Republican voters will help choose a GOP presidential nominee with Tuesday's primary election.
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Mitt Romney's media coverage leading into Super Tuesday has been positive.
The Republican presidential primary is well underway in Georgia today and when it comes to positive media coverage of the candidates Mitt Romney performed well, according to a study by the Pew Research Center. The study found that Romney's news coverage was 45 percent positive and only 28% negative. Rick Santorum was a close second with 38 percent positive coverage and 30 percent negative. Ron Paul was third with 36 percent and 23 percent negative. Newt Gingrich came in last with only 20 percent positive and a whopping 43 percent negative news coverage.
With 100 votes total, Roswell Patch readers are split on who's today's favorite GOP pick.
Just over a week before today's Super Tuesday primary election, Roswell Patch asked readers to vote for who they would like to see win Georgia's GOP candidate nomination. The results were evenly divided between Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul as the favored winners. From Sunday, Feb. 26 until the poll closed at midnight today, Tuesday, March 6, readers voted on their GOP favorites. In all, 100 votes came in, giving Newt Gingrich 30 percent (30 votes), Ron Paul 30 percent (30 votes), Mitt Romney 25 percent (25 votes) and Rick Santorum 15 percent (15 votes). Voters can cast a ballot during today's Super Tuesday primary at their usual polling location. To find your precinct polling place, visit the state's My Voter Page website.
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On the Sunday before Super Tuesday, Mitt Romney stopped at a Snellville, Ga., high school for a bit of campaigning and breakfast.
It's not every day that a presidential candidate stops by a Snellville, Ga., high school, and serves pancakes while he's there. But, that was Mitt Romney on the Sunday before a critically important Super Tuesday, when 76 Georgia delegates will be up for grabs. In a last-minute effort to secure a win, Romney's campaign announced Saturday that they were hosting a pancake brunch at Brookwood High School the following day. One campaign volunteer said about 1,500 people signed up. However, closer to 2,000 people showed up, according to the fire marshal, and some 500 people were forced to stand outside in the cold. No pancakes for them, but speakers were set up so they could hear what was going on inside. Romney, along with his wife, Ann, and …
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The wife of GOP Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney swung through Alpharetta this afternoon.
Ann Romney brought a message of family values to Smokejack's in downtown Alpharetta during lunchtime today, with an overflow crowd clamoring to see her. Romney told supporters her husband will win the nomination and beat President Barack Obama, statements that brought applause from the crowd that was predominantly made up of women. "This is our message. This is what we are going to do and this is our purpose," she said. "Our purpose is to go out and save America. And I'm proud to get that out every single day." The campaign may be tough, but she said it hasn't been her toughest battle. "I will tell you that my battle with MS is a little tougher than this battle. I can make it. I won the other battle. I can win this battle. This one isn't …
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6:55 pm on Thursday, March 1, 2012
It would have been nice if parking was provided for this event. Many people such as myself had to forego the event because lack of parking. more ›
The wife of presidential candidate Mitt Romney will be in downtown during the lunch hour at Smokejack restaurant.
Looking to talk politics at lunch on Thursday? Your best bet might be Smokejack BBQ in downtown Alpharetta, when Ann Romney, wife of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, will be there. She is scheduled to be at the restaurant from noon-1 p.m. on Thursday, March 1, just five days before Georgia voters will go to the polls on Super Tuesday, March 6, to pick their candidate. You can sign up to attend her campaign stop in Alpharetta on the Romney campaign site. She also plans to attend the grand opening of the Romney Georgia campaign headquarters at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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Several candidates have been in Georgia recently trying to build support for their campaigns. Which one of the candidates will get your vote March 6?
It has been a busy couple of weeks politically in Georgia, with Republican presidential candidates Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum making campaign stops nearby. GOP contenders Ron Paul and Mitt Romney have also been on the campaign trail in other parts of the country. With the March 6 primary date drawing closer, have you decided which of these candidates will get your vote? Please let us know who you support by voting in our poll and tell us why you like that candidate in the comments. (Editor's Note: This poll will close at midnight, Tuesday, March 6.)
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A day after his fellow Republican opponent, Newt Gingrich, spoke to a standing room only crowd in south Forsyth, he calls upon his political base in north Georgia.
Rick Santorum made it a weekend for politics in the area, visiting First Reedemer Church in Cumming. Check back with Alpharetta-Milton Patch on Monday morning for a full report. For now, here's a few photos of the crowd that gathered to hear the GOP presidential hopeful speaking to a segment of the community that normally responds to his message.
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Herman Cain whips crowd of Newt supporters into a frenzy.
Enthusiastic Newt Gingrich supporters turned the Forsyth County GOP mass precinct meeting into a campaign pep rally for Georgia's favorite son and presidential hopeful Saturday. The purpose of the meeting, which was held at the Performing Arts Center at South Forsyth High School, was to elect precinct delegates to the county convention next month. But an estimated half the crowd didn't belong to the Forsyth County GOP. They came out after it was announced late in the week the former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives would be the featured speaker. Republican Party Vice Chairman Brad Wilkins, who worked security Saturday, said the PAC seats about 400. At least 100 more lined each wall and some 50-100 cars were turned away at the …
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6:25 am on Sunday, February 19, 2012
By the way, please don’t mention the REASON that Mitt Romney’s dad was born in Mexico (i.e. the fact that Mitt’s Mormon grand-dad LEFT the United States in the 1880’s and went to Mexico because laws against polygamy were passed in the U.S. ; Being a Mormon back then, Mitt’s grand-dad wanted to keep his multiple wives. Hey, who wouldn’t?) Bottom line: if we follow the “logic” of the people crying … more ›
Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum will reportedly be in Cumming, Gwinnett this weekend.
Republican leaders and Presidential candidates are stoking the political fires in Georgia as Super Tuesday gets closer. The party will hold precinct meetings across the state Saturday morning, with registration beginning at 9 a.m. at each district's specified meeting location. Find local meeting spots here. In Forsyth, Georgia's own Newt Gingrich has scheduled an appearance at the Forsyth County GOP Mass Precint meeting at South Forsyth High School. Doors open at 9 a.m. and the meeting is set to begin promptly at 10 a.m. Former candidate Herman Cain - who endorses Gingrich - will join him at the event, reports Cumming Patch. But Gingrich isn't the only candidate said to be visiting Forsyth this weekend. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's …
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Jake Lilley
9:36 pm on Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Too bad young people frequent online blogs, but don’t show up at the polls on election day… more ›