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Romney Targeting Obama as Campaign Marches Forward
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FBN’s Peter Barnes breaks down the latest primary results.
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- Date Apr 4, 2012
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Good morning everyone Mitt Romney has that they're rather brief stay -- -- victories after winning Wisconsin Maryland and Washington DC last night Fox -- is Peter Barnes is live from DC with all the details on those primary appear before we get to that looks like you have some breaking news on what Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.
We'll -- to the economic club of Chicago today.
That's right we have his remarks now Diane he is defending the administration's response this 2008 financial crisis in -- speech there.
Promoting the administration's budget and tax -- proposals as better for the economy and following up on his boss yesterday.
By attacking Republican.
Republican budget and tax proposals he will say that the Republican strategy is quote a recipe to make us a declining power.
Alas exceptional nation it is a dark and testament pessimistic vision of America.
And as you mention Mitt Romney he has endorsed that plan and yesterday he swept where Wisconsin Maryland and Washington DC and -- Republican primaries.
His now well over half way to the 11144 delegates he needs to win his party's nomination.
The big prize last night was Wisconsin where Romney won 43% of the vote compared to 38% for his chief rival Rick Santorum.
And his victory speech last night Romney concentrated his fire exclusively.
On the president.
The president has pledged to transform America.
And he spent the last four years laying the foundation for a new government centered society.
I will spend the next four years rebuilding the foundation of an opportunity society led by free people and free enterprises.
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Rick Santorum was defiant yesterday saying that the contest is just halfway over and that he is not ready to quit.
Especially not before the primary in his home state of Pennsylvania in three weeks from now polls there show him where -- small lead over Mitt Romney right now but exit polls from Wisconsin.
Suggests Romney is chipping away.
At santorum's base Wisconsin voters to describe themselves as very conservative split their vote 43% -- for Romney and Santorum but.
This was one of Romney's best showings for this group -- right that's it aren't live from.