From the first Morning Jolt of the week: What Happens In Vegas Stays In Vegas — Including, Apparently, Caucus Results Keep reading this post . . .
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Apparently, Nevada Caucus-Counters Hate to Work Weekends
Despite finishing behind the three other remaining Republican presidential candidates in Saturday’s Nevada caucuses, Rick Santorum still managed to gain a good amount of attention for a non-policy issue which he has brought into the campaign before: fashion. After doing more to forward the sweater vest cause than Jim Tressel, the former Pennsylvania senator has moved on to the bolo as the campaign has headed West. Watch The Blaze’s Will Cain discuss the new look with Erik Erikson of Red State and others during CNN’s Nevada caucuses coverage:
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After sweater vest, fashion forward presidential candidate Rick Santorum has a new look
Mitt Romney won the Nevada caucuses on Saturday, capping a pivotal week that saw him regain his front-runner status on the strength of a hard-fought win in Florida.
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Romney Wins Nevada Caucuses
Reuters – Republican Newt Gingrich vowed on Sunday to press ahead with his struggling presidential bid after another big loss in Nevada, saying he will focus on drawing a contrast with “timid” rival Mitt Romney.
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Gingrich vows to take fight to "timid" Romney
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At Washington Post , ” Gingrich vows to fight on to the convention .” And at New York Times , ” Gingrich Pledges Bitter Battle Until Convention “: Newt Gingrich vowed again to stay in the Republican presidential contest until the convention in August and said he will spend the next several months engaged in a bitter battle with Mitt Romney. Speaking to the press after the Nevada caucuses Saturday, Mr. Gingrich repeatedly hammered Mr. Romney as a pro-abortion, pro-gun control, pro-taxes candidate who has the backing of the Republican establishment. “I am a candidate for president of the United States,” he said. “I will be a candidate for president of the United States. I will go to Tampa.” Mr. Romney ignored Mr. Gingrich in his victory speech tonight. But Mr. Gingrich seemed insistent on making sure that his rival cannot simply look the other way. He accused Mr. Romney of purposely leaking false information about Mr. Gingrich’s plans to drop out of the presidential race, calling that Mr. Romney’s “greatest fantasy” in the race. And Mr. Gingrich said that recent meetings he held with donors were meant to map out a plan to continue getting his message out despite Mr. Romney’s superior fund-raising. “The entire establishment will be against us,” he predicted. But he said that by appearing on national television and doing interviews in newspapers, he will spread his agenda. “The American people want somebody who is genuinely conservative, who is prepared to change Washington,” Mr. Gingrich said. The question, really, is where can Newt win? Where will he do well in upcoming states? And when? He needs to do something fast. I don’t have the answers right now, but I’ll check and update. It’s one thing to pledge a campaign all the way to the GOP convention in Tampa. It’s another thing to do so without making yourself look like a sore loser and a fool. More from Jonathan Tobin, at Commentary , ” New Newt? Same Sore Loser Strategy .”
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Defiant Gingrich Vows to Stay in Race
At New York Times , ” Romney Scores Nevada Victory With Broad G.O.P. Support “: LAS VEGAS — Mitt Romney handily won the Nevada caucuses on Saturday, solidifying his status as the front-runner and increasing his momentum as he seeks to use the month of February to ease doubts within the Republican Party about his candidacy and begin confronting President Obama. Mr. Romney ran well ahead of his three opponents on a night that delivered his second decisive first-place finish in four days, following his victory in the Florida primary on Tuesday. He appeared elated as he took the stage at his election headquarters at the Red Rock Casino hotel here, kissing his wife, Ann, who reminded the crowd that Nevada would be important in the general election, and hugging his sons before delivering a speech geared toward the fall. “This is not the first time you’ve given me your vote of confidence, and this time I’m going to take it to the White House,” he said as the crowd chanted his name. And he delivered a harsh critique of Mr. Obama: “This week he’s been trying to take a bow for 8.3 percent unemployment. Not so fast, Mr. President.” Nevada offers only a sliver of the delegates needed to win the Republican nomination, making it more of a symbolic triumph than a practical one. But it gave Mr. Romney an important opportunity to make a more assertive case that the party is finally coming together behind him. It also gave him an advantage in his attempt to dispatch his chief Republican rival, Newt Gingrich, through the contests this week in Colorado, Minnesota and Maine. The Romney victory further deflated the once-vital challenge posed by Mr. Gingrich, girding for a rough few weeks of political weather during which Mr. Romney is expected to do well. But Mr. Gingrich, who remained defiant on Saturday, hopes to revive his chances with stronger showings in the 11 states that vote on March 6, “Super Tuesday.” Far from competing with Mr. Romney here in Nevada on Saturday, results showed that Mr. Gingrich was vying to place a distant second to Mr. Romney against Representative Ron Paul of Texas. Also, at Washington Post , ” Mitt Romney’s Nevada caucus win: What it means .”
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Romney Wins With Wide GOP Support, Consolidates Momentum
Mitt Romney continues gaining momentum with Nevada win going into February’s Republican caucuses and primaries.
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Romney wins Nevada, gives muscular speech contrasting himself with Obama
Well, Gingrich didn’t call Romney a punk, although Allah claims he’s dyin’ to, ” Gingrich: Why should I call to congratulate some punk whose campaign says it’s trying to destroy me? ” RELATED : At National Post , ” Mitt Romney poised to boost lead over rival Newt Gingrich in Nevada caucuses .” Well, true, although Newt again pledged at the clip to take it all the way to the convention. So, I’m intrigued about this press conference Gingrich plans for late tonight. See National Journal , ” Gingrich to Hold Post-Caucus Press Conference .” Maybe he going pull a Breitbart and tell the press to f-ck off. That’d be in keeping with his debate performance in weeks past, for example. That said, there’s more on Gingrich in Nevada at the New York Times , ” Gears Grind as Gingrich Shifts to Nevada .”
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