Has Mitt Romney given up on the Latino vote?
Mitt Romney chose Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate and Gov. Chris Christie as the convention keynote speaker. For now, he seems to have put Latino outreach on a back burner.
Mitt Romney chose Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate and Gov. Chris Christie as the convention keynote speaker. For now, he seems to have put Latino outreach on a back burner.
Ted Cruz, the new darling of the tea party, easily won his primary runoff against Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and is favored to win in November. He could become a spokesman for no-compromise conservatives.
The latest polls shows that both presidential candidates suffer from major weaknesses. A sputtering economy dogs President Obama. Mitt Romney scores even lower than Mr. Obama on favorability.
The dueling speeches in Ohio – one of the top battlegrounds of the 2012 election – presented the expected stark choice to voters.
Americans have become more politically polarized than at any time in the past 25 years, according to a major survey released Monday by the Pew Research Center.
“The campaign has made clear that they cannot engage in this campaign, they cannot compete effectively … if they play by a different set of rules.”
From talk-radio host Rush Limbaugh to The Wall Street Journal editorial page, conservative pundits are coming down hard on the Republican presidential front-runner.
With 67 percent of the results reported, Mr. Romney had 47 percent of the vote.
Newt Gingrich appears headed toward a big defeat in Tuesday’s GOP primary in Florida.
By Linda Feldmann
Jan. 31, 2012