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  • updatedPaul aide: Don't look for a Romney endorsement

    By Stephen Dinan and Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

    Ron Paul's campaign conceded Tuesday he won't win enough delegates to be Republicans' presidential nominee, but says he will continue to try to win supporters to influence the GOP's platform and rules at the August convention. Published May 15, 2012 Comments

  • Current third-party candidates not on voters' menu

    By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

    There's a substantial appetite among American voters for an option other than the two major parties in this year's elections — but there's little taste for any of the third-party or independent candidates currently competing, according to the latest poll by The Washington Times/JZ Analytics. Published May 14, 2012 Comments

  • updatedRon Paul ends his hunt for votes from primaries

    By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

    Rep. Ron Paul said Monday he will not compete in Republican primaries in any of the states that have not yet voted — essentially ending the 2012 primary season and leaving the path open for Mitt Romney to win the GOP presidential nomination. Published May 14, 2012 Comments

  • Paul supporters create delegate mischief

    By Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times

    Mitt Romney may be the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, but Rep. Ron Paul of Texas is quietly racking up some organizational victories that could complicate Mr. Romney's anticipated coronation at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., this summer. Published May 1, 2012 Comments

  • updatedSweep has Romney looking to November

    By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

    Signaling that he now considers the Republican presidential primary season over, a triumphant Mitt Romney returned Tuesday to New Hampshire — the site where he kicked off his campaign 10 months ago — to urge his supporters and those who backed his GOP rivals to rally behind his effort to defeat President Obama this fall. Published April 24, 2012 Comments

  • updatedRomney pulls in $12M as GOP super PAC amasses cash

    By Jack Gillum - Associated Press

    In its first publicly available financial report since the Super Tuesday primaries, Mitt Romney's presidential campaign said it raised $12.6 million in contributions last month, a figure that puts Romney at a disadvantage with the man whose job he wants come November. Published April 20, 2012 Comments

  • HICKS: 'Mommy wars' is class warfare in disguise

    By Marybeth Hicks

    The smell of pot roast escapes from the lid of the slow cooker and wafts down the hallway to my home office. My washer and dryer hum harmoniously in the distance while generating hours' worth of laundry for me to fold tonight after dinner. Published April 17, 2012 Comments

  • GOLDBERG: Romney must shun Obama's audacity of hype

    By Jonah Goldberg

    President Obama's re-election largely hinges on his ability to play young voters for suckers - again - and whether Mitt Romney will let him. Published April 13, 2012 Comments

  • Santorum's exit shifts GOP race

    By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

    Former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania put his presidential campaign on ice Tuesday, removing the final major hurdle for Mitt Romney to win the Republican nomination and turn his full attention to a general-election bid against President Obama. Published April 10, 2012 Comments

  • For Santorum, Pennsylvania is a double-edged sword

    By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

    Rick Santorum is in a difficult place politically in his home state of Pennsylvania, where he hopes to revive his flagging presidential bid. A win for the state's former two-term senator in the April 24 primary wouldn't shock the world, while a loss to rival Mitt Romney could stick a fork in his White House hopes. Published April 5, 2012 Comments

  • updatedRomney sweeps GOP primaries in D.C., Maryland and Wisconsin

    By Seth McLaughlin and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

    Mitt Romney swept Tuesday's primaries in Maryland, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia, putting more distance between himself and the rest of the GOP's presidential contenders in a race party leaders have said they'd like to see wrapped up soon. Published April 3, 2012 Comments

  • Romney seeks sweep to knock out Santorum

    By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

    Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney delivered his closing argument to Wisconsin voters as he looked to land a knockout blow against Rick Santorum's presidential dreams by sweeping the three nomination contests Tuesday. Published April 2, 2012 Comments

  • Paul puts campaign before duty

    By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

    Rep. Ron Paul has missed 93 percent of all floor votes in Congress this year as he's focused on his presidential bid, even as he's kept one of the lighter campaign schedules of any of the candidates. Published March 28, 2012 Comments

  • updatedSurging Mitt Romney wins endorsement from Jeb Bush

    By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

    Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush endorsed Mitt Romney for president on Wednesday, a day after the former Massachusetts governor's lopsided victory in the Illinois Republican primary. Published March 21, 2012 Comments

  • updatedIllinois win moves Romney closer to inevitability

    By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

    Mitt Romney notched another victory in the Republican primaries on Tuesday, defeating Rick Santorum in Illinois and adding to the growing sense of inevitability that he will be the nominee to face President Obama in the fall. Published March 20, 2012 Comments

  • GOP debates thinned field, but didn't produce clear consensus

    By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

    Rick Santorum said Sunday that he wants to go head-to-head in a debate with Mitt Romney before the primary season is over — raising the possibility of one last showdown at some point. Published March 18, 2012 Comments

  • Santorum campaigns in Missouri as caucuses begin

    By Brian Bakst and David A. Lieb - Associated Press

    Rick Santorum on Saturday morphed his chief rival for the Republican presidential nomination into the incumbent Democrat both are fighting to unseat, calling the two indistinguishable on key issues of the day. Published March 17, 2012 Comments

  • KEENE: Ron Paul in the driver's seat

    By David A. Keene - The Washington Times

    One thing you have to give Newt Gingrich: The man can turn. On a dime. Before the votes were counted in Mississippi and Alabama on Tuesday, the former House speaker had come up with a whole new rationale for his candidacy. Published March 15, 2012 Comments

  • Santorum says Romney a 'flawed' front-runner

    By Kasie Hunt - Associated Press

    Flush from two Southern victories, Rick Santorum held up his successes as proof that GOP front-runner Mitt Romney is a "fundamentally flawed" candidate. Romney chugged along raising and spending money for his effort to wrap up the nomination race as it spreads to far-flung contests in Puerto Rico, Illinois, Louisiana and beyond. Published March 14, 2012 Comments

  • Romney's delegate gain is still loss of 'cushion'

    By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

    Mitt Romney extended his lead in delegates in the Republican presidential nomination fight this week, but his hopes of avoiding a contested convention dimmed slightly after third-place finishes in Tuesday night's two biggest contests. Published March 14, 2012 Comments

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