Mitt Romney went in to the night of April 24th knowing that he was going to win every primary that was going to be held that evening. With Rick Santorom dropping out, who was always the runner-up to Romney, or in some cases the winner of primaries, all of the power has shifted to Mitt’s campaign.
Tuesday night held five GOP primaries, this just being the second night in April that there have been Republican primaries held. In the Connecticut primary, with twenty-five delegates at stake, Mitt won all of them and had sixty-seven percent of the vote. Seventeen delegates were up for grabs in Delaware, with Romney taking all of them, and getting fifty-six percent of the vote. He racked up all ninety-two delegates in New York while receiving sixty-three percent of the vote. No delegates were handed out in Pennsylvania, as Mitt was accounted for fifty-eight percent of the time there. Finally, in Rhode Island, Mitt won twelve of the sixteen delegates, with Ron Paul winning the other four. These were the only delegates won by a candidate besides Romney.
So, after the dust settled on Tuesday night, Mitt had been awarded one hundred and forty-seven delegates bringing his total to eight hundred and forty-one delegates. This means that he is only three hundred and three delegates away from that magical number, 1,144, that is needed to officially win the nomination. If you want more information, here are a few websites including Romney’s campaign webpage: cnn.com, usatoday.com, and mittromney.com.
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