Topic - Rick Santorum

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  Romney outpaces Obama in Ky., Ark. primaries

  President Obama won 58 percent of the vote in Kentucky's Democratic primary on Tuesday but lost 42 percent of the vote to "uncommitted" — another worrisome sign for him as he seeks re-election.

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  ROSE: What Mitt should learn from Rick

  Mitt Romney begins the general election campaign at a disadvantage among female voters. Mr. Romney's trouble with female voters is explained in part by his inability to win over conservative women. To attract their support and votes, Mr. Romney should follow Rick Santorum's example.

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  Romney not attracting ex-rivals' donors

  Presumed Republican nominee Mitt Romney and his party raised a sizable $40 million last month from donors who want him to replace President Obama, but most of the people who supported his primary election challengers have not yet come to his aid.

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  Gay marriage gives Romney chance to fire up base

  While many Republicans consider the sudden emergence of gay marriage as an issue in the 2012 presidential campaign an unhelpful distraction, social conservatives Sunday insisted the Obama administration has given presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney an opportunity.

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  WELCHER: Tweeting to victory

  The candidates who grasp how technology is changing the political landscape and engage one-on-one with their voters in the coming months will have a big advantage this fall. Candidates like Republican Rob McKenna, running for governor of Washington state, will win even when the electoral odds should be stacked against them in blue states.

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  FIELDS: Economy as a moral issue

  Rick Santorum endorses Mitt Romney, the man he once described as the "worst Republican in the country to put up against Barack Obama." The presumptive nominee impressed the former senator from Pennsylvania with his "deep understanding" of the connection between social and economic issues.

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  Indiana's Lugar faces tea party rival in primary

  The face of Indiana politics for nearly four decades, Republican Sen. Richard G. Lugar is battling for political survival against a tea party-backed GOP challenger who says the senator has become more interested in compromising with liberals in Washington than representing conservatives back home.

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  Romney wins Santorum endorsement

  Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum endorsed Mitt Romney for president Monday night in an email to supporters, assuring them that he's convinced the former Massachusetts governor with fight for the issues important to social conservatives, tea party members and working families.

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  Romney needs to get small donors hooked

  If Mitt Romney hopes to go toe-to-toe this fall with President Obama, the former Massachusetts governor needs to show he can fish for small-dollar donors as well as reeling in the big-cash catch.

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  Romney wins Bachmann backing on Va. swing

  Former presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann — who said before dropping out of the Republican primary race that Mitt Romney could not beat President Obama — endorsed the former Massachusetts governor Thursday as the GOP continues to slowly coalesce around its presumptive nominee.

• Inside Politics: Pro-Romney group to buy ads in nine states

  An independent group backing Republican Mitt Romney is spending nearly $4 million on ads in nine battleground states.

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  Gingrich to end turbulent presidential bid

  Newt Gingrich will officially pull the plug on his presidential bid Wednesday, marking the end of a roller-coaster candidacy that dove into and out of debt — and into and out of contention during the bloody Republican nomination race.

• Inside Politics: Santorum wants promises from Romney before endorsement

  Mitt Romney is working to win over his former rivals.

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  Paul supporters create delegate mischief

  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.

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