Former Florida governor endorses candidacy of Romney

The pre-Republican candidate Mitt Romney easily won the primary in Illinois. The manager had 46.7% of the vote and must ensure that 43 of the 53 delegates were at stake in the primary. The runner-up, Rick Santorum, got 35% of the vote and should get the other 10 delegates. Right behind were Congressman Ron Paul, with 9.3% and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, with 8% of the preference.

Still Favorite - With the conquest of Illinois, Romney accumulates twenty victories among the 32 states and territories have already been said about the Republican nomination for the November presidential election. Considered the favorite for the nomination, the moderate Mitt Romney still could not get rid of its biggest rival in the race, conservative Rick Santorum, who is still alive in the race. The victory on Tuesday, porlém, gives momentum after the defeat last week in Alabama and Mississippi.

In both states, won by Santorum, the moderate Romney was only in third place, behind former Speaker of the House of Representatives Newt Gingrich.

Delegates - For the Republican nomination at the convention scheduled for late August in Tampa (Florida), a candidate needs 1,144 delegates to add. According to projections by CNN, Romney has accumulated 562 delegates to 249 for Rick Santorum. Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul has 137, 69.
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