Republican Primary News--4.8.12

Republican primary quietly approaches in Kentucky Huntington Herald Dispatch (AP) — Voters in Kentucky have watched from the sidelines as Republican presidential primaries unfolded in other states. When they finally get their say a little more than a month from now, it may not matter. "These presidential primaries for us are ... See all stories on this topic »

Kaine has primary bye while GOP has nomination fight, but that's not all bad ... Washington Post Tim Kaine has the luxury of crisscrossing Virginia for the next two months with the Democratic nomination for November's US Senate race in the bank — no bothersome primary to fret. He's free to pound away on George Allen, the Republican frontrunner, ... See all stories on this topic »

Five Republicans battle in April primary to oppose Sen. Casey in fall Pittsburgh Post Gazette The Bedford County pharmacist is running as a write-in candidate after failing to collect enough signatures to appear on the Republican primary ballot. Recent polls show no clear frontrunner in the Republican contest, but indicate that Mr. Casey would ... See all stories on this topic »

Lugar, Mourdock prepare for lone debate in Senate race Indianapolis Business Journal AP Until now, Indiana's Senate Republican primary race between longtime US Sen. Richard Lugar and Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock has been dominated by television ads, millions of campaign phone calls and foment among Indiana's strong base of ... See all stories on this topic » Indianapolis Business Journal

Welch for Senate Philadelphia Inquirer In the Republican primary for US Senate, polls show voters don't know the candidates' names, let alone their positions on issues or qualifications for office. None of the party's better-known politicians even tried for a chance to take on Democratic US ... See all stories on this topic »

Gingrich says it's not yet time to end campaign CNN But that time hasn't come yet. "I think you have to be realistic, given the size of his organization, given the number of primaries he's won. He is far and away the most likely Republican nominee," Gingrich said on "Fox News Sunday. See all stories on this topic »

Demographics of 2012: independents, Latinos, 'Medicare grandmas' CNN (blog) (CNN) - With attention shifting to the presidential general election after a series of primary wins from Republican Mitt Romney, several voting blocs are emerging as key to victory in November. In an interview that aired Sunday on CNN's "State of the ... See all stories on this topic »

Republicans make final party pitch ahead of local runoffs Cullman Times Online As a continuation of the March 13 Republican primary election, the runoff is technically a party members-only race. But that likely won't stop local Democrats from crossing over — either to vote for the candidate they truly want to win — or to pick ... See all stories on this topic »

Geoff Davis' absence sparks spirited competition in GOP 4th District primary Louisville Courier-Journal ... largely behind us and the Kentucky Derby nearly a month away, the candidates for Kentucky's 4th District congressional seat were kind enough to fill the news void last week by starting to jockey for position in the May 22 Republican primary. See all stories on this topic »

Santorum spokesman says campaign will continue, reaffirms Pennsylvania primary ... New York Post Gidley insisted that Santorum still has a path to the Republican nomination through the states of Pennsylvania and Texas. Santorum has said he must win the April 24 Pennsylvania primary to recapture his momentum. He then plans to eat into Romney's ... See all stories on this topic »