Romney Frees McCain for New Fight
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After an unusually bitter campaign, the two Republicans buried their differences in the name of party unity - and the GOP's new target, Barack Obama
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Mitt Romney edged ahead of Republican rival John McCain in early vote counting Tuesday, seeking to revive his weakened presidential candidacy with a hard-fought victory in his native state. No matter the winner, the state's GOP primary promised to further roil a volatile nomination fight that lacks a clear favorite.
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Senator John McCain racked up victories in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, but he appears to be locked in a tight battle with Mitt Romney for California.
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John McCain appears to be steamrolling his way to the Republican nomination; Mitt Romney can't seem to catch a break.
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Mitt Romney, who sought to position himself as the true conservative choice for the Republican nomination, announced Thursday that he had ended his campaign.
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Sen. John McCain is setting aside his differences with President Bush and urging voters to re-elect his 2000 rival for the White House, telling fellow Republicans that Bush has earned the job because of his resolute fight against terrorism.
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Arizona Sen. John McCain takes control of the battle for the Republican presidential nomination -- a prospect that seemed almost unthinkable just a few months ago.
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With their rivals fading, John McCain and Mitt Romney maneuvered to be seen as the strongest Republican general election candidate.
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Mitt Romney takes GOP presidential rival John McCain to task on taxes and immigration in a new advertising push in New Hampshire as he seeks to fend off the Arizona senator's challenge.
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A day after a heated debate, Mitt Romney struck back with a vengeance at his main rivals, John McCain and Mike Huckabee, in a Fox News forum.
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John McCain sought to mend his tattered relationship with conservatives and unify a splintered GOP as he all but clinched the party's presidential nomination Thursday. Mitt Romney, his former chief rival, dropped out, and a parade of prominent Republicans swung behind the Arizona senator.
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John McCain has emerged as the man to beat for the Republican nomination.
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SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Jan. 15 -- Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney resoundingly won the Michigan presidential primary Tuesday, seizing his first big victory in the Republican competition and blunting the momentum of his chief rival, Sen. John McCain (Ariz.).
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John McCain hoped to seal the deal. Mitt Romney wanted to stay alive.
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CLAREMONT, N.H., July 14 -- It was back to basics for Republican presidential candidate John McCain here on Saturday, in a scene reminiscent of his first run for president eight years ago.
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SOUTHFIELD, Michigan  - Mitt Romney scored a breakthrough win in the Michigan primary on Tuesday, reviving his struggling campaign, halting rival John McCain's momentum and further scrambling a chaotic Republican presidential race with no clear front-runner.
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Mitt Romney is today expected to withdraw from the Republican race for president