Mitt Romney wins Wisconsin, CBS News projects
With his projected victory in Wisconsin, CBS News now estimates Mitt Romney has 609 delegates. 1,144 are needed for the nomination.
Mitt Romney wins DC primary, CBS News projects
With his projected victory in the District of Columbia, CBS News now estimates Mitt Romney has 591 delegates. 1,144 are needed for the nomination.
Mitt Romney takes Maryland Primary, CBS News Estimates
CBS News estimates that when all the votes are counted, Mitt Romney will take the Maryland GOP primary and with that victory go over the halfway mark in the number of delegates needed for the Republican nomination.
Mitt Romney Wins Alaska
CBS News projects Mitt Romney to win Ohio, Vt., Va., Mass., Alaska
Romney Takes Ohio
Mitt Romney will win the Ohio primary, CBS News projects.
Romney Takes Washington
CBS News projects Mitt Romney will win the GOP Washington caucuses.
After all the votes are counted, Mitt Romney will have won the Arizona Republican primary, CBS News projects. Based on exit polling estimates, Romney has a slight edge over rival Rick Santorum in a hard-fought race in Michigan. Votes are still being counted in both states. (Political Hotsheet report by CBS News’ Stephanie Condon)
Romney Wins Maine Caucuses
Maine Caucus Results:
Mitt Romney 39% 2,190
Ron Paul 36% 1,996
Rick Santorum 18% 989
Newt Gingrich 6% 349
CPAC Straw Poll Results
Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, D.C.
Mitt Romney — 38%
Rick Santorum — 31%
Newt Gingrich — 15%
Ron Paul — 12%
3,408 activists voted from 9am Thursday through 1pm Saturday,
Straw poll conducted on-line for the Washington Times by Tony Fabrizio.
Per the Washington Times — Romney’s 38% was the highest of any candidate since George W. Bush won 42 percent of the vote in 2000, en route to the nomination and the White House. The poll wasn’t held from 2001 through 2004, but has been held every year since then.
Howard Arenstein looks at the risk of underestimating Rick Santorum in our Eye on the White House audio report.
