Friday, April 20, 2012

Republican Primary News--4.20.12

 
Patch's Poll: Does CT's Republican Primary Matter?
Patch.com
Is Connecticut's presidential primary moot? By Elissa Bass Peters Township Republicans is hosting a debate for the three Republican candidates running for the state Senate seat—representing the 37th District. Republican Party Republicans will go to ...
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Write-in candidate closes Republican primary in District 36 state House race
Tampabay.com
The latest entrant, 66-year-old Joseph Verola, lives next door to Fasano's chief rival, Pasco Republican Party vice chairman Jim Mathieu. Verola was clear about his intentions. "My initial interest was to close the Republican primary for James Mathieu ...
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Unsure of Where to Vote in Tuesday's Republican Primary? Read This
Patch.com
By Susan Schoenberger In March, the town council voted to consolidate 20 polling places to nine, and this Tuesday's Republican presidential primary will be the first election to test out the new system. If you are unsure of where to vote, ...
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Mourdock won't face sanctions before primary
Journal and Courier
AP INDIANAPOLIS -- An Indiana Republican Party leader investigating how Senate candidate Richard Mourdock's campaign used a party database said Thursday he won't face any possible party sanctions before the May 8 primary. Jennifer Ping said Mourdock ...
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Outside ads shine light on GOP's rival factions
USA TODAY
By Fredreka Schouten, USA TODAY WASHINGTON – Powerful interest groups such as the Club for Growth and the US Chamber of Commerce have hit the airwaves in Republican congressional primaries, highlighting the sharp divide between the GOP's establishment ...
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USA TODAY
GOP Primary to Decide State Senate Race
Southern Pines Pilot
By David Sinclair A three-way Republican primary May 8 will determine who will be Moore County's new state senator since no Democrat filed. Under redistricting enacted last year, Moore County has been moved from the 22nd Senate District, represented by ...
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Senate Races 2012: Republican Establishment Tries To Tamp Down Tea Party ...
Huffington Post
The American Action Network has telegraphed that its efforts to support Lugar stem from a fear that Mourdock would hurt Republican chances of taking back the Senate. "We're investing in this race now because a Mourdock primary victory would only ...
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Campaign commercials give hint of ad war to come
CBS News
"The 2012 Republican primary was by far the most negative we've seen and my expectation will be that the 2012 general election will be one of the most negative in history," said William Benoit, who studies campaign advertising at Ohio University.
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Forget Flip-Flopper, Romney Is Extreme, Says Obama Camp
New York Times
... he's practically got the Republican nomination won and done, but the Obama campaign would much rather keep him right where he's been for the past few months: in the conservative territory he staked out while battling for Republican primary voters.
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Blogs
 
Republican Voters in Ohio Give Romney Another Look - NYTimes.com
By By MICHAEL BARBARO
Republican Voters in Ohio Give Romney Another Look. By MICHAEL BARBARO. LORAIN, Ohio – Gail Shinsky, a retired Navy officer, did not vote for Mitt Romney in the Ohio Republican primary a month ago, opting for Rick Santorum instead.
The Caucus
No nod from Rubio in GOP Senate primary | Naked Politics
By Erika Bolstad
Lackluster fundraising, concerns about the viability of the frontrunners and the possibility of a new Republican candidate in the U.S. Senate race have made news this week. Sen. Marco Rubio, who had his own high-profile GOP primary in ...
Naked Politics

Web
 
Gabrielle Giffords Replacement Primary: Republicans Vying For ...
Kelly, who came within 2 percentage points of unseating Giffords two years ago and has the highest name recognition among the Republican primary field, ...
www.huffingtonpost.com/.../gabrielle-giffords-replacement-pr...
Write-in candidate closes Republican primary in District 36 state ...
PORT RICHEY — When Mike Fasano campaigns for a return to the state House this year, his primary election will be limited to Republican voters.
www.tampabay.com/news/politics/.../write.../1225901

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