Romney forges on, heedless of GOP losses
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He was chairman of an association supposed to elect Republican governors, but they lost 20 of 36 races on Election Day, which saw widespread GOP losses.
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Mitt Romney, who earlier this year had to backpedal on his hunting exploits, is explaining himself again after claiming an endorsement he did not receive and saying he witnessed his father in civil rights marches he could not have seen.
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Republican Mitt Romney sought Sunday to deflect charges that he is a flip-flopper, insisting he had learned from experience and could be counted on to keep his campaign promises if elected president.
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Mitt Romney scored a sorely needed victory in Michigan's GOP primary, benefiting from his ties to the state and scoring well on the voters' top issue: economic troubles. The Republican race now shifts -- for most of the candidates -- to Saturday's primary in South Carolina, a state legendary for dirty campaigning.
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Republican  presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Thursday accused rival  John McCain of giving up on people who have lost jobs in the  economically depressed state of Michigan as the Republicans'  wide-open campaign turned to the faltering economy.
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Republican presidential contenders focused their energies on South Carolina's GOP primary just four days off with still no clear front-runner after a critical Michigan victory for Mitt Romney and with John McCain facing what could be a make-or-break battle.
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MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina  - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Thursday accused rival John McCain of giving up on people who have lost jobs in the economically depressed state of Michigan as the Republicans' wide-open campaign turned to the faltering economy.
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Mitt Romney spent more than $35 million of his own money trying to get himself elected, but his campaign faced challenges from the start, some beyond his control.
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Republican Mitt Romney is conceding the bulk of the Northeast to rival John McCain, counting instead on his home state of Massachusetts, a split in California and wins in a series of caucus states to extend his presidential campaign beyond Super Tuesday.
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Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor who scored his first major victory in Michigan, told The Associated Press: "It's a victory of optimism over Washington-style pessimism. The people of Michigan said they believe in someone who is going to fight for them."
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Republican presidential candidate  Mitt Romney said on Wednesday Republicans in Washington have  hurt the party and have been acting like Democrats.
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Republican Mitt Romney, a businessman-turned-politician, will take more direct control of his presidential campaign message after failing to win either the Iowa caucuses or the New Hampshire primary, a top adviser said Tuesday.
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Mitt Romney campaigned frantically across the state of Michigan yesterday, presenting himself as the local boy made good in an attempt to avoid defeat at the hands of his main rival, John McCain - and with it, probable electoral oblivion.
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Huckabee's southern surge means the two man race Romney hoped for still hasn't materialized. That leaves the GOP's big spender with dwindling options
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The sting of Republican electoral defeats still fresh, the GOP chairman suggested Thursday the party has strayed and challenged it to refocus on core principles and reform.
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Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney reached into the sports metaphor closet Friday as he sought to give perspective to an Iowa caucus loss that put added pressure on him to win next week's New Hampshire primary.
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Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor who scored his first major win in Michigan, told The Associated Press: "It's a victory of optimism over Washington-style pessimism. The people of Michigan said they believe in someone who is going to fight for them."