Republican News--4.11.12

Ames Republican Caucus Goers Chose Romney in January Patch.com Terry Branstad endorsed Mitt Romney right before Rick Santorum announced he would suspend his campaign, but there's no question that Ames Republicans had it right all along. Romney won Ames precincts in the January caucuses with 30.6 percent of the ... See all stories on this topic »

INFLUENCE GAME: Nursing homes come to Hatch's aid BusinessWeek By JOSH LOFTIN and KEVIN FREKING A trade group representing nursing homes has given the Utah Republican Party $175000 over the past year, money that could help Sen. Orrin Hatch stave off a tea party challenge and win re-election. See all stories on this topic »

St. Charles caucus gets off to orderly start STLtoday.com Elected caucus chairman Brent Stafford of O'Fallon, Mo. (left) talks with parliamentarian Harvey Tettlebaum during a St. Charles County Republican caucus on April 10, 2012, at the St. Charles Convention Center in St. Charles. Photo by Chris Lee, ... See all stories on this topic »

Does Romney's candidacy mean tea party power has fizzled? MiamiHerald.com By Steven Thomma WASHINGTON — It dominated the country's politics just two years ago, a grassroots rebellion that rolled through the Republican Party, helped seize power in Washington and threatened to upend the established order for years to come. See all stories on this topic »

Ron Paul wins do-over St. Charles County caucus STLtoday.com Elected caucus chairman Brent Stafford (at podium) of O'Fallon, Mo., clarifies a vote on accepting rules presented by the rules committee during a St. Charles County Republican caucus at the St. Charles Convention Center in St. Charles on April 10, ... See all stories on this topic »

St. Charles County do-over caucus backs Paul RealClearPolitics On the day Rick Santorum dropped out of the presidential race, it was Ron Paul _ not presumptive front-runner Mitt Romney _ who stole the show at the do-over Republican caucus in one of Missouri's largest and most conservative counties. See all stories on this topic »

Urbandale Republicans Picked a Nominee. Will They Have Picked a Winner? Patch.com By Anne Carothers-Kay Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Courtesy/Mitt Romney campaign Looks like Urbandale Republican caucus-goers know how to pick a nominee. In the January caucuses, Mitt Romney took Urbandale. See all stories on this topic »