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February 6, 2012

Romney Wins Nevada; Low Voter Turnout Reported 
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In campaign news, the focus of the Republican race has turned to
Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri ahead of Tuesday's primary and
caucuses. On Saturday, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won the
caucus in Nevada.

Mitt Romney: "Thanks you guys, wow! What a great showing, thank you
Nevada! You know this is not the first time you gave me your vote of
confidence and this time. I'm going to take it to the White House."

Mitt Romney received just more than 50 percent of the vote, slightly
less than what he won in 2008. Romney won 13 of Nevada's 16 counties,
two fewer than he won in 2008. Turnout was very low in Nevada.
Republican party officials had predicted caucus turnout could hit 60,000
but only about 34,000 voters took part — 10,000 fewer than in
2008. Following his second place finish, Newt Gingrich vowed to stay in
the race and amplified his personal criticism of Romney.

Newt Gingrich: "If you can't tell the truth as a candidate for
president, how can the country possibly expect you to lead as a
president? And I, frankly, was stunned. I make no bones about this. In
the second Florida debate, I had nothing to say, because I had never
before seen a person who I thought was a serious candidate for president
be that fundamentally dishonest, and it was blatant and it was
deliberate and he knew he was doing it."

Ron Paul placed third in Nevada, and Rick Santorum placed fourth.



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