AP: Romney wins Nevada caucuses

[DrFunkenstein]

Mitt Romney won Republican presidential caucuses in Nevada on Saturday while John McCain and Mike Huckabee dueled in a hard-fought South Carolina primary, a campaign doubleheader likely to winnow the crowded field of White House rivals.

In a statement released while he flew to Florida, site of the Jan. 29 primary, Romney said Nevada Republicans had cast their votes for change. "With a career spent turning around businesses, creating jobs and imposing fiscal discipline, I am ready to get my hands on Washington and turn it inside out," it said.

Romney's western victory marked a second straight success for the former Massachusetts governor, coming quickly after a first-place finish in the Michigan primary revived a faltering campaign.

Nevada Republicans said the economy and illegal immigration were their top concerns, according to preliminary results from surveys of voters entering their caucuses. Romney led among voters who cited both issues.

Mormons gave Romney about half his votes. He is hoping to become the first member of his faith to win the White House.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080119/ap_on_el_pr/campaign_rdp;_ylt=AonHrzkHA9W3waEAEPSy4HBWr7sF

[KoKo]

1. How can the Nevada Caucuses be over already? Tweety called it an hour ago on MSNBC

And I figured it was just more GE/NBC Election tampering. :shrug:

[DrFunkenstein]

2. I Second That Emotion

I felt like I was in some weird time warp. But anything pointing to Romney as the GOP nominee is good news to me!