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Romney tops 50% in final Nevada tallywallacegw

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:51:12 +0000

(CNN) – Mitt Romney won Saturday's Nevada caucuses with his highest portion of a state's vote yet, just over 50%, according to certified results released Monday by the Nevada Republican Party. Romney, the former Massachusetts governor who also won the state's GOP caucuses in 2008, received more than twice the votes of his closest opponent. [...](image)

Gingrich outlines a Southern revival strategyA.Killough

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:47:07 +0000

Washington (CNN) – Newt Gingrich said Sunday he is plotting a Southern revival, while Rick Santorum and Ron Paul seek stronger showings in upcoming caucuses to slow front-runner Mitt Romney's momentum after his second straight victory in the Republican presidential race. Romney's triumph Saturday in the Nevada caucuses, following his convincing triumph last week in [...](image)

Romney scores Nevada win as race heads to other statesA.Killough

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:58:30 +0000

Las Vegas (CNN) – Mitt Romney swept into victory in the Nevada caucuses, sliding back into frontrunner status with his second win in a row as the race for the Republican nomination heads to other states. The former Massachusetts governor moves to the next phase as the first candidate in this campaign cycle to score [...](image)

Romney thanks supporters as CNN projects win in Nevadagschwarzcnn

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:21:42 +0000

Las Vegas (CNN) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney thanked supporters Saturday night for handing him their "vote of confidence" and vowed to "take it to the White House." CNN projects that the former Massachusetts governor will win Saturday's Republican caucuses in Nevada, making him the first GOP candidate in this campaign cycle to score [...](image)

Romney wins Nevada caucuses, CNN projectsgschwarzcnn

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:02:33 +0000

(CNN) - CNN has projected former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will win Saturday's Republican caucuses in Nevada.(image)

Romney backer calls on Gingrich to drop outgschwarzcnn

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:32:51 +0000

Las Vegas (CNN) - One of Mitt Romney's leading backers in Congress is publicly calling on Newt Gingrich to drop out of the presidential race. Nevada Rep. Joe Heck, who has been closely allied with Romney since his 2008 presidential bid, said the results of Saturday's Nevada caucuses - likely a blowout win for Romney [...](image)

Live blog of the Nevada caucusesgschwarzcnn

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:11:47 +0000

(CNN) - Mitt Romney won the Nevada caucuses Saturday in the fifth state to vote on the road to the White House. The former Massachusetts governor was favored to win in the Silver State, becoming the first presidential contender this cycle to win two contests back to back. The caucuses were open to more than [...](image)

Gingrich and Adelson met in Vegasgschwarzcnn

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:00:13 +0000

(CNN) – The Newt Gingrich campaign held a meeting with approximately 60 donors Friday in Las Vegas, including casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, a source with knowledge of the session told CNN. Gingrich, who attended the meeting, had a brief discussion with Adelson at the session, the source said. The long-time friends are legally barred from [...](image)

Votes tallied at Las Vegas caucus sitekevinliptak

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:54:39 +0000

Las Vegas (CNN) - Ballots have been counted for one precinct caucusing at Becker Middle School in Las Vegas. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won precinct 3807 with 36 votes, followed by Texas Rep. Ron Paul, who had 8 votes. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum both took 3 votes. [...](image)

Nevada's triple economic whammykevinliptak

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:42:19 +0000

New York (CNNMoney) - The Great Recession has dealt Nevada a losing hand. The Silver State, which will hold the Republican caucus on Saturday, has the dubious distinction of leading the nation in unemployment, foreclosure filings and share of homes worth less than the mortgages on them.(image)

Photo: Caucus day in Nevadakevinliptak

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:56:23 +0000

Las Vegas (CNN) – Nevadans began arriving at caucus sites in Nevada Saturday to select a candidate for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination. Above, voters arrive at Becker Middle School, where residents of 16 precincts will caucus. Voting gets underway at the top of the hour.(image)

Will Nevada give Romney a second straight victory?kevinliptak

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:38:19 +0000

Las Vegas (CNN) - Mitt Romney has a chance on Saturday to do what no Republican presidential candidate has done so far this cycle: win two contests back to back. Coming off a 14-point victory over former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and the rest of the GOP field in Tuesday's Florida Republican primary, the former [...](image)

Candidates storm Nevada in last day before caucuseswallacegw

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:20:57 +0000

Las Vegas (CNN) - Most of the remaining Republican presidential candidates spent Friday barnstorming across Nevada - one day before that state's critical first-in-the-West presidential caucuses. Front-runner Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul crisscrossed the state, focusing in large part on its battered economy. Nevada's has been particularly hard hit by the economic downturn, [...](image)

Romney brings strong organization into Saturday’s caucusesA.Killough

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:01:34 +0000

Washington (CNN) – Mitt Romney is counting on his contacts and organization from his 2008 victory in the Nevada caucuses to help propel him to a victory on Saturday. He has the endorsement of the lieutenant governor, eight of 10 state senators and two members of Congress and has stayed in contact with other Nevada [...](image)

Nevada votes: A caucus explainerwallacegw

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:28:42 +0000

(CNN) – When Nevada Republicans go to caucus on Saturday, they will cast paper ballots for their favoured presidential candidate. At the local precinct caucuses, voters will hear speeches from representatives of the candidates, then vote. They are required to have registered by Jan. 20, and 17-year-olds who will turn 18 by Nov. 6 - [...](image)

Ad spending trails in Nevadagschwarzcnn

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:18:15 +0000

(CNN) - Despite the looming caucuses, advertising spending in Nevada has yet to pick up considerable steam, according to figures released by the Campaign Media Analysis Group. Silver State frontrunner Mitt Romney has led ad spending in the state since last Friday, funneling $249,220 into 590 spots, 427 of which were negative and 163 of [...](image)

Nevada governor pardons Gingrich cancellationgschwarzcnn

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:10:38 +0000

(CNN) - Nevada Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval said he was not insulted when Newt Gingrich canceled a previously scheduled meeting with the first term governor. Sandoval said the two were scheduled to meet, upon Gingrich's request, but that he was later told the former House speaker "had to cancel." Follow the Ticker on Twitter: @PoliticalTicker [...](image)

The $10 Million Question: Will Gingrich Meet Adelson?wallacegw

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:14:00 +0000

Washington (CNN) - You may be able to call him Newt Gingrich's savior. Many political experts say without his help Gingrich's campaign would not be alive today. Multi-billionaire, Nevada casino mogul Sheldon Adelson and his wife, Miriam, each donated $5 million at different crucial periods last month to the super PAC supporting Gingrich's bid, Winning [...](image)

Long-term Romney outreach on display in NVgschwarzcnn

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:41:29 +0000

Sparks, Nevada (CNN) - Two Nevada mayors peeled back the curtain from Mitt Romney's famously organized campaign effort Friday, revealing the GOP candidate has long sought to maintain relationships with local leaders in the fourth voting state. At a business leaders'round table in Sparks, Nevada, the mayors of Reno and Sparks effusively thanked Romney for [...](image)

No silver lining in housing market as Nevada voteswallacegw

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:41:25 +0000

Las Vegas (CNN) - Republican presidential candidates are campaigning for votes in a state with an unwelcome, eye-popping first-place record. For 60 consecutive months, Nevada has had the highest foreclosure rate of any state. That's five long, painful years.(image)

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