memeorandum: A Super Tuesday Nailbiter Puts Romney on His Heels (Molly Ball/The Atlantic Online)

9:45 AM ET, March 7, 2012

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News Analysis: No Super Tuesday Knockout Punch — Mitt Romney won the delegates, but not necessarily the argument. — His quest to win the Republican presidential nomination has always resembled a detailed, methodical business plan. Mr. Romney, who spent much of his life fixing troubled corporations …

Discussion: ABCNEWS, Daily Kos, Washington Post, Sky Dancing, The Page, Guardian and The Caucus

Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:

Romney Appears the Ohio Winner; Santorum Strong — Mitt Romney appeared to pull off a narrow victory in Ohio on Super Tuesday but lost several other states to Rick Santorum, a split verdict that overshadowed Mr. Romney's claim of collecting the most delegates and all but ensured another round …

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Mj Lee / Politico:

Super Tuesday Alaska: Sarah Palin voted for Newt Gingrich — Sarah Palin revealed late on Super Tuesday that she voted for Newt Gingrich in the Alaska caucuses. — After declining to reveal to a CNN reporter which 2012 candidate she voted for, Palin said in a later interview with a Fox News host …

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Molly Ball / The Atlantic Online:

A Super Tuesday Nailbiter Puts Romney on His Heels — With a shockingly thin margin in Ohio, Mitt Romney has a shaky Super Tuesday and Rick Santorum claims a moral victory. — STEUBENVILLE, OHIO — Mitt Romney's people thought Mitt Romney was going to win Ohio on Super Tuesday.

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Toby Harnden / Mail Online:

Slouching towards victory? Mitt Romney wins six on Super Tuesday but gets labelled a loser — Poor old Mitt Romney. — He wins six out of 10 states on Super Tuesday and a clear majority of the delegates available. He overcomes a 12-point opinion poll deficit in Ohio to narrowly beat Rick Santorum, who wins only three states.

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Maggie Haberman / Politico:

Super Tuesday primaries: 5 takeaways — This was one the polls got right. — Heading into Ohio, various surveys showed the race there as statistical tie, and it did not disappoint: Mitt Romney won, but just narrowly over Rick Santorum, by a single percentage point. — And that wasn't even the whole Super Tuesday story.

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NBC's Andrew Rafferty / msnbc.com:

Santorum camp asking conservatives to pressure Gingrich to drop out — STEUBENVILLE, OH — Rick Santorum's campaign is calling on conservatives to pressure Newt Gingrich to abandon his bid for the White House, a senior adviser told reporters tonight. — Senior campaign strategist John Brabender …

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Fox News:

Romney bags Ohio prize, wins half of Super Tuesday contests — Mitt Romney walked away the Super Tuesday winner, after building his delegate lead with victories in at least five states and pulling off the headline-grabber of the night — Ohio. — Fox News projects the former Massachusetts governor …

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The Daily Beast: No Clear Path To Victory For Romney

Wall Street Journal:
Romney Ekes Past Santorum in Ohio

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Christian Heinze / Ballot Box:
Super Tuesday wins fail to erase doubts about Romney's electability in fall

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Wall Street Journal:
Race Heads South, a Test for Romney

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Jonathan Martin / Reuters:
Mitt Romney's rough road to Tampa

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Jonathan Easley / Ballot Box:
Romney wins Alaska caucuses

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Daniel Strauss / Ballot Box:
Exit polls: Gas prices, economy are top Super Tuesday issues

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Alexander Burns / Politico:
Super Tuesday primaries: Mitt Romney wins Ohio and 5 more, but Rick Santorum hangs tough

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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Newt Gingrich: ‘I am the tortoise’ of the 2012 Republican primary

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Matt Negrin / ABCNEWS:
Santorum Wins Tenn., Okla.; Ohio Still Too Tight to Call

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Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:

Ohio Rep. Schmidt becomes first member ousted in 2012 primary — Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio) became the first member of Congress to be defeated in a primary in 2012, losing her race on Tuesday to physician Brad Wenstrup. — With 99 percent of precincts reporting, Wenstrup took 49 percent of the vote to Schmidt's 43 percent.

Discussion: Politico and The Mahablog

Paul Kane / Washington Post:

Rep. Dennis Kucinich suffers primary defeat in Ohio — Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich (D-Ohio), the two-time presidential candidate and icon of the antiwar left, suffered a bruising primary defeat Tuesday as a new Republican-drawn congressional map threatened to end the career of one of the most colorful figures in Congress.

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Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:

After Ohio Primary, Kucinich Loses Seat in Congress — In a primary faceoff between two veteran Democratic incumbents, voters in Ohio delivered a victory to Representative Marcy Kaptur, a progressive from Toledo, over Representative Dennis J. Kucinich, leaving him without a seat in Congress for the first time in 16 years.

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Michael Scott / Plain Dealer:
Marcy Kaptur defeats Dennis Kucinich, wins Democratic primary in newly drawn 9th District

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Naftali Bendavid / Wall Street Journal:
Kucinich Loses Ohio House Race

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Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:
Rep. Kaptur triumphs in Ohio, ousts Kucinich

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Jeff Poor / The Daily Caller:

Investors flee Carbonite after Limbaugh announcement — On Saturday, Carbonite CEO David Friend released a statement on his company's website declaring that Carbonite had decided to “withdraw” advertising from Rush Limbaugh's radio show in the wake of his controversial remarks involving …

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Jonathan Zimmerman / Christian Science Monitor:
Rush Limbaugh ‘slut’ comment reveals a double standard on sex

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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Capital One Drops Ads From Rush Limbaugh

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William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Announcing The Carbonite Accountability Project

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John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Obama: I Can't Be Expected to Comment on Both Rush Limbaugh's and My DNC Chairwoman's Remarks

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Associated Press:

Obama loses Dem primary in 15 Oklahoma counties — OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — President Barack Obama collected the most votes in the Oklahoma Democratic primary, but lost in 15 counties. — With 98 percent of precincts reporting Tuesday, Obama won 57 percent of the vote.

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CNN:

Palin on open convention: Anything is possible — (CNN) - In an interview with CNN on Tuesday, Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin did not shoot down the idea of accepting a proposal to run for president should the Republican presidential race lead to an open convention in August. — “Anything is possible.

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Mj Lee / Politico:

Sarah Palin defends Rush Limbaugh, cites ‘hypocrisy’ — Sarah Palin just cast her Super Tuesday ballot in Alaska, but she's wouldn't say which Republican candidate she voted for. — “I would not tell you who I voted for in this presidential preference poll,” a smiling Palin told CNN …

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Jeff Poor / The Daily Caller:
Sarah Palin: I voted for Newt Gingrich

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Travis Waldron / ThinkProgress:

86-Year-Old Ohio Veteran Can't Vote After Government-Issued ID Is Rejected At Poll — Paul Carroll, an 86-year-old World War II veteran who has lived in the same Ohio town for four decades, was denied a chance to vote in the state's primary contests today after a poll worker denied his form …

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