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Though speculations abound, Mitt Romney’s campaign is staying tight-lipped over his choice for vice president, as potential running mates attended a massive three-day retreat organized this weekend for Republican donors and supporters.
Despite proposed budget cuts for sensitive programs such as day care centers and education, it is estimated the city will spend a total of $80 million for the four citywide elections in 2012.
Jeb Bush, the former Republican governor of Florida, emphatically said he would not consider being a vice presidential candidate for Mitt Romney or anyone else.
Mitt Romney secured the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday, but it remains to be seen how well he can juggle the concerns of conservative Republicans as he moves into general election mode.
Bush’s endorsement was one of many recent endorsements from prominent Republicans.
Republican presidential candidate, Texas Rep. Ron Paul, is to stop actively campaigning for the GOP nomination. Paul, 76, released a statement saying he would, “no longer spend resources” on campaigning for primaries in states that had not yet voted.
Sen. Richard Lugar, a veteran of 35 years in the Senate, was defeated in the Indiana Republican party primary Tuesday by tea party-backed challenger, state Treasurer Richard Mourdock.
The votes of ‘millennials’ are gaining in importance in the 2012 U.S. elections, not only in swing states like Virginia and Ohio, but also for presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich formally ended his presidential bid on Wednesday, and lent his support to front-runner Mitt Romney.
