Republican Primary News--4.11.12

Winners and losers of Romney's Republican primary triumph The Hill (blog) Romney certainly took some hits throughout the Republican primary process, and he enters the general election as an underdog to President Obama. Some GOP kingmakers got behind Romney early, while others actively worked against his bid. See all stories on this topic »

Romney courts Delaware Republican primary voters after Santorum exits race DFM News While many believe Romney has all put locked up the Republican nomination, Delaware is still seeing its share of campaign ahead of its April 24 th primary, though following his announcement; Santorum canceled an appearance he had slated at the ... See all stories on this topic »

Lugar, Mourdock ready to square off in lone Republican primary debate Greenfield Daily Reporter Richard Lugar and his tea party opponent were set to square off Wednesday in their lone debate before Senate primary voters decide a Republican nominee in May. Lugar and Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock were to meet at the WYFI Indianapolis public ... See all stories on this topic »

Will Romney face a protest vote in the remaining GOP primaries? msnbc.com (blog) In Pennsylvania, which held its primary on April 22, 2008, McCain won 73 percent of the vote. The only time McCain matched the 70 percent marker – the Mendoza Line, of sorts, of Republican primary enthusiasm – was in the May 27 Idaho primary. See all stories on this topic »

Gingrich explains bounced check msnbc.com (blog) The former House speaker, who's fighting to remain a viable challenger to Mitt Romney in the Republican primary, laughed off a $500 bounced check cut by his campaign that was intended to help him pay to qualify for the Utah primary. See all stories on this topic »

Mourdock: Santorum's 'timing couldn't be better' Politico (blog) By DAVID CATANESE | INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana State Treasurer Richard Mourdock is arguing that the end of Rick Santorum's presidential bid only stands to benefit his own Republican primary challenge to six-term Sen. Dick Lugar. See all stories on this topic » Politico (blog)

Presidential Election 2012 To Play Out On New Campaign Finance Field Huffington Post WASHINGTON -- As Rick Santorum exits the Republican presidential primary campaign stage right and Newt Gingrich wallows in a sea of debt, the general election match-up between President Barack Obama and presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney begins in ... See all stories on this topic »

Republican presidential primaries: Santorum quits...and then there were three Southgate News Herald Rick Santorum's decision Tuesday to suspend his presidential campaign essentially clears the way for Mitt Romney to claim the Republican presidential nomination. Only Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul remain in the contest after months of bruising primaries ... See all stories on this topic »

Obama campaign: Romney's greatest hits CNN (blog) (CNN) – President Barack Obama's re-election campaign marked the conclusion of the Republican primary - and the beginning of the general election campaign - with a nearly two-minute Web video splicing together clips of Mitt Romney's most conservative ... See all stories on this topic »