US Presidential Candidate Romney Wins at Nevada

US Presidential Candidate Romney Wins at Nevada

Mitt Romney cruised to an easy win in Nevada on Saturday, leaving his three remaining contenders behind and taking a firm leadership of the party's unpredictable presidential race.

Romney won over former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich, former Senator Rick Santorum and Representative Ron Paul with precious support from the Republicans.

The Republican’s victory was his third win in the first five battles to find a Republican challenger to President Barack Obama in November's election which pushes Romney to the next challenging contest - in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri on Tuesday marking the growing wave of momentum.

Romney’s contender Newt Gingrich gave a news conference after the results to deny speculations that he give up his campaign.

Gingrich told reporters that he was not going to withdraw, and that he would continue to the August Republican election convention in Florida.

Mitt Romney, who was a former Massachusetts governor, had an easy victory in the Nevada contest after recalling his leading status with a convincing victory over Gingrich in Florida last Tuesday.

Romney insists his economic background as the solution for the state’s declining economy and severe unemployment.  It can be recalled that the state had the highest unemployment rate of 12.6 percent in December, and the highest rate home foreclosure.

"America needs a president who can fix the economy because he understands the economy, and I do and I will," Romney addressed the applauding supporters at a Las Vegas casino hotel, pointing his criticism at President Barack Obama and not minding his Republican rivals at all.

The entrance polls revealed Romney winning due to support from voters from all walks of life which was seen as the winning streak against President Obama.

Posted by James Fried on Tuesday February 07 2012, 4:27 AM EST. Ref: CNN. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Featured News, Nation. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0