Romney Clinches GOP Nomination With Texas Win

A delegate count shows that Mitt Romney surpassed the 1,144 delegates needed to win the nomination during Tuesday's primary.

By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press
Posted: 05/30/2012 06:49 AM EDT
Filed Under Mitt Romney 2012, 2012 Presidential Election, The Road to the White House, Mitt Romney, Politics News, Texas, 2012 Election

Romney Clinches GOP Nomination With Texas Win

Mitt Romney campaigns at the Somers Furniture warehouse in Las Vegas on Tuesday. (Photo: AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney has clinched the Republican nomination for president with a win in the Texas primary.

The Associated Press delegate count shows that Romney surpassed the 1,144 delegates needed to win the nomination during Tuesday's primary. Early returns show Romney posting a big win in Texas.

It's a triumph of endurance for a candidate who came up short four years ago and had to fight hard this year as voters flirted with a carousel of GOP rivals.

Romney reached the nomination milestone with a steady message of concern about the U.S. economy, a campaign organization that dwarfed those of his GOP opponents, and a fundraising operation second only to that of his Democratic opponent in the general election, President Barack Obama.

 

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