McCain, Romney look toward next fight
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John McCain and Mitt Romney looked ahead on Wednesday to the next sprawling battles in a heated Republican presidential race that is about to have one less combatant -- former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
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Republican John McCain is trying to ease long-standing distrust among the party's powerful conservatives, not only for the presidential primary against Mitt Romney but for the likely general election race against a Democrat.
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John McCain hoped to seal the deal. Mitt Romney wanted to stay alive.
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McCain promises to work with Democrats if he wins GOP nomination, presidency ... Romney campaigns coast-to-coast on way to Super Tuesday finish line
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Mitt Romney and John McCain traded attacks in a state that could produce a Republican front-runner before a virtual national primary next week.
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BOCA RATON, Florida  - Republican Mitt Romney questioned on Thursday whether rival John McCain understood the U.S. economy as the candidates sought advantage in Florida in the race for the U.S. presidential nomination.
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MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Republican Mitt Romney, facing an unexpected battle against Sen. John McCain in his own backyard of New Hampshire, headed straight to the ski slopes of that state this week instead of flocking to Iowa with the other presidential contenders.
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Sen. John McCain, the straight-talking Republican who often challenges the GOP establishment, has taken on a headline-grabbing issue &#151; steroids in baseball &#151; and generated talk of a presidential bid in 2008.
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Mitt Romney pledged a long fight for the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday, regardless of finishing second to John McCain in the New Hampshire primary after posting another second-place finish to Mike Huckabee in the Iowa caucuses.
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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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JACKSONVILLE, Florida  - In a tight battle in Florida, John McCain and Mitt Romney competed to stick each other with the "liberal" tag, a harsh smear among conservative Republicans whose votes could be decisive in Tuesday's voting for presidential contenders.
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McCain and Romney exchange sharp criticisms as each seeks a big haul of delegates, momentum.
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Senator John McCain and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney stepped up tit-for-tat attacks on the eve of Tuesday's key Republican presidential primary that will pit the two in fierce battle.
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Republican presidential hopefuls John McCain and Mitt Romney dug in for a fierce battle in Florida on Tuesday, as ex-New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani faces a high stakes gamble in his bid for the state's primary.
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Republican front-runner John McCain is hoping to keep his momentum strong going into Super Tuesday, while rival Mitt Romney is telling voters in his final push that he is the conservative alternative to McCain.
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John McCain plans to aggressively compete in Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney's Massachusetts, a bold move that reflects a deep desire not just to beat the former Massachusetts governor but bury him in his own backyard.
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Republican presidential candidate John McCain, a second-place finisher in Michigan, told The Associated Press Tuesday he'll prevail in the next GOP contest.