Monday, March 5, 2012

Republican primary

  • Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin predicted that between 350,000 and 400,000 voters will cast ballots in Tuesday's Republican presidential primary.
  • (Boston Globe)
  • Ronald Reagans 11th Commandment about saying no evil about a fellow Republican is in shreds in whats become a scorched-earth primary contest.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • By E.J. Dionne Jr. PARMA, Ohio -- What happens in Ohio politics never stays in Ohio, and there are two storylines here on the eve of Super Tuesday. There is, first, the Republican presidential primary fight.
  • (Oregonian)
  • That's created seven competitive Republican contests in the March 20 primary election. Democrats have only four crowded races, but they'll get to decide whether County Executive Larry Walsh should be nominated for a third term.
  • (Chicago Sun-Times)
  • The earlier the primary date, the more attention the state will receive from potential candidates and the greater the clout the state will have with the nominee.
  • (YAHOO!)
  • Massachusetts is one of 10 states voting in the Super Tuesday contests. Polls show Romney with a commanding lead among GOP primary voters here.
  • (South Coast Today)
  • Now, Kasich, whose state's primary is tomorrow, backs no one. Indeed, his nod might not matter. "It's really not a focus of mine," Kasich replied when asked after a Feb. 15 speech in Columbus whom he likes in the Republican contests.
  • (Bloomberg)
  • If politics is all about branding then the Republican Party and its candidates vying for the 2012 Presidential nomination are in trouble.
  • (The Moderate Voice)
  • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The sudden flurry of presidential campaign activity in Tennessee comes to a close Tuesday when voters cast their ballots in the Republican primary.
  • (Knoxville News Sentinel)
  • Virginia holds its Republican presidential primary on Tuesday. Kinda hard to tell, though, since half the candidates still in the running didn't make the Virginia ballot.
  • (Roanoke Times)

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