Romney ekes out win in Ohio
<p><span word="Mitt">Mitt</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="eked">eked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ohio">Ohio</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="knockout">knockout</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="rival">rival</span> <span word="Rick">Rick</span> <span word="Santorum">Santorum</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="nominating">nominating</span> <span word="contest">contest</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chances">chances</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drawn">drawn</span>-<span word="out">out</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="party">party</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="establishment">establishment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="grassroots">grassroots</span> <span word="conservatives">conservatives</span>.</p><p><span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 10 <span word="state">state</span> <span word="contests">contests</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="margin">margin</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="uncomfortably">uncomfortably</span> <span word="slim">slim</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ohio">Ohio</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="prize">prize</span>. <span word="Unlike">Unlike</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="contests">contests</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Super">Super</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="anoint">anoint</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nominee">nominee</span>.</p><p><span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="methodically">methodically</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1,144 <span word="delegates">delegates</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="party">party</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nomination">nomination</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Santorum">Santorum</span> <span word="underscored">underscored</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span>-<span word="runner">runner</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="inability">inability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="swathes">swathes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="base">base</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moderate">moderate</span> <span word="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span> <span word="governor">governor</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="suspicion">suspicion</span>.</p><p><span word="Romney">Romney</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="troubles">troubles</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="evangelicals">evangelicals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="working">working</span>-<span word="class">class</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="persist">persist</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> <span word="contests">contests</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kansas">Kansas</span>, <span word="Alabama">Alabama</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mississippi">Mississippi</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="attacking">attacking</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>, <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lengthy">lengthy</span> <span word="nominating">nominating</span> <span word="contest">contest</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="alienating">alienating</span> <span word="voters">voters</span>.</p><p><span word="Still">Still</span>, <span word="Romney">Romney</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="robust">robust</span> <span word="fundraising">fundraising</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span>. <span word="Super">Super</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="delivered">delivered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decisive">decisive</span> <span word="verdict">verdict</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="nomination">nomination</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Tonight">Tonight</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="counting">counting</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="delegates">delegates</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="convention">convention</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="counting">counting</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="November">November</span>," <span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span>.</p>
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