Mitt Romney’s Nevada caucus win Mitt Romney confirmed his status as the prohibitive front-runner in the GOP presidential race Saturday with a win in the Nevada caucuses. But Romney's apparently large margin of victory may say more about his opponents than his own candidacy. Reno Gazette-Journal Julio Lopez could care less about the grade, he was just thrilled to be at the 2012 Republican Caucus at Hug. Lopez, 17 years old, is a senior at Hug High. He joined an estimated 100 other students volunteering for the caucus at Hug for class. The Nevada Caucus Isn't Important and Neither Are You The degree to which the Nevada caucus is a foregone conclusion was evident in Mitt's 10-minute speech, in which he didn't mention or allude to his opponents in the next day's event. He is back with the Obama hammer, alright, with the familiar variety of shortcomings both real and imagined, and the crowd has met him with the same mild vigor, their children waving Romney signs. Still, as Mittens barked his message into the chilly wind, you had to wonder what people were actually hearing. Introducing a few of his grandchildren, the frontrunner said, "I'm running because of them, so they can have a future every bit as free and prosperous" as ours. I imagine, or hope, the obvious guarante...

Ron Paul Poised To Finish Surprisingly Strong In 2012 Nevada Caucus LAS VEGAS -- Ron Paul looked to have re-energized his presidential campaign and the movement propelling it Saturday with a solid showing in the Nevada caucuses. Early results and preliminary exit polls had Paul, a Texas House Republican with ...

Rick Santorum Spanked In Nevada Caucus Results LAS VEGAS -- Rick Santorum is headed for a crushing loss in the Nevada caucuses Saturday, despite picking up the endorsement of Tea Party darling Sharron Angle, who in 2010 barely lost a high-profile and expensive senate bid to Majority Leader Harry ...

For Santorum campaign and Nevada caucus-goers, apathy is mutual By Maria L. LaGanga The patriotic Pahrumpers from Precinct 31 had crowded into Mrs. Odegard's sixth-grade classroom at Rosemary Clark Middle School this morning to talk politics. First they were scheduled to hear a short speech on behalf of each of the ...

Mormons help Romney win Nevada. With the help of his fellow Mormons—and his second cousin—Romney had it all along. By David Weigel|Posted Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, at 9:07 PM ET LAS VEGAS—“It's a very scripted process,” warns Mary Burgar, our caucus captain. “I apologize in advance ...

Capitalism rules, in speeches and merchandise By Michael J. Mishak In Las Vegas, there's always a way to make a quick buck. Craps. Keno. And this week, presidential campaigns. As the Republican candidates descended on Sin City in advance of Saturday's caucuses, Tommy Dastamanis was there waiting ...

What's next in the GOP race? As preliminary vote totals come in from Nevada caucus sites, the candidates have already turned their attention to elections in a trio of states -- Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri. Maine is also holding municipal caucuses throughout the week that will ...