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Facing more key votes, Romney can't afford another stumble
Source: Reuters
Facing more key votes, Romney can't afford another stumble
By John Whitesides and Sam Youngman
WASHINGTON | Thu Feb 9, 2012 12:56pm EST
(Reuters) - Many Republicans may have growing concerns about their presidential front-runner Mitt Romney, but no one is pushing the panic button - yet.
That could change quickly, however, if Romney does not reverse Tuesday's three-state losing streak to Rick Santorum by winning in Arizona and Michigan on February 28, and then having a strong showing in 10 "Super Tuesday" contests on March 6.
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Another stumble, the strategists said, could cause many in the party's establishment to rethink their backing of Romney and remind them of why they doubted him to begin with.
"A Romney loss in Arizona would cause alarm," said Republican Dan Schnur, an aide to John McCain during his 2000 presidential bid. "A loss in Michigan," where Romney's father was an auto executive and governor, "would be all-out panic."
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By John Whitesides and Sam Youngman
WASHINGTON | Thu Feb 9, 2012 12:56pm EST
(Reuters) - Many Republicans may have growing concerns about their presidential front-runner Mitt Romney, but no one is pushing the panic button - yet.
That could change quickly, however, if Romney does not reverse Tuesday's three-state losing streak to Rick Santorum by winning in Arizona and Michigan on February 28, and then having a strong showing in 10 "Super Tuesday" contests on March 6.
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Another stumble, the strategists said, could cause many in the party's establishment to rethink their backing of Romney and remind them of why they doubted him to begin with.
"A Romney loss in Arizona would cause alarm," said Republican Dan Schnur, an aide to John McCain during his 2000 presidential bid. "A loss in Michigan," where Romney's father was an auto executive and governor, "would be all-out panic."
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/09/us-usa-campaign-romney-future-idUSTRE8180DK20120209
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