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Gingrich: I'm Not Dropping Out

Kevin Spak — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:25:05 CST

Newt Gingrich says he's not dropping out, despite increasingly loud calls from Rick Santorum supporters for him to do so. "If I thought [Santorum] was a slam dunk to beat Romney and to beat Obama, I would really consider getting out," Gingrich said in a radio interview today. "I don't....

7 Super Tuesday Takeaways

Kevin Spak — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 07:48:48 CST

Now that the dust has cleared, what did we learn on Super Tuesday ? Among the biggest takeaways: Republicans don't love these guys: "It's almost like a bad version of Goldilocks. Nobody is just right," quips Philip Elliott of the AP . Exit polls showed that a sizable majority of voters...

Mitt Romney Fails to Land Knockout

Rob Quinn — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 07:13:15 CST

As the dust from Super Tuesday settles, the good news for Mitt Romney is that he won the most states, including the grand prize of Ohio. But he definitely wasn't crowned the champion. Rick Santorum scored decisive wins, and those victories—plus Romney's narrow margin of victory in Ohio—highlight...

Ron Paul Is Night's Big Loser

Mary Papenfuss — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 05:16:24 CST

Ron Paul was last night's big loser, coming away from Super Tuesday without a single primary win. His best showing was a second place to Rick Santorum's win in North Dakota, one of the three states along with Idaho and Alaska that Paul targeted. The race was like others before...

Gas Prices, Economy Top Voter Concerns: Exit Polls

Rob Quinn — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 04:57:05 CST

Super Tuesday voters handed victories to three different candidates, but Republicans in all 10 states shared similar concerns, exit polls found. The economy was the number one issue in every state. Despite the recent focus on social issues, few voters names abortion as their chief concern, and there was little...

Georgia Win Keeps Newt Alive

Rob Quinn — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 02:31:00 CST

Newt Gingrich has received a much-needed boost from a big win in his home state—although without even a second-place finish elsewhere, the road ahead looks uncertain. Gingrich took 47% of the vote in Georgia to Mitt Romney's 26%, and Rick Santorum's 20%. More than a third of voters in...

Super Tuesday Results: Who Won What

Newser Editors — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 02:20:00 CST

Mitt Romney took the biggest Super Tuesday prize of all, Ohio, by a razor thin margin. The state was called for Romney only after 99.4% of precincts reported, giving him 38% to Rick Santorum's 37%. Earlier, Newt Gingrich got a crucial home-state win in Georgia, while Santorum grabbed needed...

Gingrich: I'm the Tortoise

John Johnson — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:37:00 CST

Super Tuesday began with four candidates in the mix, and it ended the same way. All four are focusing on what comes next: Rick Santorum , speaking before Ohio's results were in, said he would pick up a "couple of gold medals" tonight along with a "whole passel full of silver...

Obama to GOP: Stop 'Casual' Talk About War in Iran

Matt Cantor — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 16:25:36 CST

President Obama hammered Republican presidential hopefuls today for their "casual" talk of the possibility of war with Iran. "What is said on the campaign trail—those folks don’t have a lot of responsibilities," Obama said in his first White House press conference since October. "They are not commander in chief....