Due to unavoidable circumstances, Race2theWhiteHouse was not able to update all its followers on the Presidential Race over the past few weeks. Over the past month, significant events have unfolded in the race to the White House, which has also impacted the landscape of American Politics in various aspects.
A synopsis of the recent developments in the GOP Nomination Process -
1) Sen. Rick Santorum suspended his presidential campaign on 10th April 2012. This came as a surprise to many analysts, as the former Pennsylvania Senator was the sole realistic challenger to Mitt Romney for the Republican Nomination. The announcement came the day after Santorum's 3-year-old daughter Bella was released from the hospital -- her second trip this year. Bella suffers from a rare and often fatal disorder called Trisomy 18.
Rick Santorum's withdrawal from the race has sealed the GOP Nomination for Mitt Romney.
2) Mitt Romney swept five Republican primaries on April 24, last Tuesday. The former Massachusetts governor won the primaries of Connecticut, Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.
Romney has 695 of the 1,144 delegates needed, with Santorum holding 273 delegates, Gingrich 141 and Paul 72. With the GOP nomination only a mere formality now, Mitt Romney can finally focus on the fight with Barack Obama.
3) Newt Gingrich is likely to suspend his Presidential Campaign next week. Sources reckon that he will “more than likely” endorse Romney at that time. It also seems that Newt Gingrich wants to assist GOP efforts to keep the House under party control and flip the Senate away from Democratic control.
Detailed Analysis on all these stories, and much more in the following posts.
We are Back after a hiatus!
Mohit Dayal
A synopsis of the recent developments in the GOP Nomination Process -
1) Sen. Rick Santorum suspended his presidential campaign on 10th April 2012. This came as a surprise to many analysts, as the former Pennsylvania Senator was the sole realistic challenger to Mitt Romney for the Republican Nomination. The announcement came the day after Santorum's 3-year-old daughter Bella was released from the hospital -- her second trip this year. Bella suffers from a rare and often fatal disorder called Trisomy 18.
Rick Santorum's withdrawal from the race has sealed the GOP Nomination for Mitt Romney.
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Romney has 695 of the 1,144 delegates needed, with Santorum holding 273 delegates, Gingrich 141 and Paul 72. With the GOP nomination only a mere formality now, Mitt Romney can finally focus on the fight with Barack Obama.
3) Newt Gingrich is likely to suspend his Presidential Campaign next week. Sources reckon that he will “more than likely” endorse Romney at that time. It also seems that Newt Gingrich wants to assist GOP efforts to keep the House under party control and flip the Senate away from Democratic control.
Detailed Analysis on all these stories, and much more in the following posts.
We are Back after a hiatus!
Mohit Dayal
