Detail No End in Sight; The Republican Nomination   Oleh:  [s.n] Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 402 no. 8775 (Mar. 2012), page 37-38. Topik: Primaries & Caucuses; Candidates; Republican Party Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE29.70 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel There was something for all the contestants to hang on to on Super Tuesday. But Mitt Romney still looks like the eventual winner. MrRomney, the front-runner, won six of the ten states holding primaries or caucuses, including a narrow victory in Ohio, the most fiercely contested. He performed just as well in terms of delegates to the Republican convention in August, where the nominee is formally selected, securing over half of those on offer. He now has well over twice as many delegates as his closest rival, Rick Santorum, and is over a third of the way towards the 1,144 needed to prevail. And yet it was still a lacklustre night, in many ways, for the presumed but unloved nominee. Super Tuesday provides the leading candidate with a chance to deliver a knockout blow to his rivals. So it was for the Republicans in 2000 and 2008, at any rate, when George Bush and John McCain squared away the nomination. And so Mr Romney had hoped it would be again. Yet in the end the other three candidates all found reason to celebrate and persevere. But the exit polls suggest that Mr Romney continues to struggle with supporters of the tea-party movement, with evangelical Christians and with those who describe themselves as "very conservative". He has not yet won any Southern states, bar Florida and his notional ascendancy in Virginia. He seems to have done well in conservative spots in the West more out of religious than ideological affinity: a big share of Republican primary voters in that part of the country are Mormons, like Mr Romney. In short, Mr Romney has not yet won over the heart of his party. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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