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Pressure mounts on Romney for Illinois victory(Reuters weighs in;)
yahoo ^ | 3/18/12 | Steve Holland Reuters

Posted on 03/18/2012 12:28:40 PM PDT by mdittmar

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pressure is mounting on Republican Mitt Romney to win next Tuesday's presidential primary in Illinois, a state considered friendly territory as he seeks to fend off a growing challenge from conservative rival Rick Santorum.

Romney and Santorum have added campaign events in Illinois over the next few days to try to get a leg up in the state, where a Chicago Tribune poll last week gave Romney a narrow lead of 35 percent to Santorum's 31 percent.

The former Massachusetts governor is pouring money into Illinois and sending an ally, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, to campaign for him there on Friday.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: backstabberromney; santorum4romney; santorum4unions

1 posted on 03/18/2012 12:28:45 PM PDT by mdittmar
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To: mdittmar

Romney/Christie = The Republican baby killing ticket.

*sigh*

seriously, we need a viable 3rd party, I wont vote for a pro-abortion ticket.


2 posted on 03/18/2012 12:33:26 PM PDT by TexasFreeper2009 (Go Newt!)
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To: mdittmar

IMO, I don’t know if Christie ‘plays’ well outside the tri-state area.


3 posted on 03/18/2012 12:36:46 PM PDT by duckman (Go Newt...)
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>> I don’t know if Christie ‘plays’ well outside the tri-state area.

His gun-grabbing ways don’t play so well in *my* back yard...


4 posted on 03/18/2012 12:40:33 PM PDT by Nervous Tick (Trust in God, but row away from the rocks!)
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To: mdittmar

With Chicago being the be-all/end-all of how Illinois elections are won and lost, State-wide, you can rest assured the Machine will have ROMNEY-THE-RINO at the top, when all the “found” votes are counted.


5 posted on 03/18/2012 12:40:53 PM PDT by traditional1 (Don't gotsta worry 'bout no mo'gage, don't gotsta worry 'bout no gas; Obama gonna take care o' me!)
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To: TexasFreeper2009

You do not need a third party. Santorum is awesome. He has EVERYTHING and more in a candidate. He would beat Obama in a landslide due to his incredible ability to get the support of blue collar workers. We need Santorum as our President so badly.


6 posted on 03/18/2012 12:59:28 PM PDT by napscoordinator (A moral principled Christian with character is the frontrunner! Congrats Santorum!)
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A lot of people are going to Santorum’s rally in Rockford and Dixon on Monday.


7 posted on 03/18/2012 1:22:24 PM PDT by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord!)
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In order to prove that the race is close, this article mentions a poll last week that showed Romney only 4 points ahead. However, the article ignores two more recent polls that show Romney’s lead at 6 points and 9 points. Those other two polls would have interfered with the chosen narrative.


8 posted on 03/18/2012 2:27:38 PM PDT by december12
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To: TexasFreeper2009

seriously, we need a viable 3rd party, I wont vote for a pro-abortion ticket.

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With you on both.


9 posted on 03/18/2012 3:05:42 PM PDT by Psalm 144 ("I think we ought to listen to Alinsky." - Governor G. Romney, father of Bishop Willard M. Romney.)
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To: napscoordinator

I thought that was sarcasm, then I realized who posted it. Sigh.


10 posted on 03/18/2012 6:33:32 PM PDT by newzjunkey (Santorum: 18-point loss, voted for Sotomayor, proposed $550M on top of $900M Amtrak budget...)
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