Mitt Romney Clinches Republican Presidential Nomination; Can He Beat President Obama?
by Free Britney at .Having effectively won through attrition weeks ago, Mitt Romney officially wrapped up the Republican nomination for president last night with a win in the Texas primary.
Romney's win put an end to the GOP primary as the former Massachusetts Governor began to ramp up his general election message against President Obama.
Just after 9 p.m., he Tweeted: "#1144. Thank You. Whatever challenges lie ahead, we will settle for nothing less than getting America back on the path to prosperity."
Despite surpassing the 1,144 delegate threshold, it was just a token evening for the presumptive nominee, whose rivals exited one by one over a month ago.
Only Ron Paul is still fighting for delegates. With the White House out of reach, he seeks a prominent role at the party's convention and in shaping its future.
Romney didn’t make a speech last night, but the win was nonetheless symbolic, making him the first Mormon to be a major-party candidate for the presidency.
The timing couldn’t have been better, as he is now being treated as an equal to Obama by the national media in what is sure to be a very close 2012 election.
He’s pulled almost even with the president in voter surveys, currently trailing by just two percentage points in aggregated national polls, 45.6 to 43.6 percent.
Romney probably has a 50-50 chance of being the 45th President of the United States. He'll distance himself from Donald Trump if he's smart. Just saying.
If the election were held today, for whom would you vote?
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Comments (11 Total)
Hey, Helene--face it! The GOP Congressmen have voted down much because Obama's idea of creating jobs is GROW GOVT! Obama's done a lot to squash job creation in the private sector! Besides, where's those jobs he was so supposed to create by giving gazillion of tax dollars to green companies? DOWN THE TUBES!!!! You are exaggerating about what Romney's going to do and you know it! Guess that's what a liberal HAS to say when their candidate has NO record to run on..suppose all this negative 'hot air' is perceived as crucial to blow around in an attempt to garner votes. It won't help though. Tsk!
Mike, if you were stupid enough to think Paul would've made a good president, good freaking bye, enjoy your trip, and, please, never come back. We have enough, stupid people here, already. They will be voting for Obama.
@Connie you seem to be the only person here who has mentioned race. Guess the reason you are voting for Romney is clear.... lol
They are just two opposite sides of the same coin America is screwed because Americans.as a whole are stupid. Ron Paul was the only logical / sensible choice and now we are left with the creator of RomneyCare and the passer of ObamaCare. I will be leaving this god forsaken nation and be livin it up on the beach in Costa Rica while yall deal with the onslaught of disparity that id about to occur... Im not payin the chinese back for what all these ridiculous wasteful spending war hungry politicians have spent.... Goodbye America the sinking ship.... this is no longer a free country and is 8 years from being a Socialist Nation. Yall have fun im out!
Republicans are screwed. Just another cookie cutter candidate who led a privileged life that doesn't represent average joe citizen. To be fair, that seems to be pretty much ANY candidate regardless of party. I don't trust any of them, but here we are, stuck with them because they tell The Sheeple what they want to hear.