News’ Dustin Gervais wrapped up Super...
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Chief Washington Correspondent Bob Schieffer tells...
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Mitt Romney won in Vermont, Virginia, Idaho,...
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Ron Paul didn’t win any states on Super...
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Newt Gingrich won in Georgia, his home state and a...
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Rick Santorum took Oklahoma, Tennessee and North...
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Romney Takes Ohio
Mitt Romney will win the Ohio primary, CBS News projects.
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We’ll update our blog with the latest Super Tuesday results Wednesday morning. Polls closed a half hour ago in Alaska and we’re still waiting for results from Ohio, where it’s neck and neck between Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum.
Super Tuesday 11:15pm UPDATE
Mitt Romney is now leading in Ohio, CBS News estimates. Stay tuned as the votes continue to come in.
You can track LIVE results here: http://t.co/OSY0na3a
Super Tuesday 10:30pm UPDATE
CBS News projects that Rick Santorum will win the GOP caucus in North Dakota once all the votes are counted.
It remains neck and neck in Ohio, where Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney are battling it out.
The economy was the most important issue to more than half of Ohio voters. Mitt Romney did best among this group with 40% of their vote in CBS News exit polls.
Super Tuesday 9pm UPDATE:
Rick Santorum is projected to win the Oklahoma primary once all the votes are counted. Here is an interesting fact from CBS News’ exit polling:
85% of Oklahoma primary voters are Republicans. Rick Santorum won among this group with 39% of their vote. Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney tie for 2nd place, each with 26%.
Super Tuesday is winding down and we’ve got great reporting and...
Super Tuesday 8pm UPDATE:
Polls have just closed in Massachusetts, Oklahoma and Tennessee. CBS News projects Mitt Romney will win his home state of Massachusetts once all the votes are in. Rick Santorum is leading in Tennessee and Oklahoma, but the race is too close to call. Ohio remains a close race between Romney and Santorum. Be sure to listen to our LIVE coverage for the latest results: http://bit.ly/xqKsbK
CBS News Super Tuesday Projections So Far...
CBS News projects that when all the votes are counted, Mitt Romney will win the Vermont and Virginia primaries.
Newt Gingrich is projected to win in Georgia. It’s a close race in Ohio between Romney and Rick Santorum.
Stay tuned for more results as the votes come in.
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Super Tuesday
Polls are beginning to close on this Super Tuesday. We have wall-to-wall coverage from 7pmET-11pmET.
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WatchRomney says Obama insufficiently pro-Israel
Disagreeing sharply with President Obama’s recent pro-Israel rhetoric, Mitt Romney on Tuesday said Obama has “warmed to the Palestinian cause” and scoffed at any talk of negotiating with Iran over its nuclear weapons plans by asserting: “Hope is not a foreign policy.” (Political Hotsheet report by Sarah Boxer, CBS News and...
