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| Romney posts primary win in Obama's home state
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 21-March-2012
3:54:18 AM |
| White House hopeful Mitt Romney racked up another victory in the plodding Republican nominating with a win in President Barack Obama's home state of Illinois on Tuesday.
Underdog Rick Santorum was unbowed by Mr Romney's widening lead and vowed to take the fight all the way to the Republican convention in August, but it's not clear if he'll be able to stop Mr Romney from winning enough delegates to clinch the deal before then.
US media projected Mr Romney as the clear winner in Illinois shortly after polls closed based on exit polls which showed him with a 10 point lead over Mr Santorum and early vote totals which showed an even larger margin.
A resounding win in this Midwestern state will provide Mr Romney with momentum ahead of Louisiana's primary on Saturday and contests in Wisconsin, Maryland and Washington, DC on April 3.
The former Massachusetts Governor also has a commanding lead in the all-important delegate count as he seeks to be the Republican contender to take on Democrat Obama in the November 6 vote.
"I voted for Romney because I think he's the best candidate to beat Obama," George Paterson, 77, told Agence France Presse (AFP) after casting his ballot in the affluent Chicago suburb Wilmette.
"I wish he was a little more specific (on policy) but anything's better than what we have now."
Janet Langdon, 36, said she and her husband "love Mitt" and what he did for Massachusetts, where they used to live.
"The country needs to be run more like a business and he can do that," she said.
Investment analyst William Florida usually votes Democrat, but also cast a ballot for Mr Romney in the state's open primary on Tuesday and said he would consider voting for the former Massachusetts governor in November.
"I voted for Romney because I think he's more tolerant than the rest of the Republicans," Florida, 46, said."I want to see two good candidates this fall rather than one bad one."
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