Romney wins Michigan and Arizona primaries
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Now all eyes are on Super Tuesday, 6th March, when primaries are scheduled in about 10 States.
A major victory next week would almost seal Romney's nomination, experts say.
While
final results were yet to be declared, based on the poll results so
far, major media outlets in Washington had declared Romney as the winner
in both Michigan and Arizona.
"I
was confident that we could come together today and take a giant step
toward a brighter future," Romney said in his victory speech referring
to the poll numbers last week when he was trailing behind Santorum.
Romney said his campaign is about restoring the promise of America.
"Last
week, I unveiled a very bold economic plan that's going to jump-start
the economy, and it's going to get Michiganders back to work, it's going
to get Americans more jobs they're crying out for, and we're going to
have less debt and smaller government, and I'm going to deliver on more
jobs, less debt, and smaller government. We're going to hear that day in
and day out, more jobs, less debt, smaller government."
Romney has so far won contests in six states: New Hampshire, Florida, Nevada, Maine, Michigan and Arizona.
"This
is a decisive moment, I believe this is a time that requires real
leadership in our country. Times are tough. We need leaders who will
live with integrity, who have the courage to tell the truth, and have
the experience to get our economy back on track. That's the kind of
leader I aspire to be; that's the kind of leader I will be if I'm
president of the United States," he said.
"Our
campaign is more than just replacing a president. It's about restoring
America's promise. From generation to generation, Americans have always
known that the future would be brighter and better. Americans have
always believed in a tomorrow full of possibility and prosperity. That's
what it means to be the land of opportunity," Romney said.
Running close second to Romney, Santorum cast the close outcome in Michigan as a sign of success.
"A month ago, they didn't know who we are, but they do now," Santorum said.
"We
all have that responsibility, to make both work and work as well as we
can, and it's getting harder out here in America. It's getting harder
for people to make ends meet, because we have a government that is
crushing us every single day with more taxes, more regulations, and the
idea that they know better than you how to run your life," he said.
"That ultimately is about what this race is about. It goes down to the very nature of who we are as Americans," Santorum said.
"We
need a president who's on the side of rural America, who's on the side
of small-town America, and opens up those energy resources for America,"
he added.
Two
other candidates, former House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich
and Ron Paul, made little effort in either state, pointing instead to
next week's Super Tuesday primaries and caucuses.
Gingrich
said the challenge is to present a clear and compelling alternative so
that the country has a really clear sense of what the difference is.
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