Republican Primary News--4.19.12

Iraq war vet wins Arizona Republican primary for Giffords' seat Chicago Tribune TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) - Iraq war veteran Jesse Kelly has won the Republican primary in Arizona to pick the party's candidate for the US House of Representatives seat of former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was wounded in a shooting spree ... See all stories on this topic »

John Cornyn, declaring the Republican primary is over, endorses Romney Houston Chronicle (blog) "The Republican primary is over. Mitt Romney will be our nominee and I will strongly support him in every way that I can," Cornyn said. "But I think endorsements, frankly, are kinda overrated, so I don't think its going to affect the outcome of the ... See all stories on this topic » Houston Chronicle (blog)

NY's GOP Primary Lacks Drama, But Not Delegates NBC New York By Michael Hill New York Republicans can no longer dream of being kingmakers in the presidential primary, but the state offers Mitt Romney a chance to pick up his biggest load of delegates yet. With 95 delegates, New York is one of five East Coast ... See all stories on this topic »

GOP leaders gather in Arizona, ready to embrace Romney CNN In the eyes of many RNC members, the Republican primary fight and the heated debates over new delegate rules that allowed the nomination process to drag on for months already seem like distant memories. But they will still meet several times this week ... See all stories on this topic »

Indiana GOP probes if campaign used data The Herald Bulletin But the spat has added fuel to an already heated Republican primary between Sen. Richard Lugar and his tea party-backed challenger, Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock. The Republican Party's voter files are incredibly important for any campaign, ... See all stories on this topic »

John McCain, Mitch Daniels come to Dick Lugar's rescue Politico The Indiana governor and the Arizona senator have cut ads on Lugar's behalf that are likely to air in the closing weeks of his neck-and-neck Republican primary contest. Continue Reading Text Size - + reset While the details of the commercials are ... See all stories on this topic » Politico

Longtime GOP senator faces major test Saturday CNN (blog) He lost out to two more conservative tea party backed candidates, which denied him a chance to run for renomination in the Republican primary. Hatch, the longest serving politician in Utah history, is running for a seventh term in the Senate. See all stories on this topic »

With Eye On November, Romney To Expand Campaign NPR by David Welna Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks with a staffer on the night of the Florida primary in January. Now that he's pivoting away from the primaries to the general election, Romney is expected to quadruple his staff soon. See all stories on this topic »

Ideological purity tests roil Republican primary contest for Forsyth commission Yes! Weekly Republicans hold a significant advantage in voter registration, and the Republican primary plays out as a tug-of-war between outspoken conservatives who draw hard lines on issues such as taxation, prayer before government meetings and immigration, ... See all stories on this topic » Yes! Weekly

What Mitt Romney seems to believe (and why he's so disliked) OregonLive.com By Syndicated columns By Joe Conason With the Republican primary contest over and the general election underway, Mitt Romney faces a voting public whose disdain for him has reached levels that pollsters describe as "historic. See all stories on this topic » OregonLive.com

Blogs

PA Republican Primary: Polling Information « CBS Philly By Ben Bowens To help you get ready for the Pennsylvania Primary, we've attached links to useful resources. CBS Philly

Californians Don't Know they Must Register Republican | Peace ... By Rowdius Most Californians don't realize that they must register Republican in order to vote for Ron Paul in the June 5th primary. They are confused because they know that California just switched to Open primaries, but they do not know that they are ... Peace . Gold . Liberty | Ron Paul 2012

Web

Republican primary voters undecided on 2nd District | The Salt Lake ... While Cherilyn Eagar and Dave Clark appear to be the preferred candidates for a Republican primary showdown in Utah's 2nd Congressional District, almost ... www.sltrib.com/sltrib/.../poll-eagar-voters-primary.html.csp

Iraq war vet wins Arizona Republican primary for Giffords' seat ... TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) - Iraq war veteran Jesse Kelly has won the Republican primary in Arizona to pick the party's candidate for the U.S. House of ... www.reuters.com/.../us-usa-campaign-arizona-idUSBRE83H1...