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- Nevada caucus results have Republican hopeful presidential candidate Romney
in a strong lead with a double digit advantage over Newt Gingrich. Ron Paul is
projected to come in third, and Rick Santorum will round off fourth.
Romney used his after-caucus speech to attack President Barack
Obama, and addressed the new, lower unemployment figures. He said Obama had yet
to fulfill any of his promises as unemployment hasn't been under 8 percent
since he took office.
"America needs a president who can fix the economy because he
understands the economy, and I do so I will," Romney said.
"Obama should not be apologizing for Americans, he should be
apologizing to Americans."
As
the results poured in, Paul and Santorum met with supporters to voice their
determination to carry on. Gingrich's daughters told CNN that he's here to
stay.
On
Tuesday, Romney secured his second win and dealt a crushing defeat to Gingrich
in the Florida primary, polling 14 percentage points ahead of his rival and
closest competition.
Still,
surrounded by supporters carrying "46 states to go" signs - a nod to
the 46 states left to hold primaries or caucuses - Gingrich pledged to move
forward.
"We
are going to contest every place and we are going to win and we are going to be
in Tampa as the nominee in August," he said on Tuesday.
While
the race is far from over - candidates must win 1,144 delegates to grab hold of
the nomination - another Romney win could give him momentum that could propel
him forward.
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Mitt Romney told his supporters that he would be the one to fix the economy. (Source: CNN)
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