Election 2012: Alabama, Mississippi and Hawaii primaries set as Romney seeks Southern support

Voters in Alabama, Mississippi and Hawaii will cast their votes in the Republican presidential race Tuesday. For frontrunner Mitt Romney, it could be another crucial day as his tries to prove his appeal to conservatives.

Romney's 'Southern' accents are a hit-and-miss

GOP presidential contender Mitt Romney admits that campaigning in Alabama, Mississippi and other Southern states is "a bit of an away game" for him.

Alabama, Mississippi primaries next up for GOP candidates

After GOP front-runners Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum split nomination contests in Kansas and Wyoming on Saturday, the focus for all four remaining candidates turns to the Deep South this week.

Santorum wins big in Kansas, Romney takes Wyoming

Santorum cuts into Romney's lead, taking 33 of 40 delegates in Kansas. But Romney still has a big lead with 454 delegates to Santorum's 217. Newt Gingrich has 107, Ron Paul 47, according to an AP tally.

Kansas, Wyoming hold caucuses Saturday

The GOP hopefuls are vying for wins in Kansas and Wyoming.

Romney's victories leave GOP leaders unimpressed

Some of the undecided superdelegates say they expect the former Massachusetts governor to be the eventual nominee but, like many Republican voters, they're not quite ready to embrace him.

Rick Santorum: Obama, Romney share distrust of America

A day before Kansas Republicans weigh in on the party's presidential contest, Santorum looked to shore up support in this Midwestern state that seemed ready to give the former Pennsylvania senator yet another win and further challenge Romney's front-runner status.

Mitt Romney faces challenges in South

In a region where the evangelical vote is important, some are skeptical about Mitt Romney's Mormon faith.

Super Tuesday: Mitt Romney takes six states

While Mitt Romney may continue to make mistakes and struggle to unite voters and the GOP establishment behind him, he is, in the words of one adviser, "ahead of the other guys."

Super Tuesday 2012: Results of Tuesday's races

Mitt Romney has won Ohio's Republican presidential primary, narrowly defeating Rick Santorum in the most critical and hard-fought contest of Super Tuesday.

Mitt Romney wins Virginia primary

Mitt Romney easily won against Ron Paul in Virginia's Republican primary.

Mitt Romney call center: Virginia Republicans phone around for the frontrunner

Romney volunteers of all ages were busy yesterday at a Springfield, Va., call center, phoning voters in advance of Tuesday's primary.

Super Tuesday 2012: Mitt Romney wins Washington state, plows ahead

With a victory in Washington state in his rear view mirror, it's full steam ahead for Mitt Romney as he tries to solidify his place as the 2012 GOP nominee on Super Tuesday.

Romney wins Washington GOP caucus 3 days before 'Super Tuesday'

Mitt Romney won Washington state's Republican presidential caucuses Saturday night with 37 percent of the vote. Next up, in three days, is Super Tuesday with 10 contests in all regions of the country.

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Grueling campaign schedule takes toll on candidates

The frequent flier miles add up fast for GOP hopefuls Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul and Newt Gingrich.

Santorum attacks Romney as contraception roils GOP

Casting doubts about Mitt Romney's conservative credentials, Rick Santorum on Thursday said Romney's gut reaction about repealing mandatory health coverage for contraceptives shows Romney is not conservative "at the core."

Michigan GOP shifts a Santorum delegate to Romney

Michigan GOP officials have raised a ruckus in the presidential race by awarding native son Mitt Romney 16 of the state's delegates rather than the 15 it appeared he won in Tuesday's primary election.

Romney wins nonbinding vote at Wyoming precincts

Mitt Romney has won a nonbinding vote of Republican activists who turned out for precinct caucuses across Wyoming during the past two weeks.