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ABC News' Comprehensive Guide to Super Tuesday

Super Tuesday

The big day has arrived. Ten states hold their voting contests today in the mega-primary day known as "super Tuesday." Four-hundred and thirty-seven delegates are at stake tonight. The candidate who carries the bulk of states will gain a solid lead in delegates, not to mention some serious momentum to carry them through the rest of the month.

 

Romney gets more good news ahead of Super Tuesday

Mitt Romney: Super Tuesday

Mitt Romney picks up another conservative endorsement and a new poll shows him pulling ahead in Ohio, as the biggest day of the GOP presidential campaign nears.

 

Newt Gingrich's Sunday pitch: Don't count me out

Fresh off a distant fourth-place finish in the Washington caucuses and more than a month since his one and only primary victory, Newt Gingrich had a defiant message Sunday: Don't count me out.

 

The Caucus: Romney and Santorum Tie in Ohio Poll

As Super Tuesday looms, the contest in the Buckeye State appears extremely competitive.

 

Eric Cantor, House majority leader, backs Mitt Romney for president

Eric Cantor

Eric Cantor, the second-ranking Republican in the House, threw his support behind Mitt Romney just days before the marquee day of the GOP presidential nominating race -- Super Tuesday.

 

‘Super PACs,’ Not Campaigns, Do Bulk of Ad Spending

Super PACs have poured nearly $4 million into advertising in Ohio ahead of Super Tuesday, accounting for most of the spending in what has become an overwhelmingly negative contest.

 

For Romney and Santorum, Super Tuesday’s prize is spelled Ohio

Ohio

There are more voters involved and more delegates at stake on Super Tuesday than on any other election day so far this year, but there is a growing recognition that the crucial voting day is unlikely to slow the grinding GOP campaign.

 

Next up in GOP race: Washington state

Newt Gingrich

Forty delegates are up for grabs when Washington state holds its Republican presidential caucuses on Saturday, but much more than that -- a quick shot of momentum going into Super Tuesday is also at stake.

 

Mitt Romney ekes out delegate win in Michigan primary

Two days after winning the popular vote in the Michigan primary, Mitt Romney has also been declared the victor in a bitter fight for the state's convention delegates.

 

Santorum Won More Michigan Delegates

Michigan Primary

According to the MSM, and most people who blindly follow their reports, Mitt Romney won the Michigan primary last night by about 3 points, 41 to 38. However, like the Electoral College, the point of the contest is not to win the popular vote (Gore – 2000) but to win more delegates per state based on the apportionment of those delegates. Michigan’s primary delegate system allows for a set number of delegates to be won by state wide popular vote and the rest to be evenly distributed by Congressional districts. When you consider the facts of the contest, and the...

 

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